When you're craving something sweet, but you're not craving cookies and you're not craving cake and you're not craving ice cream...you might be craving a sweet loaf. I get this particular craving when I feel like baking something sweet and I have the patience to get out the … [Read more...] about Rum-Raisin Lemon Loaf with Lucuma Glaze
chocolate and the art of low-fat desserts
Party Prep: Pastry, Peppers and Imperfect Polenta
With all the preparations for the 2nd annual family house party in full swing, I tackled the ''P's". Fresh off my mousse mistakes, I decided to separate the great Mocha Buche de Noel into sections. This is first of all necessary, as the mousse needs to be frozen, the soufflé … [Read more...] about Party Prep: Pastry, Peppers and Imperfect Polenta
Buttermilk Pound Cake with Blueberry Honey Wine Glaze
What does one do when one goes to an 18th Century Quebec Marketplace? Learn to weave, blacksmith, and sample honey wines, I suppose. That's what I did a few months ago, anyway, and have had a bottle of bottle of Blueberry Honey Wine being saved for a special occasion ever since. … [Read more...] about Buttermilk Pound Cake with Blueberry Honey Wine Glaze
Plans in the Works…for Lemon Mousse
I'm out to conquer safe meringue. I had big plans to try a lemon mousse in "Chocolate and the Art of Low Fat Desserts" but it called for heavy cream that had to be whipped. As far as I know, there's no dairy-free substitute. So I guess I'm stuck with trying another chocolate … [Read more...] about Plans in the Works…for Lemon Mousse
Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts by Alice Medrich
After hours of searching for a real, but cream-free, chocolate mousse in vain (so many unwanted tofu and avocado options) I gave up. Some things are just not meant to be. Until my birthday. Then looking through my favourite cookbook, I decided on a Bittersweet Chocolate Truffle … [Read more...] about Chocolate and the Art of Low-Fat Desserts by Alice Medrich