When My Thai Palace server Francesca Dallaire whipped up a
refreshing mocktail to submit to the Sudbury and District
Health Unit's Mocktail Mix-Off Challenge, little did she know
she had created a winning recipe.
"My aunt does a lot of travelling and I'm always asking her
about the drink list at the places she visits," the
college student said.
"I liked the creamsicle drink, so I decided to try making
something with a cream base."
Dallaire was approached by My Thai Palace owners Mookie and
Pipat Sripimolphan to come up with a drink after the health
unit issued a mocktail challenge to local restaurants earlier
this summer. Dallaire used her experience as a bartender and
cruised the Internet for inspiration.
Entries were judged based on taste, originality, and
presentation by members of the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
(FASD) Network and the Sudbury and District Health Unit. The
purpose of the Mocktail Mix-Off - the first time the contest
has ever been put on - was to raise awareness about fetal
alcohol spectrum disorder and the importance of avoiding
alcohol during pregnancy.
"Many women of childbearing age don't realize that there is no
safe amount of alcohol to drink during pregnancy and that there
is no safe time to drink alcohol during pregnancy," said Paula
Ford, a public health nurse with the health unit, in a release.
"If alcohol is consumed during pregnancy, it can cause damage
to the unborn baby. Even if the baby is born with no outward
defects, serious behaviour and social problems can still appear
later in life."
To help prevent FASD, pregnant women need the support of their
partners and the entire community to avoid alcohol during
pregnancy.
My Thai Palace owner Mookie Sripimolphan said that, since
winning the contest, numerous people have ordered the mocktail.
Mocktails are perfect for designated drivers, pregnant women,
children, and others who choose not to drink alcohol.
For those who want to try the alcoholic version of the drink,
Dallaire says she adds 2 oz of vanilla vodka to the mix.
Coconut Key Lime Pie Mocktail
1/2 oz Pina Colada Mix (found at the grocery store)
2 oz cream
1-1/2 oz lime cordial (found at the grocery store)
Crushed ice
Lime wedge and desiccated sweetened coconut for the rim
Lime slice for garnish
To make the drink:
Rim the edge of a glass well with the wedge of lime, then dip
into desiccated sweetened coconut
In a shaker, combine pina colada mix, cream, lime cordial and
crushed ice. Shake well and pour into prepared glass. Garnish
with a lime slice.
This mocktail goes well with many of the spicy and savoury
dishes created at My Thai Palace, located at 893 Notre Dame
Street in Sudbury. Here owner Mookie Sripimolphan poses with
her restaurant's winning mocktail.
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