Comments for the sweet gourmand

Comment on coconut-pecan-date oatmeal cookies by Lori

Lori — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:08:22 +0000

Thank you for your reply. I’m not sure what recipe you are talking about or what you mean by replacing half using that proportion of sugar to oil but I’m so tired right now the words could be just bouncing off the outside of my head. I posted my question and immediately found an intriguing recipe that also used honey (I substituted agave)as a sweetener. I can’t find it at the moment but I noticed that the recipe didn’t call for an egg. I was delighted, as I’d like to ditch the egg too but while the batter was delectable ( I had a hard time not eating it all out of the bowl and almost had none to make any cookies with!)the finished product disintegrated into a dry pile of flour dust when I went to pick it up. Terrible. I almost tried to contact the person to see if there was a typo and it really did call for an egg. (I thought that was what kept cookies together)
Anyway, no luck yet and I’m getting tired of wasting all my wonderful, organic ingredients experimenting.
Not to mention torturing myself in the middle of summer with the oven on and no A/C. So I’m putting the mixer down for a while. If I have any luck later, I will share my discoveries with you straight away.
Be well.

Comment on coconut-pecan-date oatmeal cookies by margaret

margaret — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:59:30 +0000

making these for a second time. this is the best cookie to come along ever.

Comment on coconut-pecan-date oatmeal cookies by thesweetgourmand

thesweetgourmand — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:29:02 +0000

hi lori! sorry, i personally haven’t experimented yet with using agave sweeteners… but if you check this recipe on cookie madness, she uses 3 tbsp agave + 1 tbsp honey for 2 tbsp of oil, and didn’t use any normal sugars at all so maybe you can try replacing half using that proportion of sugar to oil, and then work from there. sorry i can’t give you a better answer, but good luck! and let me know if it works well b/c i have also wanted to try using agave more in baking

Comment on coconut-pecan-date oatmeal cookies by Lori

Lori — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 15:12:21 +0000

Do you have any idea how to adjust this recipe to use agave as the sweetener instead of the white and brown sugar?? I am struggling to understand how exactly to do so to get the consistency you got in these. I’m not sure it can be done but I’ve also been substituting coconut oil for butter and I see that it does work so I will persevere to find the answer by trial and error.
In the meantime, any thoughts on adjustments for the sweetener?

Comment on lavender lemon pound cake: home, at last! by Miranda Hagan

Miranda Hagan — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:28:23 +0000

I have a fresh lavender plant and I have been wondering how to use it in my cooking.
Beautiful. Love your site. Good COOKING!!!

Comment on back! by dinwee

dinwee — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 16:34:55 +0000

This recipe sounds great for Chinese New Year… is there any way you could email it to me or post it?

Thanks

Comment on Christmas Cookie #3: Triple Chocolate Cashew Crisps by chumpman

chumpman — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:05:15 +0000

chewy, crunchy and yummy! that’s how i would describe this cookies by the looks of it! wow!

Comment on Christmas Cookies #1: Zaletti by Susan from Food Blogga

Susan from Food Blogga — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:56:36 +0000

I love baked goods with polenta, so I know these cookies would be a big hit at my house!

Comment on coconut-pecan-date oatmeal cookies by Bettina Cassell

Bettina Cassell — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 06:24:21 +0000

I just happened upon this website and I am so glad that I did. I was looking for a way to make oatmeal cookies more moist and Voila! There you are! I look forward to trying this recipe and having some for breakfast, what a great idea!

Bravo!

All the Best,
Bettina

Comment on gianduja bete noir by My Sweet & Saucy

My Sweet & Saucy — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 18:57:51 +0000

This looks AMAZING!!! I love kate zuckerman and I love the twist you put on the cake too!