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Cap 14

How to Throw a Skinnygirl Party

E ntertaining can be stressul. You have this great idea that you are

going to have a party, then you realize you have to clean, coordinate, and

cook everything. What were you thining? I’ve organized many parties, and

I can tell you that throwing a party does not have to be so daunting. You

can mae a big impression on your guests without illing yoursel i you

remember these our words: Don’t be a hero.

When I throw party, I don’t stress about it because I buy the dicult

items and mae the easy ones. I have produced many large-scale events,

and I now the secret to throwing a Sinnygirl party without letting it tae

over your whole wee: Don’t mae everything rom scratch. The devil is

in the details. There are so many things you can buy ahead o time that you

can mae into something special.



Finding the Good Stuff

If ou ow w to loo, you can nd good-quality hors d’oeuvres,

themed appetizers, and inexpensive but clever ways to serve them. Trader

Joe’s has a great selection o premade hors d’oeuvres as so do many super-

marets. Your avorite restaurants may also prepare oods or your party.

Consider good Chinese, sushi, Gree, Mexican, and Italian restaurants or

party ideas and themes. Purchase decor and serving accessories at local res-

taurants (Chinese taeout containers, chopstics) or at stores such as IkEA,

Pier 1, or Target. Some supermarets also stoc inexpensive serving ware.

Here are some ideas or purchased party ood made special with a ew

personal touches:

Buy rozen premade pigs in a blanet at the supermaret, with three•

ancy jarred mustards to dip them in. Try cranberry, wasabi, garlic, herb,

horseradish, hot pepper, Dijon, whole grain, and honey favors. Serve in

rameins.

Order brown rice sushi rolls rom a Japanese restaurant and sprinle•

each roll with blac sesame seeds. Serve them on inexpensive blac lacquer

plates.

For a Gree theme, buy spanaopita, hummus, baba ghanoush, and•

balava at a Gree restaurant or good supermaret then design your own

platter o resh and marinated vegetables. Sprinle resh herbs over every-

thing.

Men love meat. Whenever I put out platters o dried meat lie pro-•

sciutto, brasaola, and pepperoni with chuns o Parmesan and crusty bread,

it draws the men lie a magnet. No cooing required—set out the meat and

they will come.

Buy Chinese dumplings, mini–egg rolls, and Chinese noodles rom•

the supermaret or your avorite Chinese restaurant. Serve them in Chi-

nese ood taeout containers with chopstics and add a big bowl o ortune

cooies. Hang paper lanterns over the table.



Buy good favored bread, then mae favored butters to match. Mix•

tapenade into sotened butter and you’ve got olive butter or add pesto, hot

sauce, or honey. (See Chapter 13 or more on favored butters.)

Grilled pizza always impresses people. Just go to your avorite pizza•

place and as or the pizza dough only. Heat up the grill, brown the un-

derside o the pizza dough, then fip it over and top it with whatever you

lie. All-white cheese, grilled vegetables, and trufe oil is one o my avor-

ite combinations. Or try letover broccoli rabe, Parmesan, and pine nuts,

and suddenly you’re a big hero. This is so easy to do. Serve the pizza on a

wooden cutting board with a pizza slicer so that people can help themselves.

At a barbecue, you could mae small pizzas on the grill and hand them out to

people while you are also grilling the main course. Sprinle with resh herbs

just beore serving. You could also set up a station lie an omelet bar. People

put the topping they want on a plate and you mae the pizzas to order.

As I suggested in Chapter 13, buy ve inds o cheese. Mae indi-•

vidual cheese labels and put each one on a wooden cutting board. Serve

with assorted cracers and bread.

Sweet Party

do’ fo o sv something sweet, which always maes people happy.

Here are some ideas:

Hollow out resh lemon halves, cut o the bottoms so that they are•

fat, arrange on a tray, and serve scoops o lemon sorbet in them. Or mae

them ahead and store them in egg cartons in the reezer.

As I suggested in Chapter 13, soten low-at vanilla ice cream and•

sandwich the ice cream between two cooies (purchased or home baed

using any cooie recipe in this boo). Wrap the sandwiches in plastic and

reeze. A bunch o these loo great on a platter at a party. For a pricier but

quicer version, use the Carvel mini–ice-cream cooie sandwiches or ice-

cream cupcaes.



Cupcaes are more un to eat than cae and are great or parties.•

Mae them or buy them. Cupcae towers are easy to assemble and loo im-

pressive. You can buy inexpensive cardboard towers. I have a wrought iron

cupcae tower rom Bed, Bath and Beyond that I use a lot. I’ve also seen

them on eBay. A cupcae tower provides a big “wow” actor.

Signature Cocktails

towi a pa is’ all about the ood. A lot o the charm o a great

party is in the decor, music, lighting, and o course, coctails. People love

theme parties, especially when the coctail matches the theme. My rst rule

or a memorable party is to create a signature coctail (or two). Try any o

the Sinnygirl coctails in this boo, or invent your own using the Sinny-

girl Fixologist Formula (see Chapter 11) to get your guests into a party

mood.

Typically, your guests will be happy to participate in whatever you’ve

set as your themed coctail. Remember to have a un nonalcoholic option

or teetotalers, and always mae a pitcher or two ahead o time so that you

don’t spend your whole party playing bartender. Some people thin those

coctail charms you hang on your glasses are cheesy, but I thin they are

cute and really do help people eep trac o their drins. I also lie those

humorous, o-color coctail napins. Why not give your guests something

to tal (and laugh) about?

Some great signature coctails or theme parties could be:

Fo Wi:

Serve mulled wine or apple cider or a winter holiday party. Gently•

heat the wine or cider on low heat in a pot on the stove with whole spices lie

cinnamon stics, orange peel, and whole cloves. Strain and serve in mugs.

Serve kir Royales or New Year’s Eve: top glasses o champagne•

with splashes o crème de cassis.



Serve Sinnygirl Cosmos or Valentine’s Day. See the recipe on page•

177, or buy the new bottled version—chec www.sinnygirlcoctails.com

or details.

Fo Spi:

Serve Hurricanes or a Mardi Gras party. For a Sinnygirl version,•

put 2 ounces o rum over ice and add a splash o pineapple juice, a splash

o orange liqueur (lie Triple Sec), and a dash o grenadine. Fill the rest o

the glass with club soda. Mae them ahead o time in a pitcher (no ice) and

chill.

Forget the green beer and serve Sinnygirl Mojitos or St. Patric’s•

Day. See the recipe on page 173, or serve my new easy bottled version.

Fo Summ:

On a hot summer day, serve Sinnygirl Piña Coladas (see the recipe•

in Naturally Thin).

Another great summer drin: Sinnygirl Strawberry Daiquiris. Just•

mae Sinnygirl Margaritas, but muddle a ew ripe strawberries in the bot-

tom o the glass rst, then substitute clear rum or the tequila. Or, add a

splash o strawberry puree i you don’t have ripe strawberries.

For a summer garden party or luncheon, serve Sinnygirl Sangria•

(nd the recipe in Naturally Thin).

Fo Fa:

Bloody Marys mae excellent drins or Halloween parties. You are•

requiring everyone come in costume, right? Mae them in a punch bowl

and foat ice with olives rozen in it.

Warm spiced cider, with or without the rum (see the section or•

winter coctails), also maes a nice drin or a party on a chilly all eve-

ning.



S kinny girl Csmo

Cosmos are such a popular drink, but I think they are too sweet. This version

tastes delicious and has just a raction o the sugar and calories. Indulge and t

into your jeans the next day.

Serves 1

2 ounces vodka

2 ounces club soda

Splash of cranberry juice

Juice from 2 lime wedges plus

1 lime wedge for garnish

Combine all o the ingredients except the garnish in a shaker ull o ice. Stir

and pour into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with the lime wedge.

S kinny girl American “Virgin”

I created this drink or a Richard Branson Virgin America fight launch. You can

make it a true virgin drink as is (no alcohol), or you can make it with peach vodka

in place o the peach juice, or a less-than-virginal version.

Serves 1

2 ounces peach juice

2 ounces club soda

Splash of orange juice

Splash of lemonade

Lemon wedge for garnish

Combine all o the ingredients except the garnish in a shaker ull o ice and

stir to blend. Strain into a rocks glass lled with ice. Garnish with the lemon

wedge.



Spicy Chipotle Dip

The third i my trio o Pepperidge Farm Baked naturals recipes, this spicy dip

is quick to make ad your party guests will devour it. It has a spreadable cosis-

tecy.

Makes about 2 cups

16 ounces reduced-at chive

and onion favored cream

cheese

G cup chipotle peppers, pureed

Juice rom H resh lime

Pepperidge Farm Baked

Naturals Four Cheese

Crisps

I a bowl mix the cream cheese, peppers, ad lime together by had, or

puree with a immersio bleder. Serve with the Four Cheese Crisps.

~~~~~~~~ use-what-you-haVe VariatioNs ~~~~~~~~

Use any o these variations, or mix and match them according to your tastes.

VARIATIOn 1: Istead o favored cream cheese, try:

~ Ay plai reduced-at cream cheese ~ Ay reduced-at sour cream

or yogurt (this will make the recipe more like a dip ad less like a

spread).

VARIATIOn 2: Istead o chipotle peppers, try:~ 1–2 tablespoos chopped pickled jalapeños ~ 1 teaspoo ay hot

sauce ~ 1 ⁄ 4 teaspoo cayee pepper ~ 1 ⁄ 2 teaspoo red pepper fakes.

VARIATIOn 3: Istead o resh lime juice, try ay other citrus juice.

VARIATIOn 4: Istead o cheese crisps, try:

~ Baked blue cor or regular tortilla chips ~ Pretzel sticks ~ Baked

potato chips ~ Toasted whole-grai pita wedges.

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Low-Fat Mock-a-Mole

Icrease the ber ad decrease the at with this take o guacamole.

Makes about 1 H cups

1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and

mashed

1 cup cooked green peas

G cup chopped fresh tomato

2 tablespoons chopped fresh

cilantro plus more for garnish

1 tablespoon chopped red onion

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

2 teaspoons fresh lime juice

1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1 teaspoon garlic salt

H teaspoon black pepper

I teaspoon Tabasco sauce

Combie all o the igrediets i a large bowl ad bled with a immer-

sio bleder util smooth. You ca garish with cilatro. Serve with tortilla chips,

whole grai crackers, ad raw vegetables.


Use any of these variations, or mix and match them according to your tastes.

VARIATIOn 1: Istead o cooked peas, try a additioal avocado.

VARIATIOn 2: Istead o tomato, try chopped pear, grape, or cherry tomatoes.

VARIATIOn 3: Istead o cilatro, try doublig the amout o parsley.

VARIATIOn 4: Istead o red oio, try:

~ Ay other oio ~ Scallios, white parts ad some o the gree ~

Chives.

VARIATIOn 5: Istead o resh parsley, try addig 1 extra tablespoo resh

cilatro.

VARIATIOn 6: Istead o resh lime juice, try ay other citrus juice.



VARIATIOn 7: Istead o Worcestershire sauce, try soy sauce (icludig tamari

or shoyu).

VARIATIOn 8: Istead o garlic salt, try:

~ 1 Clove garlic, miced, plus3

⁄ 4

teaspoo regular or seasoed salt.

VARIATIOn 9: Istead o Tabasco sauce, try:

~ Ay other hot sauce ~ 1 dash cayee pepper ~ 1 pich red pepper

fakes.

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Healthy Tacos

Tacos are quick, u, ad easy to put o the table, ad so may igrediets ca

become taco llig that this is a almost idispesable meal whe you have to

eed more tha just yoursel. Eve i it’s just you, almost aythig you had or di-

er last ight ca probably be made ito taco llig. Meat, veggies, cheese . . . it

all works.

“Regular” tacos ca be a greasy mess o ried meat, lard-lled beas, ad

atty cheese. That’s ot how Skiygirls eat. Plus, the problem with cruchy taco

shells is that they are ried. I they ever come out with whole-grai baked taco

shells, I’ll be o board, ad oe ried taco shell is ot goig to make you gai

5 pouds overight. However, I preer sot tacos because you ca buy low-at

whole-wheat tortillas. They have more ber ad more volume. Warm them i the

microwave ad let everyoe put the igrediets they like o their ow taco. With

this recipe, all the igrediets are good ivestmets, so o matter what people

choose, they’ll be gettig a good meal.

Serves 4

1 pound lean ground turkey

2 teaspoons chili powder

2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 teaspoon garlic salt

1 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon Worcestershire

sauce

H teaspoon Tabasco sauce

H teaspoon Dijon mustard

G teaspoon red pepper

fakes

4 whole-wheat tortillas

Toppings (such as G heart

romaine lettuce, shredded ~

H cup shredded reduced-

at cheddar cheese ~

H cup shredded reduced-at

Monterey Jack cheese ~

Skinnygirl sour cream (1 cup

nonat Greek yogurt mixed

with 1 tablespoon resh lemon

juice)



1. Spray a ostick skillet with cookig spray ad put over medium heat.

Crumble the groud turkey ito the pa. Add the ext ie igrediets ad cook,

stirrig ad breakig up the meat with a woode spoo or spatula, util the meat

is browed. Set aside.

2. Wrap the tortillas i a towel ad heat i the microwave or 15 to 30 sec-

ods. To serve, put the meat, tortillas, ad toppigs o servig plates. Everyoe

ca make their ow taco.


Use any o these variations, or mix and match them according to your tastes.

VARIATIOn 1: Istead o groud turkey, try:

Ay groud or shredded meat or poultry ~ Cooked shrimp ~ Reried

beas ~ Veggie crumbles ~ Caed black beas, draied ad rised.

VARIATIOn 2: Istead o chili powder, try:

Taco seasoig mix ~ Caju seasoig mix ~ 1 tablespoo prepared

salsa or taco sauce.

VARIATIOn 3: Istead o garlic salt, try ay regular or seasoed salt.

VARIATIOn 4: Istead o Worcestershire sauce, try:

~ Soy sauce ~ Tamari ~ Fish sauce (or shrimp tacos).

VARIATIOn 5: Istead o Tabasco sauce, try ay other hot sauce.

VARIATIOn 6: Istead o red pepper fakes, try cayee pepper or chili

powder.

VARIATIOn 7: Istead o or i additio to the toppigs listed, try:

~ 1 resh tomato, chopped, mixed with 1 or 2 scallios, chopped, with

or without a little bit o chopped resh or pickled jalapeño pepper ~

Chopped resh cilatro ~ Red or gree salsa ~ Chopped iceberg lettuce

~ Ay other sharp cheese, Mexica cheese, eta cheese, or goat cheese

~ Guacamole or avocado slices.

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