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Entertain the Healthy Way with Fun, Family-Friendly Drinks

Whether you’re watching your weight, trying to live healthier, or entertaining for a crowd that includes people who don’t consume alcohol, the quick and easy recipes in Cooking Well: Alcohol-Free Beverages offer a wide selection of tasty and refreshing alcohol-free drinks.

Each recipe is simple to create and incorporates healthy ingredients, making them perfect for family get-togethers, kids’ parties, holidays, or everyday occasions. With Cooking Well: Alcohol-Free Beverages you can finally enjoy healthy alternatives to alcoholic drinks, while also reaping the nutritional benefits of a wide variety of fresh fruits and herbs, including grape, lemon, apple, mint, and ginger.

Cooking Well: Alcohol-Free Beverages also includes:
• List of basic tools for mixing drinks
• Overview of common ingredients used throughout the recipes
• Helpful tips and techniques for straining, juicing, frothing, and more

A few of the more than 150 easy and delicious recipes included in the book: Orange Blossom Cocktail, Tutti Frutti Punch, Creamy Coffee Shaker, Cinnamon Lemon Punch, Hot Mint Lemondae, Maraschino Cocktail, Black Currant Tea, Orange and Grenadine Frappe, Cafe au Lait, Watermelon Lemonade Punch, and so many more! ... Read more

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Featuring fresh and festive beverages, ZERO PROOF COCKTAILS is the perfect elixir for anyone weary of uninspired liquor-free libations. Tired of the limited choices available to nondrinkers, chef and mixologist Liz Scott set out to create and share tempting zero-proof concoctions that complement any meal and satisfy every craving. Her alternatives to classic drinks, such as the Cosmopolitan Charade, Toasted Almond Cordial, Raspberry Razzletini, and Strawberry White Sangria, will make every family gathering and chic party a memorable one--for everyone. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Delicious!!
This pretty little recipe book is meant for two main audiences: those who don't like the taste of alcohol (some of us are quite sensitive to it), and those who can't drink it (for example, those whose religions forbid it). This way, those who find themselves longing for the intricate and interesting taste experiences that alcohol drinkers can enjoy can get in on the fun. Some of the recipes are meant to duplicate the flavors of existing drinks or alcohols for people who can't drink alcohol but enjoy it, while other recipes are simply meant to be delicious drinks in their own right rather than knock-offs of existing cocktails. Some drinks come with suggestions for substituting in alcohol for those who want to make two drink versions for their drinking and non-drinking guests. For those people who can't touch a drop of alcohol, there are great tips to help you watch out for "hidden" alcohol content in some ingredients you might otherwise think to use.

When I think of "cocktails" I tend to think of things like margaritas and martinis, but Liz Scott has taken a much wider view on the term! She has divided her book into five types of drinks: elixirs and aperitifs, martinis and party cocktails, mealtime libations, dessert drinks, and nightcaps. She includes a foreword on ingredients and equipment that's quite thorough, even addressing things like the fact that "alcohol-free" wine and beer can legally contain up to 0.5% of alcohol--an important detail for those for whom alcohol is a matter of prohibition, not taste. Many of the recipes come with gorgeous photographs that will certainly whet your appetite!

Elixirs and aperitifs are meant as before-dinner drinks, and were originally created as medicinal beverages. Many of them include herbal ingredients, and the recipes in this chapter are surprising and diverse. Even though I don't like the taste of alcohol and thus knew the serious mock-alcohols wouldn't be my favorite drinks, I could tell by the taste of the one we made (a mock sherry) that it was good, just not my thing.

The "mocktails" in the martini & party cocktails chapter are imaginative and fun! Whether you prefer mojitos, margaritas, or coladas, in orange, mango, lime, or pineapple, you'll find something in here to whet your appetite. There's a variation on a champagne cocktail in here that's just divine.

Mealtime libations are designed, much the way wine is chosen, to complement certain foods or meals. Want some non-alcoholic mimosas to go with brunch? You've got `em! A white tea infusion makes an alternative to white wine, and a dry grape grigio is designed to pair with poultry. The strawberry white sangria is so good I could make that recipe alone over and over. If you'd normally serve a Zinfandel, try the pomegranate-based "pom zinfandel."

Of course plenty of the drinks in the preceding chapters would make fine desserts, but Zero-Proof Cocktails goes one better with an entire chapter of specific dessert drinks. How about hopscotch eggnog (it uses butterscotch syrup in place of schnapps), or a toasted almond cordial?

Since nightcaps are meant to help one sleep or aid in post-dinner digestion, you'll find both mock versions of traditional nightcaps (such as spiced apple brandywine, which of course doesn't have any real wine in it) and a few originals. The almond roca buona notte is simple and heavenly, much like a cup of warm milk. There's a sweet ginger tummy tea, and even a catnip tisane!

The only difficulty is that the recipes do call for many unusual ingredients. There is, however, a listing of resource websites in the back of the book that will definitely help. I found blood orange bitters at Williams-Sonoma, and sparkling grape juice in the Kosher aisle at the grocery store. Our local Whole Foods Market had the no-sugar-added white grape juice. Other recipes call for exotic fresh fruits or juices, flavor syrups, or teas, but as long as you're willing to order a few ingredients online you should be fine. ... Read more

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Here are 200 outstanding drinks that are literally for the whole family, including the designated driver.First published in 1983, and now revised, updated, and rejacketed, Drinks Without Alcohol is a collection of luscious smoothies, shakes, punches, eggnogs, sodas, coolers, and knock-your-socks-off alcohol-free cocktails.There are hot drinks and cold, energizers and set-me-downs, drinks for chocolate lovers, drinks for coffee lovers, and a host of drinks especially appropriate for children's parties.Bottoms up! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Cheers, published by Bev-AL Communications, Inc. on April 1, 2005. The length of the article is 433 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Restaurants Unlimited grows with Non-Alcohol offerings: high-end adult drinks program takes award.(Cheers Beverage Conference)
Publication: Cheers (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: Bev-AL Communications, Inc.
Volume: 16Issue: 3Page: 35(1)

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Offers 100 alcohol-free, natural recipes for mixed beverages. Complete instructions for mixing are accompanied with tips on what will bring out the best in each ingredient. ... Read more

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This bar guide is a compilation of alcohol free drinks. ... Read more

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Great Non-Alcohol Recipes...in fact...Hundreds and hundreds of recipes to choose from!! From Fiesta Hot Chocolate to Sherbatlemon Drink Cooler…This recipe eBook is like no other ebook that you will find. It offers the best recipes available on the internet and a very low price. And with 133 PAGES and hundreds and hundreds of recipes...you are sure to get a ton of great recipes that you will love in this ebook. This is a Non-Alcohol lover's delight!!! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Cheers, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1455 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Non-alcohol knockouts: crafting creative non-alcohol drinks pumps up profits and increases customer satisfaction.
Author: Ellie Van Savage
Publication: Cheers (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 18Issue: 1Page: 28(3)

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Includes ServSafe Alcohol: Fundamentals of Responsible Alcohol Service with Exam Sheet, an Instructor Guide, Instructor CD-ROM (includes a PowerPoint Presentation and the popular Showdown! Game), as well the "Evaluating Real-World Scenarios" video or DVD. ... Read more

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This highly interactive DVD allows students to assess real-world scenarios related to signs of intoxication, checking identification, and handling difficult situations. Evaluating Real-World Scenarios is required to effectively deliver a ServSafe Alcohol: Fundamentals of Responsible Alcohol Service course as it world in conjunction with the book to create an engaging training program that challenges students to relate and reach to the real-world scenarios they may face in the operation. ... Read more

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ServSafe Alcohol 2nd Edition will be used as part of the certificate program developed by the NRAEF or as part of the beverage management and/or wine appreciation courses offered in two-year and four-year hospitality, foodservice and culinary programs. This includes the in-depth study of wines and spirits, internal control systems and up to date local and state alcoholic beverage control laws. ... Read more

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Introducing a new series of clever little boxes with tops that slide off to reveal a deck of 52 cards inside. Each card features a recipe and detailed instructions on one side, and a rich, full-color photograph on the other.

Fruity freezes, comforting coffees, fresh and creamy smoothies...here are fifty fabulous beverages for the whole family. Each card features a mouth-watering photograph of a beverage. ... Read more