Personally, I refuse to let Covid take Thanksgiving away from me. It’s already taken some of my friends, family, and clients. Enough. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and I will celebrate accordingly, even if it means I have to wear a mask while carving a turkey. I’m doing it (all […]
Food and Drink
Content 101: The 5 FREE Photo Editing Apps You Need!
One of the questions I get asked the most is: how do you take such great photos?! First off, I believe that some people just have a great eye for food photos. I like to think I have a good eye for it, but I 100% believe that food styling […]
Creating a Community on Social Media: Some Do’s and Don’ts
Let’s start this off with a simple list of Do’s and Don’ts. Then we’ll get a bit more in depth after. I’m taking a bit of a backwards approach here; I believe that when you find something you like on the internet, you have a few seconds to grab someone’s […]
What IS The Skinny Pig Inc.?
Wow, I’m so glad you asked! Just kidding…you probably didn’t ask for this, but neither did I. That’s the real beauty of The Skinny Pig Inc. And before we dive in, I’ll be speaking this Friday (11/13) at BlogHer Food, their annual virtual food event, talking all things social media […]
Whole Roasted Cauliflower w/Roasted Garlic Tahini Drizzle
First things first: I’ll admit I was winging the roasted garlic tahini drizzle situation and not measuring, but I can tell you that it was very close to my Tahini Ranch. I didn’t add onion powder, garlic powder, or cayenne in this one, but that’s because I happened to have […]
I Have High Cholesterol! Now What?
First off, believe it or not, I was actually surprised by this. My Instagram is a fatty highlight reel of the foods I eat (which will now be changing, deal with it), and I tend to feature only the gluttonous stuff. So you’re probably sitting there like “lol no shit […]
Our Retro Week in Jamesport, LI
Happy Monday folks. Last week was kind of a disaster for me personally, so I neglected this write up for a bit. Sorry about that, especially for those of you who were asking for the link to the Airbnb we stayed in. First things first, you can find that right […]
Perfect Red Lentil Soup w/Lemon
Here’s the thing with this soup: it’s really hard to mess up. I have made it now probably three times, each time changing a little something here and there, and it still comes out awesome every time. But the fresh squeeze of lemon? ESSENTIAL! This is one of those soups […]
Things I Loved in Food This Week – 10/16
It’s a crappy, rainy Friday. It was also a rainy Monday, but Mondays are supposed to be garbage so it’s fitting. This is just rude. Still, I have a few things on the food front I want to share, and I can think of no better time. As always, there […]
Bloggers & Influencers Ask: Do You Need a Media Kit?
As some of you might know, I help restaurants and brands create content for social media under my business name, The Skinny Pig Inc. I have also been pitching myself to companies and brands for the past five years or so, and prior to that I worked in ad sales, […]