Archive for Bottoms up: Low Carb Cocktails
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Bottoms Up: How about Tequila in a Teacup?
During prohibition, when alcohol was hard to come by, certain enterprising restauranteurs figured a way around it. One of those was a smart, amusing businesswoman in Tucson, Arizona named Monica Flinn, who in 1922, opened a restaurant called El Charro cafe. The idea that she could make a living ...
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It’s The Day of The Dead, November 1. Time for a Side Car Cocktail
Or you may just wish to upset the apple cart. One simple switcheroo and its done. Either way these drinks celebrate the Latin holiday to celebrate the dead, on the day they come back to visit us, and they do it with almost no carbs. We've interviewed a number of the undead and they all say the...
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Recipe: Prepare for Halloween. Bottom’s Up for A Vampire’s Martini
It's never too soon to prepare for Halloween. You've started on your costume. You've made your plans for Trick or Treat. You've got the guest list ready for your invitees - er - vampire victims. What's left? You'd better get your cocktail shaker out. It's time for a Vampire Cocktail....
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recipe: Bottom’s Up Friday Funster Cocktail: The Silver Cloud Mojito
Like many traditional bar drinks, the classic Mojito one does NOT rely on icky sweet sugary soda, or fruit juices. It's just rum with fresh mint and lime, some seltzer and a sweetener. Work your way across bars in the Caribbean and you'll see mojitos of every stripe. The traditional ones b...
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Recipe: Negroni Cocktail
Sometimes known as the Italian martini, this cocktail was first made famous in Tennessee Williams 1951 play, "The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone". Later, at the Gritti Palace, negronis were knocked back by Earnest Hemingway while writing "Over the River and Through The Trees". Now, prais...
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Recipe: Bottom’s Up. It’s Friday. The 911. TGIF
Dr. Machler’s Mix makes a perfect end of the week relaxer. It’s refreshing, it’s restorative, and it only has about 6 carbs. As Dr. Machler says, “Don’t shake, don’t stir, just consume.” After a long week treating people’s skin disorders, from Wedding shots to Garden o...
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Recipe: Bottom’s Up. The Cow Jumped Over The Moon
The Cow Jumped Over The Moon You want to talk about your locavore products. Here’s a pure, crystalline vodka made in Vermont from milk sugar. Yes, that’s right. Yet another great product from your friendly milk cow. Triple distilled, small batches, and it’s lactose free as well as c...
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Recipe: Hurricane Earl Diet Cocktail
Hurricane Earl, New Jersey Style Diet Cocktail Wouldn't want to break our low carb diet just because a hurricane hits now would we? Lay in your supplies. You know these hurricanes can go on for days. Like a boy scout, you gotta be prepared. The cool thing about distilled spirits is thi...
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Recipe: Mad Men Martini with Variations
Turns out the iconic drink of the sixties, lately enjoying popularity with a new generation thanks to Don Draper and the boys in the backroom at Mad Men, is also a perfect dieter’s cocktail. Why? Made with gin or vodka with just a whiff of vermouth, it delivers a stress cooling jolt with al...
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Coming Soon: Bottoms Up: The Guide To Low Carb Cocktails
O.K. You know you want it. the down and dirty truth about drinking and dieting. Can you have a drink? what can you drink? When can you drink? And Why not? It's what every dieter eventually asks when they come to see Dr. Salerno. Can I have wine? How about a beer? Could I have a cocktai...
