The Happiest Hour Delicious Mocktails for a Fabulous Moms’ Night In

by Podlogar, Debbie

• ISBN13: 9781577154372
• ISBN10: 1577154371
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2024-11-05
• Publisher: Rock Point

Summary

Motherhood + Mocktails = A new era of fun and fabulous sober drinking. 

Mocktail Mom® is calling all mothers! That includes moms of humans or pets, spiritual and literal, and bonus points if you’re over 50. The Happiest Hour is here to encourage you to have fun drinking without the alcohol. Who said you can't be part of the party if you're not drinking? No more shirley temples! With this beautifully photographed recipe book containing over 50 mocktails, grab your shakers and let's start muddling-like-a-mother.

Written by author Debbie Podlogar, AKA Mocktail Mom®—followed by thousands in the sober and mindful-drinking community who are seeking a fun, alcohol-free lifestyle—The Happiest Hour will inspire your inner bartender to satisfy that busy mothers craving at the end of the day. Discover the fun of NOT drinking in the chapters of this book, which include: Not Past Our Prime, Spicy Momma Mocktails, Hot Flash Mommas Need Frozen Drinks, Mules-for-Days, Holidays without Hangovers, and More!

The recipes include:
 

• Mocktail Queen
• Don't Be So Old Fashioned
• Seasons of Life
• Mind of Her Own
• Climb the Mountain
• Drinks Well with Friends
• Summertime Refresh
• Easy Like Monday Morning
• Cranberry Dream
• Comfort Coffee
• and so much more!

With over 50 alcohol-free recipes, discover tips and inspiration that will help you enjoy the festivities, and avoid the mommy wine headache and regret the following day. Learn how to set up your home-bar and enhance your mocktails using Deb's fancy and fabulous garnish glossary. Whether you're abstaining from alcohol or trying to cut back, Deb also shares recipes and hacks to help you order mocktails when dining out. 

Hit the "easy" button when it comes to living with Authentic Freedom® from alcohol. Display this gorgeously photographed book on your home bar or in your kitchen and show your sober-curious mom friends and family just how much fun can be had with mocktails.

Author Biography

Debbie Podlogar is just a normal mom who got lost in the world of “mommy wine culture.” She started drinking later in life, usually just out with friends “for a glass of wine.” After some time, she started using wine to numb the pain of life: divorce, breast cancer, the death of her parents, and more. To an outsider, no one would have known; she seemed like a normal mom who volunteered with the PTA and loved the Lord. At the end of 2020, she had had enough, and decided to stop drinking and breaking her promises to herself. Her mocktail journey started right at the end of 2020, when she knew she would need replacement drinks to be successfully alcohol-free. She created her Instagram account @Mocktail.Mom to document and share all the alcohol-free drinks she was discovering. Now, she feels freer and more alive than ever. Being alcohol-free has allowed her to start living her life with authentic freedom!