Episode 165: John Kelley's The Great Mortality

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In which the Mikes realize they're reading the same book at the same time and decide to record their thoughts, with no regard to what they're really supposed to be reading, which is Claire Kohda's Woman, Eating. 

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The Black Death

2 oz black vodka

3 oz limoncello

1 oz club soda

stir with ice and garnish with a lemon (or a dead rat)

Episode 164 William Hallahan"s The Search for Joseph Tully

 

                                                 
                     

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Pack up you belongings and quickly relocate with the Two Mikes and William Hallahan and his 70s horror novel The Search For Joseph Tully.   Maybe you'll find a new apartment or maybe you'll just loose your head.  That's one way to enforce rent control. 

 

 It's Cocktail Time

The Wrecking Ball

In a shaker of ice pour:

1 ounce Gin

1 ounce Rum

1 ounce Tequila

1 ounce Triple Sec

1 ounce Vodka

Shake for longer than you'd think and pour into a martini glass or serve over ice. Garnish with lemon or orange peel.  Stay home for the evening.

 

Episode 163: Scott Hawkins's The Library at Mount Char

 

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Wherein the Two Mikes look upon creation and find that it is good enough.

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Black Sunrise

Make coffee ice cubes

When ready, place in shaker.

Add:

    1 shot espresso

    1 shot Kahlua

    1 shot blackstrap rum

Shake and pour entire into tumbler.

Go to work.

Episode 162: Edgar Cantero's Meddling Kids

 

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The Two Mikes hop into the Misery Machine to solve a mystery, along with some damaged kids and a precocious Weimeraner. What they discover is a man in a mask behind a mask behind some tentacles, in a mine, behind a mask.

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Essential Salts

A day before you make this cocktail, prepare tomato water ice cubes.

• roughly blend four large tomatoes, a hot pepper, a selection of herbs, and a tbsp of balsamic vinegar
• pour into fine sieve lined with cheesecloth and let drip into container. Do not press: you want a clear orange liquid
• make ice cubes out of liquid (save the solids for chili or something)

When ready, rim margarita glasses with a mixture of salts: we recommend Hawaiian salt, smoked salt, and seasoned salt. Just run a lime or lemon wedge around rim, and dredge through salt mixture. Set aside.

In blender pour 1.5 shot of Cuervo Gold tequila and 1.5 shot of sage liqueur per serving you plan to make. Add in four ice cubes per serving. Blend and pour into glasses. Garnish with lime and cilantro or a fried sage leaf.