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¼ cup simple syrup

2 to 3 oz. vodka (optional)

Ice cubes

2 grapefruit sections for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

296 calories

0 calories from fat

0 g fat

0 g saturated fat

3 g protein

51 g carbohydrates

1. Peel grapefruit and cut into sixths. Peel orange and cut into quarters. Rinse cranberries.

2. Push grapefruit, orange, and cranberries through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into two glasses, and stir ⅛ cup simple syrup and 1 to 1½ ounces vodka (if used) into each. Add ice cubes.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with grapefruit sections if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, remove seeds from grapefruit and orange and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. If using a blender or food processor, add simple syrup and vodka (if used) along with other ingredients.

Liquid Lingo

Simple syrup is used to sweeten many drinks. It’s a combination of two parts granulated sugar to one part water that is heated until the liquid is clear and the sugar is dissolved.

Piña Colada

½ pineapple

¼ lime

⅓ cup cream of coconut

2 to 3 oz. light rum or ¼ tsp. rum extract

mixed with ¼ cup cold water

½ cup ice cubes

2 pineapple spears for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

306 calories

126 calories from fat

14 g fat

12 g saturated fat

2 g protein

24 g carbohydrates

1. Cut pineapple off rind and into 2-inch cubes. Peel lime.

2. Push pineapple and lime through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into a blender, and add cream of coconut, rum, and ice cubes. Blend for 30 seconds, and pour juice into two glasses.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with pineapple spears if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, remove seeds from lime and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. If using a blender or food processor, add cream of coconut, rum, and ice along with other ingredients.

Wrong Spin!

Don’t confuse cream of coconut with coconut milk or its richer cousin, coconut cream. Cream of coconut is highly sweetened and thick. Always stir it before adding it to a recipe as it tends to separate.

Strawberry Margarita

2 pints strawberries

½ lime

2 to 3 oz. tequila or ¼ tsp. rum extract

mixed with 1½4 cup cold water

1 oz. triple sec or other clear orange

liqueur (optional)

1 cup crushed ice

2 strawberries for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

238 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

2 g protein

29 g carbohydrates

1. Rinse strawberries and discard tops. Peel lime.

2. Push strawberries and lime through the juicer, and process until juiced. Pour juice into a blender and add tequila, triple sec (if used), and ice. Blend for 30 seconds, and pour juice into two glasses.

3. Serve immediately, garnished with strawberries if desired.

Variation: To pulp this recipe in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade, cut tops off strawberries, remove seeds from lime, and cut all ingredients into pieces no larger than 1 inch. If using a blender or food processor, add tequila, tripe sec (if used), and ice along with other ingredients.

Liquid Lingo

Tequila is a clear or light yellow colored liquor made by distilling the sweet sap of the Mexican agave plant. It originated in Tequila, Mexico, which is how it got its name, and it’s been imported into the United States since the mid-nineteenth century.

Mango Daiquiri

2 mangoes

1 lime

¼ cup simple syrup

2 to 3 oz. light rum or ¼ tsp. rum extract

mixed with 1½4 cup cold water

1 cup crushed ice

2 lime wedges for garnish (optional)

Serves 2

Prep time:

less than 10 minutes

Each serving:

289 calories

9 calories from fat

1 g fat

0 g saturated fat

1 g protein

51 g carbohydrates

1. Peel mangoes, discard seeds, and cut into 2-inch cubes.