Comments on: Eat This Today, Feel Better Tomorrow: Dessert Edition!

By: Robert, The Tanning Guy

Robert, The Tanning Guy — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 21:32:10 +0000

I like the desserts, but my favorite would have to be chocolate! I was wondering, what kind of dark chocolate is best, and is it actually healthy for you to eat some every day? Especially if you are trying to get that last 5 to 10 pounds off

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Thu, 29 May 2008 21:04:35 +0000

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By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:18:23 +0000

I’ve been meaning to try just regular heavy cream, actually bought some recently to put on pears. Then my husband made some asparagus soup (we cook asparagus, save the brothy stuff & make soup with it) and used the tiny container up…

I don’t know that I’ve ever tried heavy cream before, I came from a 2% milk & Half & Half family, and I’ve cut out nearly all dairy over the past year. But I figure a little of the good quality stuff won’t be too awful for me… Thanks for the suggestion. =)

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:32:43 +0000

Heather,

Regular heavy cream is good with frozen berries, too. My son *loves* that combo. Coconut milk *is* great in smoothies, as well as baked egg custard, homemade ice cream, and cheesecake. Coconut milk is one of the few canned foods I am happy to buy. I keep my cupboard stocked.

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:28:21 +0000

Migraineur, thank you for that. I never really knew exactly what crème fraîche was before, just had a vague idea. I’ll have to try that, sounds wonderful.

Lately my favorite dessert has been frozen blueberries in coconut milk. The coconut milk gets all frozen yogurty & sticks to the berries, it’s unreal. Coconut milk would probably be good in smoothies, but I haven’t tried that yet.

By: Migraineur

Migraineur — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:42:06 +0000

My sweet tooth just keeps getting smaller and smaller. My new favorite dessert is fresh (or at this time of year, frozen) fruit with homemade crème fraîche. Crème fraîche takes some thinking ahead, but it is absolutely the laziest recipe I’ve ever made; Father Time does all the work.

1 T buttermilk (commercial or homemade)
1 pint heavy cream

Mix. Cover. Let sit at room temperature 12 to 24 hours until thick. (Depends on how warm the room is.)

I got this from one of the Moosewood Cookbooks, which recommends adding maple syrup for dessert uses; I like it plain. It’s not very sour at all, just fresh tasting, as it’s French name implies. And if you don’t sweeten it, you can also use it to garnish savory dishes, like scrambled eggs or soups or stews.

I also like Greek yogurt with chopped nuts and some cinnamon and maybe a little flax oil or some freshly ground flax seeds.