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Oddly enough, the winter is when our citrus ripens, we find that we get more fruit than we can say grace over each year. So, we pawn it off on friends and juice what we have room to freeze, then we either eat the rest - or make fresh juice. You know, now that we think on it - our growing season is all off-kilter from our consuming season. Okra peaks in the summer, but, it is too damn hot to eat gumbo (although hot coffee + hot day = just fine), then we have this winter citrus quandary. This is one of our favorite drinks, tart-ish and refreshing - a great alternative to all that National Beer of Texas we consume.

What a beautiful week! This weather has us thinking of apple crisp, oven-warm and a la mode. Fall is time for chili, stews, and apple desserts, or simple baked apples, with a nice sprinkling of cinnamon. There may be a flurry of baking activity in our near future.

Happy Halloween Houston! It's the one day of the year that we can parade around in our normal frightening visage without fear! Seriously, we love Halloween here at Houstonist, costumes, candy, scaring the crap out of little kids and yelling at teenaged miscreants...while soaking up some liquor and stuff. What is not to love? We tried turning out the porch light several years ago, apparently that's no longer the universal sign for "I GOT NO FREAKIN' CANDY". Thinking that perhaps we need to dust off, er, purchase a new copy of Emily Post or the "Guide to Halloween Etiquette for Dummies", surely that exists. We'll be preparing for the wee goblins, ghouls and princesses listening to the Coogs as they take on Southern Miss at "high noon" tomorrow.

Okay, it's Friday and our week has been like this and this. So, we're just gonna advise you go crack a cold beer. Lone Star, St. Arnold's, Schlitz Malt Liquor (El Toro) or whatever you prefer. This week we're just feeling like mixing a cocktail is too much effort.

Dude, it's Friday. We don't know if it's the weather, the economy or what, but we're feeling Dude-like and so, today we're all about the White Russian, made the right way - not with powdered creamer. We have been league bowling for years, and we are still about the worst bowler on the planet, ever. Perhaps a few of these will improve our bowling fortunes, we may try that tactic next week. If nothing else, we'll be "entertaining" as always, or is that "dorky"?

Friday, finally - it's here!!!! The rain we're getting precedes a cold front that should send temperatures plummeting (well, maybe) into the 60°'s. Plus, it is festival season in H-Town, which means outdoor activities, arts, culture, music and - the opportunity to feast upon crap-on-a-stick and turkey legs, while drinking whatever grog-in-a-keg is available for sale. Fall weather makes us start dreaming of chili, chicken & dumplin's, gumbo and baked apple and cinnamon goodness, oh, and pumpkin (good and good for you and not just for pies, anymore). So, here's a gullet-warming cocktail named after a well-known military commander (bonus, it's a bourbon drink - we love bourbon, a lot).

Friday! We are so excited about the recent football successes of our Cougars! This weekend, they "kick off" Conference USA play against UTEP (University of Texas El Paso) at 8:00 p.m. Saturday. We'll be watching, so you be watching!! And now for something completely girlie - In The Pink! We have to have pink drinks this weekend, as the 2009 Komen Houston Race for the Cure® is tomorrow! What? You're not walking? You forgot to support your friends who are walking? Follow this link, rightchere and go to the last "dot" under "What's New at the Affiliate" and donate $10 (you'll also be entered to win a one-of-a-kind quilt!).

Happy Friday, Houston! It's like fall outside and we've had to struggle internally with the idea of playing hookey from work to soak up some fresh air. Last week, we tried our level best to get you to participate in ITALP and incorporate pirate-lingo into your football spectating. This week, we are shamelessly paying homage to boytoy seeking older bitches the illustrious University of Houston Cougar football team. Now, they were not "as" illustrious or beloved (this is "fickle-sports fans Houston", after all) prior to pulling off a win against OSU, in Stillwater - who happened to be ranked 5, BEFORE they lost to our un-ranked Coogs. We are on the hunt for a ticket for tomorrow's game (don't hurt yourself laughing at us, we are dead serious, here), should you know where we might purchase one, or more.

Ahoy! Houston, tomorrow is International Talk Like a Pirate Day! We were sussing out some rum recipes and the fine folks at Cruzan provided a good one. Perfect for watching some college football and yelling pirate-isms at the television. Shiver me timbers, the Cougars are off this week resting up from their huge win over the OSU Cowboys. AARRRRR, University of Texas is playing Texas Tech tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. and the mateys at Rice are tackling OSU tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. The Aggies take on Utah State at 6:00 p.m., as well. Whip up some of these delicious cocktails tomorrow afternoon and prepare a fine list of pirate insults to lob at the tv. Yeah, it sounds retarded - but, if you impose a "pirate talk only" rule, it'll be damn entertaining!!

The month of September is kinda rough on a Houstonian. We had a lovely three day weekend, St. Arnold’s released Divine No. 8 - and all goodness is followed immediately by a weekend of tragedy and disaster. Eight years ago, today - the towers came down. We urge you to take a moment to think back, remember what you felt and pay homage to those whose lives were lost. If you have the opportunity, drive by 3100 Chimney Rock, pausing to view , or stopping to visitthe 9/11 Memorial created by Mike Smith and the firefighters of Station 28. In two days, you can remember last year’s Hurricane Ike and his devastation. There are people waiting for FEMA aid, for enough insurance monies to repair their homes. Don’t kid yourself one bit - this coastal region still has a lot of “blue roofs” and uninhabitable domiciles. We’re still waiting for Hollywood celebrities to descend on Port Bolivar to help rebuild…..we are so not holding our breath.

Friday, finally! The temperature has moderated some this week, but the humidity has remained high. The sultry temperatures have us thinking in terms of Gone with the Wind. We can't help but think, "We are just sweltering in minimal clothing, who in their right mind would wear a freaking corset with layered hoopy under-things beneath some big honkin' dress?" Seriously, that stupid parasol is damn near worthless when the heat index is over a hundy! This week, we're bringing you a cocktail whose name evokes visions of Miss Scarlett and Rhett (he was hot - and we ain't talking meteorologically). Whatever poison you pick to unwind (although we recommend giving this little gem a whirl) - go forth celebrate the end of the work week, we're sure you deserve it as much as we do, if not more. Please note, if you have to work weekends......well, we apologize - we'll be thinking of you, really.

Labor Day is right around the proverbial corner! That means a three-day weekend and a fabulous excuse to fire up the grill and have some friends over for food and drink. Sure, you can always make a "cocktail" with the kid's Guyana Punch and a shot of clear liquor (you "call" it), but there's the everpresent hazard of one of the lil' cuties quaffing it on accident. So, we're bringing you a refreshing, slushy, citrusy bukkit drink. You will need to lay hand on a lidded vessel of plastic construction that will accomodate 11 cups of liquid and the expansion from freezing and still fit in the freezer. Or, you can punt and put plastic, zip-top containers of ice in the bucket - if you're not prone to being all "fancy".

Yes, the Houstonist Bartender is back! This weeks edition is an ode to the horrific hot and dry weather we have been having of late. Those isolated thunderstorms that allegedly roll through our 600 square miles have been completely missing our headquarters. Though we were treated to a spectacular light and sound show, albeit a rainless one, recently. Have a few of these and choreograph your very own rain dance, it can't hurt (just try not to scare the neighbors with a nekkid version - unless that's how they roll). We may actually wash the car - that almost always does the trick!

Happy Halloween! Here at Houstonist, every day is Halloween (but, we don't play the Ministry song over and over) this cocktail is sure to be a smash at your Halloween Soiree, just don't get smashed, as we tell you, ad nauseum. You know our tired old line about not being a dumbass - and it's Halloween, so, that goes "double so". If you haven't purchased candy for the little goblins, it's likely on sale, just saying. Anyway, mix up a few of these, try not to give the cute little kiddo's a total fright - their parents kinda know where you live, and who hands out the half price marshmallow pumpkins.

The infamous Texas Crawfish and Music Festival is scheduled to take place in Spring this Saturday. What goes better with crawfish than an ice cold beer? Now the tricky question is exactly what beer goes best with crawfish on a hot and muggy Saturday afternoon? After much research at Sam's Boat every Monday night for several months, Houstonist has found the answer.

The last time Houstonist offered up a drink recipe, we were hailing the coming of a new and warmer season. If you're like many longtime Houstonians, you've been enjoying this recent mild weather and spending as much time in the great outdoors as possible before the dreaded heat and humidity that is Summer comes rearing its ugly head around the corner. Alas, all good things must come to an end, but not like you may think. Perhaps in yet another piece of evidence that global warming is more than a conspiracy theory evoked by Al Gore, a cold front will be sweeping through our town this evening, dropping temperatures by 30 degrees. That's right folks. We're being forced to bundle up in mid-April before painting the town red this weekend. And what better beverage to consume in chilly temperatures than a traditional Irish Coffee?

Last week marked the start of the Spring season. It's time to put away the winter coats, boots, gloves, and scarves. Wait, we're in Houston, right? So, it's actually time to put away the long sleeved shirts, jeans, and to shave away that stubble from your face (or legs as the case may be) that kept you warm on those lonely brisk 60 degree evenings. Break out the cargo shorts, polo shirts, sun dresses, and sandals. Spring is here, baby!

Tomorrow is Saint Patrick's Day! To help you celebrate, we bring back a classic drink for everyone to enjoy this weekend. Whether you'll be huddled by a TV watching college basketball or celebrating with the masses in Rice Village, make sure you're throwing down Irish Car Bombs to celebrate Saint Patrick and all of his accomplishments (whatever they may be).

As a public service announcement, don't forget that tomorrow night marks the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. At 2:00am on Sunday morning (late Saturday night for us party-going types), we will all be forced to set our clocks ahead by one full hour.

Happy Leap Day!

It's the most wonderful time of the year

So maybe you're like us and lacking in companionship on Valentine's Day. Maybe you're like us and just a wee bit distressed about the prospect of having no one to share chocolate-covered strawberries with this evening? Maybe you're even like us and plan to go out with your friends tonight to drown your sorrows in a river of Apple Martinis?

We at Houstonist are pretty tired of this foggy weather. Cold we can deal with, but the fog just makes everything kinda depressing. So as we head into the weekend, we need a shot (of booze) in the arm.

Houstonist hits Italy's Rimini Beach every Pasqua (that's Easter for y'all that don't habla) for fun in the sun, dynamite food and to make-uh the party. And while you can make-uh the party without booze, we like-uh our booze. One of our favorite Italian libations is limoncello. Limoncello is a great aperitif or digestif that is made from grain alcohol, lemon zest and sugar. The drink is sweet and sour, but not like Chinese food....

"All the dude ever wanted was his rug back." Instead, he got laid by a feminist; his car was stolen by a teenager; he was beat up by the Malibu police chief; and, his good friend died. One constant throughout The Big Lebowski, besides liberal use of the F-word, is the dude's consumption of White Russians or Caucasians as he calls them. The cult following of the Coen Brothers film resulted in popularity surge...

We know what you're thinking. You've looked at the accompanying photo and have already written off this post as crap. You're wrong. Liquor stores close at 9 PM. You probably haven't given that much thought except for the occassions when you desparately needed another bottle of Hypnotiq, Jaegermeister or some other item only available at a booze shop. We know the feeling. Try hosting a kegger without a functioning tap only to arrive in...