Pumpkin Margarita – 5:00 Fridays TM

Every year my family makes fun of my Halloween costume ideas. Bird and Deal pooh-pooh costumes that go together, which speaks to their independent natures. They’ll have no part of being tethered together by costume or anything else. I think this is a result of them always being mistaken for twins. Mac Daddy hasn’t forgiven me for the year I made his rocker dude costume look like he was dressed as a transvestite. I can’t help that I’m no make up artist. As for me, I like to come up with play-on-words costumes.

I was chastised for last night’s costume, but my quest for the perfect word play costume is not over. I shall wear the mantel of Dork with pride.

Now, Halloween is nothing without pumpkins. Fall, in fact, is nothing without pumpkins. According to a recent story on NPR, the whole pumpkin thing is kind of an olfactory mindf#*%$. I fully admit to falling victim to fall’s pumpkin craze. I’m not a PSL girl, but I do love all things pumpkin, both sweet and savory. You haven’t lived until you’ve savored Bida Manda’s pumpkin curry. I drool at the mere thought. In the midst of pumpkin’s season of glory, my friend Julie in Houston shared a cocktail recipe that combines fall’s delight with the perfectTexan margarita.

Pumpkin Margarita
1 shot tequila
1/2 shot pumpkin spice liqueur
1/2 shot Grand Marnier  
3/4 shot dirty margarita mix

Add all the ingredients to an ice filled shaker and go all Ric Ocasek on it. Pour over rocks in a tall glass.

Cheers to fall, to friends, and to funny punny costumes!