If you’re following a healthy eating plan, what you drink is just as important as what you eat. And on the South Beach Diet, certain high-calorie beverages (like sugary sodas and fruit juices) can be diet busters. But what about alcoholic beverages like wine and beer? Starting on Phase 2 of the South Beach Diet, you can enjoy alcohol in moderation. It’s recommended that women limit their intake to one alcoholic beverage a day, and men to one or two a day. More than that not only adds calories but can also sabotage your willpower. Before grabbing a drink, check out our brief guide:

1. Don’t drink too early in the evening because you may be tempted to have several drinks, and the calories start to add up.

The green color makes this a great holiday drink.
In mixing tin:
3/4 oz Creme de Cacao
3/4 oz Green Creme de Mint
1/2 oz Bailey’s
Splash of cream
Drizzle a martini glass with chocolate syrup and then pour in mixture. Garnish with a Thin Mint cookie on side of glass.

In mixing tin:
1/2 oz Kahlua
1/2 oz Dark Creme de Cacao
1/2 oz Frangelica
Fill with orange juice. Pour in
Martini glass and drop in two
candy corns for garnish

In a glass of ice add:
3/4 oz of Sour Apple Pucker
3/4 oz of Crown Royal
3/4 oz of cranberry juice

Cheesecakes are perfect desserts made of either American cream cheese or Italian ricotta cheese. I never say "no" for a slice , but my favorite is always New York style cheesecake.

I will give you a perfect recipe which is easy to make, and the results are always creamy and delicious and it is LOW FAT!!!

If you look at the photo, you won't notice that I didn’t put a crust on this cheesecake. I personally don’t like having a crust on my cheesecake, but you can prepare with crust.

Here is the recipe: 

Ingredients:
• Ice
• 1.5 oz Grey Goose® Vodka
• 0.5 oz Cointreau
• 1 oz Pomegranate juice (POM ®)
• Splash of cranberry
• Splash of Sprite®
• Sugar to rim martini glass

Preparation:
• Use cocktail mixing tin and fill with ice
• Add the above ingredients
• Shake and strain
• Pour into sugar-rimmed martini glass and garnish with a lemon.

My wife and I have always enjoyed a good Caesar salad. However, it was not until a trip to Palm Springs in 1999, that we experienced the true taste of a freshly made table side Caesar salad. As we watched our waiter at LG’s Prime Steakhouse mix all the fresh ingredients, we kept a watchful eye and asked lots of questions so that we could replicate at home. Actually, LG’s provides this recipe to all of its patrons because it is a signature dish. Although we have dined at many other steakhouses since, and enjoyed similar table-side Caesar salads, this recipe is still the all-time favorite. We have prepared this salad at home many times over the last 10 years and we have also made some minor tweaks.... to make it our own.... It has been a hit every time!

So, enjoy a great meal on your patio this summer and impress your guests by tossing a table side homemade Caesar salad that is really simple to make and sure to delight. Be certain to make this dressing at the last minute before dinner to ensure it is fresh. In addition, you will showcase the “wowfactor”, as the dinner guests observe your kitchen prowess in mixing up this dressing. Table-Side Fresh Caesar Dressing (Like any good classic steak-house):

Ingredients:
• 1 pint glass of ice
• Lemonade
• 2 oz Absolut Citron®
• Splash of sour mix
• Splash of grenadine
• Orange and cherry for garnish

Preparation:
• Fill glass with ice
• Add the Absolut Citron®
• Fill rest of pint glass with fresh lemonade
• Add splash of sour mix and splash grenadine
• Garnish with orange and cherry