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Dessert is evolving from the traditional to the unexpected: Now it’s often a good way to get your vegetables.

Today’s pastry chefs are going beyond carrot cake, zucchini bread, and sweet potato pie when it comes to making desserts with vegetables.

Corn, tomatoes, cucumber, squash, eggplant, celery, beets, carrots, and mushrooms are all showing up in desserts such as tomato sorbet, corn crème brulée, and chocolate-beet baked goods. Some vegetables cook in similar ways to fruits. For example, eggplant can be a substitute in many recipes for apple or pear.
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If you’re dealing with a crabby co-worker or exasperating friend this season, maybe you should offer them some cake or cookies, because a new study has discovered that eating sweets make you sweet.

Researchers have done a study that suggests that people with a “sweet tooth” have sweeter dispositions. Psychologist Brian Meier says, "Taste is something we experience every day. Our research examined whether metaphors that link taste preferences with pro-social experiences (which is why we say, ‘she’s a sweetheart’) can be used to shed light on actual personality traits and behavior."
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