Grapefruit Juice

  Grapefruit margarita Total time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Wedge of lime 2 teaspoons coarse margarita salt 14 ounces ruby red grapefruit juice, with pulp (about 3 medium grapefruits) 1 ounce lime juice 5 ounces reposado tequila 2 ounces triple sec 4 slices grapefruit or twists 1. Run a lime wedge halfway around the rims of four margarita glasses and dip into salt. Set aside. 2. Combine 7 ounces grapefruit juice, one-half ounce lime juice, 2 1/2 ounces tequila and 1 ounce triple sec in a cocktail shaker.

  Grapefruit margarita Total time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Wedge of lime 2 teaspoons coarse margarita salt 14 ounces ruby red grapefruit juice, with pulp (about 3 medium grapefruits) 1 ounce lime juice 5 ounces reposado tequila 2 ounces triple sec 4 slices grapefruit or twists 1. Run a lime wedge halfway around the rims of four margarita glasses and dip into salt. Set aside. 2. Combine 7 ounces grapefruit juice, one-half ounce lime juice, 2 1/2 ounces tequila and 1 ounce triple sec in a cocktail shaker.

I take felodipine for high blood pressure. I know I can't take it with grapefruit juice. I recently read that orange and apple juice also may affect medications. Is there a fruit juice I could use for taking my felodipine? How about pineapple juice? It's getting so you just don't know what is safe to eat or drink. Drug-food interactions are incredibly complicated. Grapefruit juice increases blood levels of nearly 50 medications, including felodipine. Apple and orange juice have the opposite effect for certain drugs.

It's been known for a long time that eating grapefruit and taking certain prescription oral medications - including the cholesterol drugs atorvastatin, lovastatin and simvastatin as well as some cancer and heart drugs - don't mix.  On Monday, the team of researchers who discovered the dangerous interactions nearly 20 years ago reported that the number of drugs that can cause serious reactions when mixed with grapefruit increased dramatically between...

Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes, plus chilling time Servings: 8 1 unbaked (9-inch) tart shell 2 whole eggs 2 egg yolks 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup grapefruit juice (from 2 large grapefruit) 1 teaspoon grated grapefruit zest (from 1 large grapefruit) 1 teaspoon Campari 6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces 1/4 cup chopped pistachios 1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Prick the bottom of the tart shell lightly with a fork, line it with parchment or aluminum foil and fill it with pie weights (you can use dried beans and save them to use as weights the next time you bake)

Firm Warns of Product Tampering: Everfresh Inc. of Franklin Park, Ill., said consumers in 18 states, including California, should look for possible tampering of its 10-ounce bottles of Everfresh Grapefruit Juice. It said the bottles involved were from lot No. C1225. Pennsylvania officials and the Food and Drug Administration are investigating several cases of apparent tampering, the company said. Thirty bottles of its grapefruit juice found in the Hatfield and Reading, Pa.

Total time: 2 minutes Servings: Makes 1 cocktail Note: From Vincenzo Marianella 1/2 ounce good-quality reposado tequila, preferably 4 Copas 3/4 ounce St-Germain elderflower liqueur 1 ounce ruby grapefruit juice 2 to 2 1/2 ounces Champagne or prosecco Combine the tequila, St-Germain and grapefruit juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Strain into a cocktail flute. Top with Champagne. Quickly stir; then serve immediately. Each serving: 167 calories; 0 protein; 13 grams carbohydrates; 0 fiber; 0 fat; 0 saturated fat; 0 cholesterol; 2 mg. sodium.

Savvy Americans are eating lighter. They know they can still enjoy their traditional favorites and cut down on calories and fat, and holidays are no exception. Offered here is a slimmed down July 4th picnic. It features a tasty version of coleslaw made with a dressing of grapefruit juice, oil, mustard and caraway seeds. A cup of regular slaw with a mayonnaise dressing has about 175 calories; our version boasts a slim 100. A quarter of a three-pound fried chicken carries a 968-calorie tag.

Though the tiki cocktail was invented in Los Angeles, when it comes down to it, Angelenos don't consume a whole lot of its signature spirit: rum. Outside of select tiki bars such as Trader Vic's and Tiki-Ti, our interest in rum drinks doesn't go much further than the mojito. L.A. likes vodka and whiskey, says Craig Trager, who owns five bars including the Well and NoBar. If it weren't for his $3 margarita special at El Bar, which has a Mexican theme, he says he'd even have a hard time pushing tequila.

You're gearing up for Oscar Sunday — also known as the "Ladies' Super Bowl" — and to loosely quote an Oscar winner, you're feeling like the queen of the world. Why not be queen of the desert too? This tangy little cocktail of the same name was created by bartender Colleen Ford Morales for the bar at Next Door by Josie and it features a royal mix of sterling silver tequila, fresh lime and grapefruit juice and simple syrup. A courtly kick comes from crisp jalapeño slices. -- The Queen of the Desert by Colleen Ford Morales 2 ounces silver tequila 1 ounce fresh lime juice 1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice 1 ounce simple syrup 2 thin jalapeño slices, plus more for garnish Tonic water Combine tequila, lime and grapefruit juice and syrup over ice in a mixing glass.

When I was in Washington, D.C., recently, I got turned around and took the wrong bus. When I got off, I realized I must be very close to Jaleo , the first restaurant of Spanish chef José Andrés (The Bazaar). It had just been redone and I wanted to check it out. All quiet on a Saturday afternoon. We took two seats at the bar and ordered a glass of Albariño and the cocktail a new friend had enthusiastically recommended: Hometown Hero. I loved the cocktail's tart sweetness, the almost smoky taste of the mezcal and the bitter herbs of Cocchi Americano vermouth with a high note of cinnamon.

It's the year of the dragon, and if Klaus Puck has his way, you'll be breathing fire in no time. Puck, the brother of chef Wolfgang Puck, oversees the wine and spirits program at WP24 Restaurant & Lounge by Wolfgang Puck at the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Los Angeles. In this drink, tequila is mellowed by sweet Cointreau and cut with tart grapefruit and lime juice. The heat comes courtesy of a couple of jalapeño slices. Serve this with a spring roll for the perfect pre-dinner treat. -- Dragon's Fire cocktail by Klaus Puck 2 slices of jalapeño 11/2 ounces Herradura añejo 3/4 ounce Cointreau 1/2 ounce grapefruit juice 1/2 ounce lime juice 1/2 ounce simple syrup Muddle the jalapeño in a martini mixing glass, add the other ingredients and shake; salt the rim of a martini glass and strain the mixture into it. Garnish with a Thai basil leaf.

Say goodbye to the drinker's golden rule, "Beer before liquor, never been sicker. " A new style of mixing the two favored forms of alcohol is emerging with frothy force in L.A.'s increasingly sensual drinkscape: the beer cocktail. Novel mixtures of beer, gin, vodka, whiskey, juices, infusions and herbs, beer cocktails are pouring two of the city's most hedonistic obsessions — craft beer and mixology — into a single glass, one that showcases the properties of fine beer rather than shunting it to the side as just another ingredient.

Total time: 1 hour, 10 minutes, plus chilling time Servings: 8 1 unbaked (9-inch) tart shell 2 whole eggs 2 egg yolks 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup grapefruit juice (from 2 large grapefruit) 1 teaspoon grated grapefruit zest (from 1 large grapefruit) 1 teaspoon Campari 6 tablespoons cold butter, cut into pieces 1/4 cup chopped pistachios 1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Prick the bottom of the tart shell lightly with a fork, line it with parchment or aluminum foil and fill it with pie weights (you can use dried beans and save them to use as weights the next time you bake)

It's been known for a long time that eating grapefruit and taking certain prescription oral medications - including the cholesterol drugs atorvastatin, lovastatin and simvastatin as well as some cancer and heart drugs - don't mix.  On Monday, the team of researchers who discovered the dangerous interactions nearly 20 years ago reported that the number of drugs that can cause serious reactions when mixed with grapefruit increased dramatically between...