Where and who else?

For those of you who just can’t get enough tips on making healthy desserts, fear not for I have compiled some great resources for you!

Cookbooks

Deceptively Delicious: This cookbook is filled with kid-friendly recipe ideas to help parents make healthy meals, including desserts that are pack full of nutrients! I love the layout and cover of this book because the pictures are all so cute and the spiral binding makes it easy to lay flat and flip through the pages. Most of the recipes ended up producing tasty results but there were a few that didn’t go over too well such as the Chocolate Chip cookies with chickpeas in them. My only caution for anyone planning to use the recipes in this cookbook is that it will be labour-intensive and not to mention very MESSY!

The Best Light Recipe: This cookbook does a good job of giving tasty alternatives to traditionally high-fat recipes. I love how the author gives you advice on when to use low-fat ingredients and when not to use them. One of the highlights of the book was the makeover at-a-glance because it showed the reduction of calories and fat in the recipes. That said, the book needed more pictures, as there were only 16 photographs for 300 recipes! One of my other pet peeves was that some recipes start on one page and then finish on another, even if it was a short recipe!

The Cake Bible: This book can be quite over-whelming when you first open it up. It is truly an encyclopedia of everything you need to know about baking cakes from the how to’s, to the science of baking. All the recipes were well-written and there are tons of extra tidbits explaining why you’re doing certain steps and how to make sure that you are doing them correctly! The Cake Bible is a definite keeper for people who like baking cakes, both professionals and amateurs! One word of caution though, this book is not for everyday use. Always keep in mind the word “MODERATION!”

 Websites:

Cooks Illustrated aka. America’s Test Kitchen, provides a wealth of information cooking techniques and has reviewed and tested thousands of recipes, products and equipments.

Food Network Canada which has recipes from your favorite television hosts including Anna Olsen, Michael Smith and Laura Calder. You can get entertaining tips, catch up on your favorite shows and don’t forget to check out their Eating Well blog which features a section on “Ask a Dietitian” every Wednesday.

Bon Appetit has the latest reports on food trends, cooking tips and videos, and starting with the October 2009 issue, nutritional information for all their recipes will be available online!

Where do you go to find healthy dessert recipes?