Food and Drink

Diabetes Drink – Sugar Free Drink

Don’t you just hate it when you ask for a sugar free drink in a pub or restaurant and all they’ve got to offer is diet cola or water? 

Or you’re offered a pure fruit juice – “Well, that’s sugar free – isn’t it?”  No it isn’t – the sugar that occurs naturally in fruit juice is very high and that will play havoc with your blood sugar levels.  But here are a few drinks you might like to try…

I got so fed up of the standard cola offer, I decided to experiment with mixing the different sugar free drinks that are available and you might like to try these alternatives to ‘just cola’.

1) The first experiment I tried was to mix a diet cola and diet tonic water in the same glass.  Then I added ice and lemon.  The mixture gives a slightly sharper taste and it makes a very long and refreshing drink on a hot summer’s day.

2) Then I tried splitting a pure orange fruit juice (you could also try pineapple or tomato juice) with a friend and added sparkling water to my half of the juice.  You could also try mixing your juice with diet tonic water.

3) If you want to make a refreshing drink at home, this pineapple slushy will hit your dry spot:

Take 1 can sugar-free ginger ale, add 1/4 cup of unsweetened pineapple juice and ice cubes. 

Place in a blender and blend until the ice-cubes are crushed and you get a slushy mixture. 

Why not experiment with other unsweetened fruit juices?  And, if you want a little bit more of a kick, you could add rum extract to give it more flavor.

If you have any more ideas or recipes for sugar-free drink I would really love to hear about them.

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Soul Food Recipes – Top 3 Cakes Eaters Love

Soul food desserts follow the best southern recipes to top off the best meals. The one layer cakes have the reputation as tasty, satisfying and light. I polled a sample of my readers on their favorite cakes. Many were eaters and others were cooks who prided themselves on baking these cakes. Of course those were the one’s with the interesting stories and memory.

The memories of family gatherings accompanied by their cake creations filled their thoughts. Most of the cakes that finished at the top of the favorites list were the one layer or the sheet cake variety. But others that received votes but finished lower on the list mentioned the multi-layer cakes. These received fewer votes perhaps because they had more elaborate baking techniques than the 3 that finished at the top of our voters list. For example, the 3 layer chocolate and coconut cakes.

Here’s a list of the top 3 soul food cakes voted by readers.

1.

Sock-it-to-me Cake – This cake started out as an excellent cake eaten for the holidays. But it has grown in popularity and now many people enjoy it all year. The pecans, cinnamon and nutmeg gives it a tasty and crunchy texture. An excellent coffee cake if you drink coffee. Also an excellent light snack also.

2. 7-Up Cake – This light cake has grown into a popular soul food cake. As the name implies, 7up is added to the cake mix instead of water. This helps to make the cake light and airy. The texture is similar to pound cake. It’s shaped and baked in a bunt pan and topped with a glaze or white frosting.

3. Lemon Jell-O Cake – This is another favorite with readers who love the hint of tang plus the lightness of the cake. This sheet cake is topped with a clear lemon glaze that gives it just the right look and taste.

People love this cake because it’s super simple to make and taste good. It’s especially good right out of the oven and topped with glaze.

Cake is an all time favorite when it comes to soul food recipes. These desserts represent celebration and good times to those who consume them. Their simplicity encourages more people to try their hand at baking them and many have. These are beginners cakes. Some creative types even add their own imagination to give the cakes their own unique touch or signature.