Friday, December 26, 2008

1001 Delicious Desserts for People with Diabetes or Weight Watchers Simply the Best

1,001 Delicious Desserts for People with Diabetes

Author: Sue Spitler

Agreat resource for diabetics facing their biggest culinary challenge: how to enjoy great desserts. If you are a person with diabetes, you know you have to be careful about what you eat-but you shouldn't have to give up all the gooey, creamy, heavenly treats that everyone loves. Whether you count carbs or use the exchange system, you can determine these values at a glance using the nutrition data that's part of each recipe.

This completely updated second edition now has redesigned recipe layouts, vegetarian designations, and a fresh new graphic look. It addresses all the main keys to living with diabetes, including lifestyle changes, exercise, carbohydrate counting, and meal planning. This book also explains up-to-the-minute thinking on the sugar-carbohydrate connection-which means that several of these diabetes-safe recipes include actual sugar!

This huge cookbook contains 13 chapters of terrific recipes suitable for a diabetic diet - everything from Chocolate Cake and Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp to Double Coconut Cream Meringue Pie, Black Walnut Sponge Cake, Key Lime Pie, and more. Every variety of cake, pie, cookie, pudding, custard, cobbler, souffle, and mousse - they're all here, and all mouthwateringly good.



Table of Contents:
Foreword     V
Introduction     VII
Ingredient Information     XIV
Cakes and Frostings     1
Pies and Tarts     119
Cheesecakes     177
Cream Puffs and Pastries     229
Cookies     267
Puddings and Custards     321
Souffles, Mousses, and Gelatins     347
Frozen Desserts     375
Cobblers, Crisps, Coffee Cakes, and Kuchens     401
Fruit Desserts     425
Quick Desserts: Cakes, Cookies, and More     447
Desserts Using Equal or Splenda Sweeteners     475
Dessert Sauces     553
Index     567

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Weight Watchers Simply the Best

Author: Weight Watchers

Weight Watchers has helped teach millions of Americans to lose weight and keep it off while incorporating delicious, good-for-you recipes into a daily diet. Now, Weight Watchers brings you the very best in low-fat, low-calorie cooking: an award-winning collection of 250 outstanding dishes from across the country. These recipes -- Weight Watchers members family favorites -- are sure to win kudos from your own friends and family. They're so delicious and easy that they're certain to become a regular part of your cooking repertoire -- and your family will love every healthful bite. Simply the Best has a recipe to please every palette: Asian Meatballs, Corn and Bean Chowder, Cranberry Basmati Rice, Chicken Tetrazzini -- plus a wealth of selections from soups and appetizers to main dishes and desserts. Simply the Best contains completely up-to-date Weight Watchers weight loss program information and each recipe includes complete nutritional data. Its stylish design and full-color photography make it attractive enough for gift-giving.



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