A Super-Hostess cocktail recipe to ease the mood this Thanksgiving...

Everyone knows how the holidays go. You prepare a big, involved meal, have guests over, are stressed to the max, and have to be a gracious hostess with the mostest while maintaining your sanity. Insert collective, hair-pulling scream here in anticipation of the quickly approaching holiday(s)! 

Now, while I'm not saying you should whip up a cocktail that will lay out your guests (and you) before the meal makes it to the table, I can't deny that having a cocktail available at your gathering may help everyone (inlcuding you) relax a bit and enjoy the day a little more. And, if you can find a cocktail that is not only delicious, but also low-calorie on such an indulgent day, well I suppose that may just make you the Superwoman of hostesses.

Enter the Spiced Pumpkin Martini.

Are you drooling yet? I certainly was after seeing the first photo when I came across this recipe on eat-yourself-skinny.com: an amazing foodie blog I have absolutely fallen for. Made with sake, which has way less calories than both vodka and rum, this martini has less than 150 calories per serving and still has a deliciously creamy pumpkin pie flavor that will have your inner Pumpkin lover squealing "OMGeeee!"

So, how do you prepare this perfect little treat? Nope, you don't have to be a trained bartender to bust out this creamy cocktail, but it will still taste like a pro made it!
Saaa-weeeet!

Here's what you'll need to make 2:

2 oz Sake
2 oz Vanilla vodka
1/4 cup fat-free half and half
1 tbsp Pumpkin Spice syrup

Fill up your cocktail shaker halfway with ice, add all 4 ingredients and shake it like it's hot! Set aside and rim your martini glasses with a cinnamon-sugar mixture, then strain the cocktail carefully into the glasses.

The nitty-gritty on the Spiced Pumpkin Martini:

Serving size: 1 Martini
Calories:        143
Fat:                0 g
Carbs:            8.5 g
Fiber:             0 g
Protein:         1 g

Serve, enjoy, and feel the stress begin to melt away! 

What other drink recipes make you go "Yum!" and calm your holidays down? Comment below with your rowdy cocktail suggestions!

~KG