It is, surprisingly, not terribly sweet, particularly if you eat it like I usually do, which is to spread it thinly on toast.

I had wondered where the idea came from.

I actually find it too sweet. Not for an occasional bite but I donated the remainder of my container to my boss. I find a lot of things too sweet for anything but occasional eating.

Oddly, I do eat more sweet stuff as occasional things now because my boss also loves to bake (but not keep the results) and she's likely a full sugar baker. But she's good.

The TJs dark chocolate cookie butter candies are delicious, but I bet Calla's homemade ones put them to shame. Wow man, game changer.

I have been known to use the TJs butter, along with almond meal for a bit more protein, in those homemade energy bars that Kat linked to awhile back.

I actually find it too sweet. Not for an occasional bite but I donated the remainder of my container to my boss. I find a lot of things too sweet for anything but occasional eating.

This is me.

For Ginger, from way back:

When my blood count is low, I hear my heart beating in my ears.

This. It was maddening trying to fall asleep when my count was so low. I wear earplugs and that just magnified the effect!

So I attacked the first closet, and threw out one heavy-duty garbage bag of trash. Could have been more, but we're not allowed to throw out electronics in NYC any more. I estimate that my apartment is now 10% decluttered. It's a start.

Way to go, Tom! Maybe I'll get motivated to do the same thing...tomorrow.

Gold star for Tom Scola!

I need to figure out recycling here. I will put it on the list.

Its called cookie butter in America simply because nobody knows what the hell speculoos is!

It's actually just called cookie butter at Trader Joe's. The kind they sell in regular grocery stores is called Biscoff Spread.

So, it's like cookie dough?

It's more like they take the cookies and put them in a blender, with enough oil so that the crumbs come together in a peanut-butter-like consistency.

(People have been obsessing over this stuff for years on a vegan board where I post. When it used to just be available in a few countries in Europe, it would become a whole big thing if you could find a friend who was visiting there and was willing to bring you some back, or if you could set up an exchange (for some kind of American vegan thing that's not available in Europe) with one of the people on the board who lived somewhere where Speculoos was available. There was much celebration a few years ago when it was suddenly in regular American grocery stores.)

Sounds kind of like Nutella back in the day. Although I still prefer european Nutella, it's not as sweet.