H&H Happy Hour: What to drink when the power goes out

What a crazy week here in the H&H Hood. First the earthquake and then Irene of which some of you reading this are still without power. Well at 6:30 Saturday night when Irene was really getting worked up the inevitable happened it went dark. I absolutely could not let ice cubes melt in the freezer so I saved them in a couple of glasses of scotch. There also happened to be a nice bottle of Tempranillo waiting.

A simple H&H Happy Hour post for really a simple week that was filled mostly with quiet evenings and conversations on the porch.  A difficult but refreshing reflection every once in a while.

Stay tuned September 14th for the last in my summer happy hour series.  I hope you all are reading this as power has returned to your homes.

H&H Happy Hour is written by Forest Hill resident, Tim Vidra, and is a bi-monthly summer series of cocktail recipes with a twist – often incorporating finds from his own organic garden. View these and more recipes at Tim’s food blog, E.A.T., advocating the use of simple local ingredients and sharing tips for how to incorporate them into dishes that will impress.