Wednesday, January 30, 2013

another LC cocktail

My first LC cocktail (which i think i've only mentioned in passing) was the Gimlet.  One packet of splenda mixed into an ounce of lime juice, to which is added three ounces of gin and ice.  It's crisp and sour and refreshing.  You can imagine the old days in India, sitting on the veranda sipping one while the seductive scent of curried lamb wafts from the kitchen....

Another favorite cocktail of mine is a bit more complex -- it's called the Twentieth Century.  In it, the lemon juice and white creme de cacao should be so well-balanced that you can taste both simultaneously.  My first attempts to lowcarbify it were less than stellar, but i had an idea this afternoon....  To my disappointment, "twenty-first century" is already taken for a cocktail.  :-(  So what can i call my improved version, perhaps the Savvy Twentieth Century, Tess's Twenty-first, the Atkins?  Whaddaya think?

  • 1 1/2 oz. gin
  • 3/4 oz. lemon juice
  • 3/4 oz. Lillet Blanc
  • 1-2 TEASPOON Torani White Chocolate Syrup (sugar-free, of course)
Shake with plenty of ice and strain into a cocktail glass.  L'CHAIM!

10 comments:

  1. But... but... alcohol is a carbohydrate, and it is just carbohydrate reduced, and contains nothing but carbohydrate. But you can fool yourself if you like. They are your delusions.

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  2. alcohol behaves differently from sugars and starches, though. and life without cocktails is much less charming.

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  3. Fred are you trying to wind us boozers up !

    Red wine, dry white wine and most non liqueur spirits contain trace carb or so low as to make no difference. They do add considerably to the daily calorie intake, but certainly do not raise my diabetic blood glucose numbers.

    Regards Eddie

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    1. my mother makes a wry face at my love of cocktails, too.... we DO have to keep an eye on our intake, though -- as Mike Eades once said, "alcohol is the gateway drug to carbs"! :-)

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  4. “Mike Eades once said, "alcohol is the gateway drug to carbs"

    He was wrong, have I told you about my new book. The Rioja Diet. Two bottles of Rioja a day around a thousand calories, no food, I can almost guarantee weight loss, and very low blood glucose numbers. Plus you don’t get as aggressive as some of those palio raw meat eaters. Jeez, have you ever read free the animal ? It’s a war over there.

    Regards Eddie

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    1. lol -- L and i need to try YOUR diet, Eddie! but we'll have to get the cashews and cheese out of the house first....

      i used to read FTA, but the last time i popped in there i concluded that all the potatoes have driven RN over the edge.

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  5. As I understand it, your body will burn alcohol before it burns anything else. ("Preferred fuel," anyone?) I see it as getting rid of things in order of toxicity: alcohol, glucose, fat (nontoxic).

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  6. Hi Lori

    You are correct, the liver prioritises itself and sees alcohol as a toxin and deals with it first. This can give a false impression to diabetics when their BG meters reads safe after a carby meal. As with everything in life there are no short cuts to good diabetes or weight control. I have been searching for cheats for years, and I have not found one that works. You have to put the effort in to win.

    Kind regards Eddie

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  7. it's AMAZING how many years it took me before i was able to find this info! how i love the internet....

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