Joi on January 27th, 2010

When I lived in Japan, I learned alot about the Japanese relationship with sugar. I’m a sweet freak, so naturally I wanted to know about the desserts of the country. I found that even though sweets are enjoyed, they are nowhere near as sweet as the desserts we eat here in the US. It took [...]

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Joi on December 13th, 2009

I adapted this recipe from Claire Robinson’s original on her show, “Five Ingredient Fix”. I had to change the crust. She used ginger cookies. I knew that was going to be too labor intensive to make cookies just for the crust. So I went for hazelnuts. Good Choice.
Nutty Pumpkin Tarts
Crust:
2 1/2 cups ground hazelnuts
1 [...]

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Joi on November 25th, 2009

This recipe makes a small amount. It’s pretty fattening and uses quite a bit of erythritol, so for me, a little goes a long way. Besides, it’s the holidays anyway.
This isn’t a perfect recipe, but I thought it was worth sharing. If you can handle agave, that would be the ideal sweetener because it [...]

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