Desserts 4 Today

When it comes to great food one of the most overlooked aspect of the meal always seems to be, the fine desserts. There are so many wonderful sweets that can close a fantastic meal that it will be very difficult for you to actually settle on just one. The problem with this is that many of these sweets are just that, sweet. With divine cakes and decadent tarts and torts available on the back page of a fine menu, people often find themselves peeking prematurely just so they can get a sense of what is in store.

Like A Sugar Kiss

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Fine desserts are like a sugar kiss, and they are made to tease and tempt your senses and love for all things yummy. Finding the right dessert for you may be a challenge, as there are just so many different types of treat that can be served at one time. Many restaurants today will have seasonal desserts which are sold at select times of the year. These are the best of the best, and knowing that they are only around for a brief time makes them far more necessary to be sampled. Good food can be found in many places today, yet it is the fine sweets at the end of this meal that are the most difficult for you to find. Not every restaurant is lucky enough to have their own pastry chef, so for this reason the ones that do have a distinct advantage.

Never At Home

If it is fine desserts that you are after, then you will need to keep in mind that they will not be found at home. You are going to need to go out, in order to taste what the great dessert chefs are offering for the evening. This is really nothing to someone that enjoys a good night out, and is always looking for the next big taste to come along. Good sweets are difficult to come by when you are dealing with many wonderful restaurants all vying to be the top dog on the block. What many of the owners fail to understand however, is that it is suppose to be the complete meal that sets the tone and that includes a solid dessert. If you are dining and you want to enjoy a nice cup of coffee after the meal, and the restaurant informs you that they are low on quality sweets this is definitely going to put a damper on the evening.

Try It All

In order for you to determine what is considered the king of the fine desserts, you are basically going to need to try them all. Try and get out and sample as much of these wonderful fares as you possibly can, and this will help you make an educated decision on what can be considered the best of the best. This may take a while as there are so many great eateries for you to explore, but you need to remind yourself that it is for the good of the dessert for there to be only one true king of sweets.

Jeremy Harris writes food related articles for the Italian Traditional Food website at www.italiantraditionalfood.com

Finding good diabetic desserts and foods that your doctor would approve of can be quite difficult. Because of the limited sugar and carbohydrates that my doctor advises me to have, it is quite difficult to find sugar free and low sugar desserts that work with my diabetes.

That is why I would like to share the possibilities that are opened with the use of Splenda. You can convert almost any dessert that you love into a Splenda dessert that won't be as high in sugar. You can do this by taking a cake recipe for example, and substituting the sugar with Splenda. This can be done with almost every dessert that you could think of. This could include brownies, cookies, and ice cream. Before trying these desserts you should consult your doctor in order to see if they are OK for you to consume. Once you get the go ahead it is also important to eat in moderation.

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In my opinion, eating in moderation is the key to controlling diabetes. My dietitian and endocrinologist always preach to me about the importance of eating in moderation. They advised me that it was ok to have almost any food that I would like as long as I ate in small portions. This goes to the whole idea of eating more, small meals a day rather than a few large meals. I hope that by contacting your doctor and getting on the right meal plan will help you to find the right meals and desserts. I know that when I found a good sugar free dessert, it really brightened up my day.

I hope this article on Diabetes Dessert will help you to find a good sugar free dessert.

Strawberry Bread Pudding

Bread

Butter or margarine

Fresh strawberries

Sugar

Whipped cream

Dessert

1. Toast several pieces of bread and butter them.

2. Line a baking dish, butter side down, with the slices of bread. Toast enough bread to cover the bottom of whatever baking dish you are using.

3. Cover the slices of toast with a generous layer of fresh strawberries.

4. Place a few pieces of crumbled toast among the strawberries.

5. Sift sugar all through and over the strawberries.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. This dish is best when served cold with whipped cream on top.

Strawberry Tapioca

1/2 cup quick-cooking tapioca

1 1/2 cups crushed strawberries

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1. Cook tapioca according to box directions.

2. Add salt, sugar, and strawberry pulp and cook 5 minutes more.

3. Serve cold with whipped cream and additional strawberries which have been sliced and sugared.

Strawberry Fruit Beverage

1 quart strawberries, crushed

Juice of 1 lemon

Juice of 1 orange

2 cups crushed pineapple

2 cups sugar

6 cups water

1. Cook sugar with half of the water until the sugar is dissolved.

2. Add it with the remaining water and the orange and lemon juice to the fruit which has been crushed and placed in a bowl.

3. Set aside in a cool place for 3 hours, stirring occasionally.

4. Strain into a pitcher or punch bowl and serve.

Add plenty of ice. Garnish, if desired, with extra halved strawberries. The pineapple may be either canned or fresh. If canned pineapple is used, substitute one cup of the juice from the can for one cup of water.

Strawberry Fruit Cocktail

1 cup diced canned or fresh pineapple

1 cup halved strawberries

2 oranges, divided into sections

2 tablespoons water

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Whole and half strawberries for garnishing

1. Combine the pineapple and the cupful of halved berries with half of the orange sections - from which the pith and membrane have been removed - the sugar, water, and lemon juice.

2. Cover and let stand in the refrigerator for several hours.

3. Arrange in small sherbet dishes, piling up the mixture in the center.

4. Decorate with the remaining sections of oranges and strawberries.

~Jessica Gerald~

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