I had recently began baking pies and tarts again and, you know, these food groups are the kind that derail me and my efforts from eating healthy.  However, the more I repress myself from these yummy desserts, the more my cravings have become that I tend to overeat whenever I give in to sweet temptations.

Luckily for me, I found a solution while on a thrift hunt last month.

Gorgeous porcelain ramekins for only 20cents apiece. They are helping me with my diet.

These pure white ramekins were part of the loot from the Japanese Thrift Store that included these vintage floral Noritake bread and butter plates. I don’t see any brand name on the ramekins but  they are simply elegant oven-to-table bakewares. For only $1 for five of them, who cares about brand names?

The  ramekins I bought can contain about 3/4 cup of dry ingredients. They are great to use when making individual portions of custards, souffles, tarts, creme brulees (!), and even for sauces and dips! And this why ramekins are helping me keep my diet – they force me to eat dessert in small servings