Bottoms Up! 10 Mocktails For Pregnant Wedding Guests


Updated 04/16/12 12:12 PM · Posted by LilSugar · 1 comment

Nonalcoholic Cocktails

Anyone who's attended a wedding while pregnant has experienced the challenges of finding a dress that fits, having the stamina to stay up late, and making the most of a cocktail hour . . . without a cocktail. If you've done it all as a member of a wedding party, we salute you! In honor of wedding season, we've rounded up 10 delicious, nonalcoholic drink recipes for moms-to-be, or anyone looking Read more

Drink Up: 7 Healthy Mocktail Recipes


Updated 04/10/12 7:04 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Healthy Mocktail Recipes

If you're looking to cut out a chunk of sugar or empty calories from your diet, letting go of alcohol is a great place to start. But I also know the pain of saying no to all the gorgeous cocktails your friends are enjoying at weekend BBQs and sunny happy hour extravaganzas. Each of these seven mocktail recipes will give you the color and freshness you're missing without any of the booze. Click Read more

Sip on This: Sweet and Zingy Mocktail


Updated 01/19/12 12:29 PM · Posted by · 1 comment

Green Juice Mocktail Recipe

The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu, a detox spa and fitness resort, created this sparkling green mocktail recipe. Melon and apple add a natural sweetness, celery and ginger add edge and spiciness, and sparkling water gives the beverage a little fizz. Whether you're looking to detox or to replace your 5 p.m. cocktail, here's a simply satisfying mocktail recipe to get you started. Learn how to make Read more

Berry Tempting: Raspberry Lemonade


Updated 09/17/10 4:05 PM · Posted by partysugar · 0 comments

Raspberry Lemonade Recipe

When hosting a female-centric event like a baby or bridal shower, it's important to offer a special nonalcoholic drink for those who don't sip alcohol. My favorite mocktail? Raspberry lemonade. It's a combination of fresh raspberry syrup, lemon juice, sugar, and water. What I love about this recipe is its adaptability. If it's too sweet, dilute with water. If it's too sour, add more sugar. It's Read more

Happy Hour: Cascal Crisp White


Updated 09/15/10 4:05 PM · Posted by YumSugar · 0 comments

Cascal Crisp White All Natural Soda

It's been a while since I've posted a happy hour drink that doesn't contain alcohol, but guess what? I've been struggling to get back up after a bout with the stomach flu, and those two things mix together about as well as oil and water. Since liquids are about the only thing I've been ingesting anyway, I gave my not-so-mini bar a quick glance to see what alcohol-free beverages I might be able to Read more

Do You Order a Special Drink When Flying?


Updated 01/30/11 4:38 AM · Posted by YumSugar · 23 comments

Cocktails and Mocktails on Airplanes

As we approach the end of Summer, chances are you've spent some time these last few months traveling via airplane. Whenever I hit the skies, I treat myself to a ginger ale and cranberry juice mocktail. I try to avoid alcohol while flying (makes jet lag worse!), so this bubbly nonalcoholic drink is just the ticket. I feel a little high maintenance ordering the mixed refreshment, but it's become a Read more

Come Party With Me: Beach Cleanup — Drinks


Updated 05/01/11 5:16 AM · Posted by partysugar · 1 comment

Tarragon Lemonade Recipe

Nothing says picnic more than lemonade, and for an Earth Day themed beach cleanup I'm packing an icebox filled with the citrus cooler. Tarragon is an unexpected flavoring agent that makes this lemonade recipe special. It takes the nostalgic childhood pitcher drink to a whole new gourmet level. It also provides a subtle herbaceous quality to the refreshing beverage. The syrup needs time to steep Read more

Come Party With Me: Vegan Dinner — Drinks


Updated 01/08/10 2:00 PM · Posted by partysugar · 3 comments

Refreshing Nonalcoholic Pineapple Pomegranate Mint Drink Recipe

It seems like everyone I know is detoxing this week. People are working out, staying in, and eating healthy. To support my sister and friends, who are on a 10-day vegan cleanse, I'm making a figure-friendly meal full of vegetables. Since they've also given up drinking, I'll have to serve a nonalcoholic beverage. Instead of offering something boring like water, I'm whipping up a round of this Read more

Yummy Links: From Steering Wheel Tables to Preggatinis


Updated 10/09/09 12:15 PM · Posted by partysugar · 4 comments

Yummy Links: From Steering Wheel Tables to Preggatinis

Just what the world needs! A steering wheel dining table. — Eat Me Daily Michael Symon has plans to open a burger joint. — Eater Did the Internet kill Gourmet magazine?— Serious Eats Ashley talks about her experience on Top Chef. — The Feedbag Do you have a food blog? Here's how you can celebrate Gourmet. — A Mingling of Tastes Michael Ruhlman is now excepting your comments and Read more

Come Party With Me: Change the World — Drinks


Updated 04/23/09 4:42 PM · Posted by partysugar · 3 comments

Come Party With Me: Change the World — Drinks

To promote the book Change the World For Ten Bucks, which my sister is on the cover of, she is organizing a day of volunteerism. Since I'm unable to attend, I've offered to make her and the volunteers lunch. Besides bottled water, I plan on serving pink lemonade. Not the kind that comes from concentrate, but a refreshing and delicious variation that gets its vibrant hue from strawberries. If you Read more