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Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, January 9th, 2009
By Warren Rojas
“Preggatinis: Mixology for the Mom-to-Be.” Natalie Bovis-Nelsen. Globe Pequot Press, 150 pgs., $16.95
Worried that a baby bump means kicking Cosmo night to the curb?
Our own Natalie Bovis-Nelsen aims to sate your cocktail cravings with “Preggatinis,” a compendium of preggers-friendly drinks designed to make your nine-month trek a walk on the wild side.
The maternally minded book is peppered with tongue-in-cheek quotes from today’s cocktail intelligentsia (“Drinking just to get drunk is like having sex just to get pregnant”), historical tidbits about tippling (imbibing beer was once believed to aide breastfeeding) and pro-pregnancy pointers (immortalize your pregnant belly with a glamorous photo shoot; book a massage therapist for any baby shower/preggatini party).
Bovis-Nelsen puts forward over six dozen drink recipes (broken up by trimester) including low-calorie beverages and nearly a dozen holiday libations (including the Sparkling Citrus Easter pleaser). There are also a few party food suggestions, including a zesty tomato dip and gruyere-chip pairing provided by celebrity chef Michel Richard.
Curious concoctions include: Clean Liver (a purgative brew of milk thistle and mint), Pants on Fire (chili-passion fruit mixer), Apricot Gingerini (a ginger-clove punch designed to short circuit morning sickness), Salty Puppy (curbed cocktail of just grapefruit and tonic), MILFshake (basically a peach-apricot-ice cream smoothie) and the odd craving-quenching Funky Monkey (peanut butter-chocolate job garnished with pickles).
Bovis-Nelsen also weaves in “de-virginizing” tips for spinning any preggatini into an adult beverage: “An ounce or two of vodka will not change the taste of the drink too much and is a safe bet when you want to add a spirited kick; substitute champagne for club soda.”
(January 2009)