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Low-Cal Cocktails: Make Your Own Simple Syrup

Use this homemade simple syrup to whip up some seasonal, low-cal cocktails at your next party:

Combine 1 cup water with 1 cup sugar in a saucepan; stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature. Keep refrigerated for up to two weeks, until ready to use.

Last Updated: February 20, 2009
Filed Under: Healthy Cooking

This pink delight has about 50 calories less and 1/3 the amount of sugar of a strawberry daiquiri.

Ingredients:
2 ounces rum
2 quartered strawberries
1/4 ounce orange liqueur, like Cointreau
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 oz fresh lime juice
1 tablespoons simple syrup
1 tablespoon water
Strawberry slice for garnish (optional)

Directions:
1. Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

2. Shake vigorously for about 10 seconds.

3. Strain into a martini glass, and garnish with a slice of a strawberry.

Nutrition:
Calories 197 (1% from fat); Fat 0g (sat 0g, mono 0g, poly 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Protein 0g; Carbohydrate 14g; Sugars 11g; Fiber 1g; Iron 0mg; Sodium 2mg; Calcium 8mg

By Susan Hall
[PHOTO BY SEAN KELLEY]

Last Updated: February 20, 2009
Filed Under: Healthy Cooking

Low-Cal Cocktail: Simple Blueberry Summer Cooler

This refresher has 40 fewer calories than a screwdriver thanks to the calorie-free soda water.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces blueberry-flavored vodka, like Stoli Bluberi
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup
About 2 ounces soda water
Fresh mint sprig for garnish (optional)

Directions:
1. Place all ingredients except soda water into a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

2. Shake vigorously for about 10 seconds.

3. Pour with the ice into a tall glass leaving about an inch from the top of the glass.

4. Top off with soda water, and garnish with a sprig of mint if desired.

Nutrition:
Calories 156 (0% from fat); Fat 0g (sat 0g, mono 0g, poly 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Protein 0g; Carbohydrate 15g; Sugars 14g; Fiber 0g; Iron 0mg; Sodium 1mg; Calcium 3mg

By Susan Hall
[PHOTO BY SEAN KELLEY]

Last Updated: February 20, 2009
Filed Under: Healthy Cooking

Low-Cal Cocktails: Pome-Rita

This sipper is about 100 calories less than a regular margarita, and has nearly half the amount of sugar.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 ounces tequila
1/4 ounce orange liqueur, like Cointreau
1/2 ounce fresh lemon juice
1/2 ounce fresh lime juice
1 ounce simple syrup
1 ounce pomegranate juice
Kosher salt for rim
Lime wedge for garnish (optional)

Directions:
1. Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker filled with ice.

2. Shake vigorously.

3. Pour with ice into a salted wine glass.

4. Garnish with a lime wedge.

Nutrition:
Calories 196 (0% from fat); Fat 0g (sat 0g, mono 0g, poly 0g); Cholesterol 0mg; Protein 0g; Carbohydrate 22g; Sugars 20g; Fiber 0g; Iron 0mg; Sodium 5mg; Calcium 8mg

By Susan Hall
[PHOTO BY SEAN KELLEY]

Last Updated: February 20, 2009
Filed Under: Healthy Cooking

Low-Cal Cocktails

These drinks are fresh and simple—with zero fake stuff like sugary mixers or artificial sweeteners. For parties, multiply ingredient amounts by the number of guests, and keep the batch refrigerated until it’s time to serve.

These cool cordials were developed by Lucy Brennan, author of Hip Sips: Modern Cocktails to Raise Your Spirits and owner of Mint and 820 Lounge in Portland, Ore. (Search if you are interested in ... ^^)

1/ Pome-Rita
2/ Simple Blueberry Summer Cooler
3/ Strawberry Kiss
4/ Homemade Simple Syrup

By Susan Hall
[PHOTOS BY SEAN KELLEY]

Last Updated: February 20, 2009
Filed Under: Healthy Cooking

Why Cheese is Healthier Than You Think, and the Easiest Way to Entertain

You may think of cheese as a party food, but not exactly as a health food. Well, we say it can be both. The 57 calories per half-ounce (about the size of your thumb) is about the same as 2 tablespoons of hummus—and it goes much better with a glass of pinot noir, if you ask us. Plus, the handcrafted artisan cheeses we’re seeing more of on the market are so packed with flavor, you only need a sliver for satisfaction.

You can grate aged cheeses like Parmesan and Asiago to add flavor to dishes for much less fat. And most aged cheeses are lactose-free (the milk sugar drops as cheese ages). Serve up an easy cheese plate at your next party with these tips.

How to serve
“Focus on diversity—in texture, in types of milk, even in appearance,” says Janet Fletcher, author of The Cheese Course. You could try serving a soft goat cheese with a smoky blue cheese made from cow’s milk, for example. Or compare similar cheeses from different locations—say cheddars from England and California—so that you can taste the effect of a particular place on the cheese.

When to serve
Serve a cheese course as a leisurely end to dinner, or in place of dessert. “If you have a cheese platter at the start when people are hungry, they tend to overindulge,” Fletcher says.

What to add
“Even one beautiful piece of cheese makes a great presentation,” Fletcher says. But if you want to include an accompaniment, nuts or fresh or dried fruit go nicely. “My favorite is a drizzle of honey on a pungent blue, like Valdeón from Spain.” Fletcher prefers serving cheese with bread instead of crackers, but stick to a basic baguette instead of an herby loaf so it doesn’t compete with the cheese.

What not to do
Fletcher’s one rule for cheese: “Don’t serve it cold.” Remove it from the fridge early—the bigger the block, the longer it’ll need—and keep it under wraps (cover with a dome or overturned bowl) until it’s at room temperature, when flavor and texture are at their prime. To keep things safe, of course, don’t leave any food out at room temperature for longer than 2 hours.

By Lia Huber

Last Updated: February 23, 2009
Filed Under: Healthy Cooking