As Bloody Mary variants go, I think this one is good!

A perfect tailgate accessory on an extremely hot day of afternoon tailgating.

Ingredients Assembly Put ice, gin, vermouths, pomegranate juice, lemon and a dash of bitters into a cocktail shaker and shake. Pour into a martini glass and garnish with lemon peel.

This one came directly from my father-in-law, who pointed me towards this easy naan pizza recipe that is so easy you can simply plop it on a covered grill.

Ingredients Assembly In a highball glass filled with ice, pour in the tequila and orange juice. Slowly pour the grenadine into the glass over the back of a spoon or by drizzling it down the side of the glass, allowing it to settle at the bottom. Garnish with an orange slice and maraschino cherry.

To celebrate Colgate’s trip to Stanford this year, I decided to go with a drink this week called the Golden Gate, which is simple but a nice mixed drink.

Ranger Suarez was the Phillies’ Game 3 starter today in the NLCS against the Padres. I decided to take a chance. Why not invent a drink based on his name?

Though the term “garbage plate’ is allegedly copyrighted by the restaurant that invented it, Nick Tahou’s in Rochester, I decided to invent the Bethlehem version of it – which we’ll call the “South Side Hangover Plate”.

I was literally scratching my head trying to figure out what I should do as the “Drink of the Week”, and my thoughts drifted to a hard cider and whiskey punch, which works as both a single drink or a large punchbowl.

A steak, egg and cheese bagel comes into play for tailgating. It’s a great choice, especially if you’ve made cheesesteaks the night before.