Belongs to sissboombah Gingino 

I like this nonalcoholic: fizzy, refreshing, delicate ginger and lime flavor, pretty to look at, and not too sweet. It’s supposed to have 12 oz. Campari “or other amaro,” but bleargh to that.

serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • bottles ginger beer
  • sparkling water

Makes a very moist, yummy loaf (I cut the recipe in half for a nice snack on our Half Moon Bay camping trip). Not the perfect pumpkin bread I am questing for (dates compete for flavor?), but very nice. Allegedly good with cream cheese or cranberrry sauce and thinly sliced poultry.

You might need to buy:
  • make 2 loaves:
  • all-purpose flour
  • baking soda
  • ground cinnamon
  • freshly grated nutmeg
  • salt
  • ground allspice
  • granulated sugar
  • packed light brown sugar
  • corn oil
  • chopped walnuts
  • coarsely chopped dates

Tender, fragrant, even buttery despite having no butter. Very good.

Note: If you want a single larger loaf, bake the bread in a 10-inch round tube (angel food) pan for about 50 minutes.

You might need to buy:
  • For 2 loaves:
  • very ripe and soft medium bananas
  • all-purpose flour
  • baking soda
  • salt
  • sugar
  • vegetable shortening

115 cal.

serves 1
You might need to buy:
  • 1oz vanilla vodka
  • peach slices
  • 1oz SF Peach Torani Syrup
  • Breyer’s Cal Smart Vanilla Ice Cream
  • crushed ice
  • Splenda packet

48 cal.

serves 1
You might need to buy:
  • Bacardi Island Breeze - Wild Berry
  • Coke Zero
  • Twist of lemon

“There are some really great recipes for making lighter egg nog. I have a friend who SWEARS by this recipe.”

You might need to buy:
  • nonfat milk
  • packets of Splenda
  • half a teaspoon of rum extract
  • nutmeg
ready in about an hour and 15 minutes; serves 6
You might need to buy:
  • zucchini

“Here’s a sweet, refreshing smoothie that’s so luxurious and decadant, it makes an amazing dessert. (Pssst, it’s very low in calories, so feel free to squirt a bit of FF Reddi-Whip on top!)” 115 cal.

serves 1
You might need to buy:
  • Mango Tropical Minute Maid Light
  • medium banana
  • Dreyer's Grand Light Vanilla Ice Cream
  • frozen or fresh peaches
  • ice cubes
  • lemon juice

“HG’s citrus concoction tastes just like an Orange Julius.” 85 cal.

serves 1
You might need to buy:
  • Langer's Diet Orange Juice Concentrate
  • packets of Splenda
  • water
  • ice cubes
  • vanilla

This filling smoothie is not only gorgeously purple, it also tastes great! 110 cal.

serves 1
You might need to buy:
  • frozen banana
  • frozen blueberries
  • Tropicana Light Orange Juice