Monday, March 31, 2008
On the bookshelf: Mocktail margaritas
If the uncertainties of impending motherhood have you hankering for a highball or Harvey Wallbanger, Alyssa Gusenoff's got your, er, belly.
Her forthcoming book, "Margarita Mama Mocktails for Moms-to-Be," offers more than 60 creative and often wildly named alcohol-free cocktails for women drinking for two.
Recipes include a grape juice-laden sangria; a coffee, raspberry, grape and chocolate mixer called the Bulging Belly Button; and the grenadine-spiked Materni-Tini.
And while Gusenoff obviously has fun playing with the maternity theme, these drinks would work nicely for anyone avoiding alcohol. Give the book a test run and mix up a Raging Hormone.
RAGING HORMONE
Start to finish: 5 minutes
Servings: 1
6 to 7 fresh mint leaves
1 ounce lemonade
2 ounces cherry juice
4 ounces ginger ale
In the bottom on a tall glass, muddle the mint leaves with the lemonade and cherry juice. Add ice, then pour in the ginger ale.
(Recipe from Alyssa Gusenoff's "Margarita Mama Mocktails for Moms-to-Be," Quirk Books, 2008)
