Category Archives: Dessert

Lemon Basil Agave Cheesecake

Today is my birthday and I wanted to make an amazing dessert. I’ve been adding small amounts of low fat dairy to my diet and though the experiment failed and I have to go back to dairy free eating I … Continue reading

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Dairy Free Cranachan

This is a classic Scottish dessert that I gave a dairy free twist with whipped coconut cream. For a low fat version, replace whipped coconut cream with non-fat Greek yogurt. 1 15oz can coconut milk, chilled 2 1/2 cups fresh … Continue reading

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Whipped Coconut Cream

Somewhere in my travels on the interwebs I found an easy, though not low fat, dairy free substitute to whipped cream. It worked brilliantly and I expect I’ll be using it often. A tablespoon of sugar, honey or agave nectar … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Chocolate Wasabi Cake with Green Tea Frosting

This collection of recipes have been in the planning stages for a number of weeks, ever since Icy Sedgwick mentioned she’d had chocolate wasabi cake. I was intrigued by the flavor combination and the challenge of creating recipes to suit … Continue reading

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Dairy Free Key Lime Pie

I had a bag of key limes that I needed to use so I thought the most logical vehicle for them was a key lime pie. At the time I didn’t realize it’d be such an adventure since it sounds … Continue reading

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Gluten Free “Graham” Crackers

I have a dozen key limes I need to use. I was considering making ginger-lime panna cotta but then thought “why not key lime pie?” I eliminated nuts from my diet so I needed a graham cracker crust substitute. I … Continue reading

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Gluten Free, Sugar Free Raspberry Cake

I had a gallon bag of frozen raspberries from my parents in my freezer and they’ve been demanding my attention for several days. This weekend we have out-of-town, out-of-state & out-of-country guests staying with us so I decided now was … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Sugar Free Lemon-Rosemary Scones

Scones have been on my list to re-create for months. Nikki has been talking about rosemary scones with strawberry jam for a number of weeks so tonight I made rosemary scones. I had an obscene number of lemons on hand … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Maple Apple Crisp

Last weekend Nikki offered to make an apple crisp for me using a sugar alternative and gluten free oats. I suggested maple syrup and she added maple flavoring to increase the maple. It turned out really well so I came … Continue reading

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Gluten Free Sugar Free Sage Scented Strawberry Tart

I have very finite amounts of energy right now so I’m cooking more out of necessity than pleasure. Tonight I felt well enough to cook for fun. I decided to make another tart. This time I changed my Lavender Scented … Continue reading

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