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Skinnymom Margarita

By on July 3, 2014 in Beverages, Recipes

Low Calorie Margaritas

The average margarita can pack up to 550 calories per drink.  No wonder margaritas from Skinnygirl Cocktails are so popular- with only 220 calories in an 8oz. margarita.

I personally love Skinnygirl, especially the White Peach Margarita.  But, nothing beats homemade for me; and $24.99 a bottle makes me love homemade even more.  I like to know exactly what’s in my drink- fresh lemon, lime and a bit of agave nectar mixed with a fine tequila is the best-tasting and most refreshing margarita.  Here’s my homemade low-calorie margarita, or “Skinnymom” I like to call it at only 132 calories for an 8oz. margarita (insert big smile here).

Skinnymom margarita

Skinnymom Margarita

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Skinnymom Margarita

Skinnymom Margarita

Ingredients

  • 5 cups ice
  • Juice squeezed from 2 lemons
  • Juice squeezed from 2 limes
  • 3 tablespoons of Agave Nectar
  • 1/2 cup tequila (4 oz.)
  • 1/2 cup water (4 oz.)

Instructions

  1. Place ice in blender
  2. Add all remaining ingredients
  3. Blend until smooth
https://tonispilsbury.com/skinnymom-margarita/

Sugar Baby

Drinks made with prepared margarita mix contain a ton of sugar, and I can feel the effects on my endocrine system when I drink them- which is why I don’t anymore.  Agave nectar, especially pure raw organic agave nectar is a type of sugar that is much easier broken down by the body.  I use agave nectar in my homemade lemonade, coffee and sometimes tea.

Low Cal Margarita

 

Tequila

Tequila calories are typically high; so using the appropriate amount in any drink is advised.  There’s no real difference in the amount of calories between white tequila and yellow tequila- both pack about 69 calories per ounce.

 

Low Calorie Margarita

Patron Silver Tequila- 69 calories per ounce

 

Salt?

The answer for me is “no salt”.  Who needs the extra sodium?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Skinnymom Margarita- via Toni Spilsbury

Skinnymom Margarita- via Toni Spilsbury

Also, try my Homemade Summer Sangria:

Homemade Summer Sangria

Homemade Summer Sangria

 

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Crafty Halloween Treats

By on October 1, 2012 in DIY

Crafty Halloween Treats

For years I’ve been making my popcorn Witches Hands and Sucker Pumpkins for school parties and home entertaining.

Here are a few ideas for crafting Halloween treats and entertaining:

Sucker Pumpkin

With cake pops being all the rave this year, this sucker pumpkin would be perfect to hold Halloween Cake Pops as well as suckers.

I made one of these pumpkins for my daughter’s preschool a few years ago and they still use it every year around Halloween.

Simply take a craft pumpkin (I found mine at Michael’s) and drill holes about two inches apart using a drill bit the size of a sucker stick, approximatly 11/64 of an inch.

Halloween DIY Crafts

 

Witches Hands

I use food handler gloves (non latex) found from Smart & Final or anywhere food service supplies are sold, and fill with candy corns for the fingernails, popcorn and tie off with black string.  Then I use a spider ring to decorate the ring finger.

Halloween DIY Crafts

Witches Hands

 

Spooktacular Punch

Spooktacular Punch Ingredients:

  1. Kool-Aid Grape or Ghoul-Aid mix- 2 packets
  2. Agave Nectar- 1 cup
  3. All Natural Lemon-Lime Soda
  4. Orange Peels

Halloween DIY Crafts

Halloween DIY Crafts

 

For Halloween Dinner Fun- Dinner In A Pumpkin Recipe:

Dinner In Pumpkin

Dinner In A Pumpkin

 

Weekly Meal Planning for Busy Families

Weekly Meal Plan

 

 

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Grand Marnier Glaze

By on February 15, 2012 in Dessert Recipes, Recipes

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Grand Marnier Glaze

Grand Marnier Glaze

Ingredients

  • Grand Marnier- 1 cup
  • Orange Juice- 1 cup
  • Sugar- 1 cup mixed with
  • Corn Starch- 2 tablespoons

Instructions

  1. Heat Grand Marnier and Orange Juice over medium heat until bubbly
  2. Add sugar mixed with Corn Starch and dissolve until glazed
  3. Pour over the top of cake
https://tonispilsbury.com/grand-marnier-glaze/

 

For Chardonnay Cake recipe, click here:

Chardonnay Cake from Toni Spilsbury, The Organized Cook

Chardonnay Cake Recipe

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Spooky Guacamole-Blog Linky

By on October 26, 2011 in Survival Guide for Busy Moms

Easy Halloween Appetizer

On busy nights like Halloween I love to have food prepared for quick and easy entertaining.  With four kids, Halloween is too busy a day to be chopping, cooking or baking.  So anything I can make that is both festive and simple is at the top of my list for easy Halloween Appetizers like Spooky Guacamole.

Spooky Guacamole

Ingredients:

  1. Wholly Guacamole– 1 package, any flavor
  2. Pimiento-Stuffed Manzanilla Olives- 1 jar
  3. Tortilla Chips
Halloween easy appetizer

Spooky Guacamole with Wholly Guacamole

 

Halloween easy appetizer

Halloween easy appetizer

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