Welcome to 2012!
It’s the New Year, and many of you have made your New Years’ resolutions – for better or worse.
Among the more popular resolutions, are vows to revamp our diets and exercise more.
Or cut back on sugar.
All this in addition to mastering a gluten-free lifestyle!
I admit, I was a bit ahead of the game this year. Although, I don’t put that much store in New Year’s Resolutions per se – I’m more likely to adopt new habits throughout the year, as ideas present themselves to me.
And so it was this past year, as I decided late in the year to cut back on the usual excess of sweet treats over the holidays, challenging myself to new heights.
Normally, I love to bake this time of year, taking full advantage of the holidays and the opportunity to splurge.
However, I had a different goal in mind, wanting to rid myself of the usual sugar highs that accompany the holidays and family get-togethers.
I’m not entirely new to baking with alternative sweeteners. In fact, I’ve experimented for some time already, with options such as agave, or honey.
I particularly like agave, although it has a reputation for being somewhat controversial.
What was new for me, however, was the decision to go cold turkey, so to speak, and to bake our holiday treats without any refined sugars whatsoever.
