Drift’s Summer Recipes & Links

The Lists of Summer

This is the best time of year to eat, drink and scream the words to the perfect song. Below are some of our recommendations for good times, iPods and taste buds. What the hell is in Pirate Juice? How do you make a Dirty Lerma? Scroll down and check it out. We’ve even included links to all the Dumb Crap to Buy.

Things to grill (other than burgers and dogs)
Portobello mushrooms
Baste those puppies with olive oil and/or butter (lemon juice and pepper are other options), then throw them on the grill. If you have a gas grill, make the heat low. For coals, just keep them away from direct heat. Bonus: Throw a wedge of brie cheese in some tin foil next to the shrooms for some crazy-good dipping action.

Shrimp/chorizo kabobs
The trick here is finding good chorizo. We recommend the stuff in your grocery next to the regular sausages (dry chorizo won’t do). Also, buy some skewers. That’s kind of a big one. Next, chop the chorizo into thick pieces. Get an onion and a green/red/yellow pepper and chop those into large slices as well. Alternate the shrimp, chorizo, onions and peppers on the skewer, then throw those bad boys over some low heat.

Oysters
Not as hard as you think. Buy some live oysters. Then get a brush and scrub the dirt off their shells. Heat up the ‘cue … and just fire them on there. In about 4-5 minutes, they should be ready to pry open. Then, line up all your dipping sauces (lemon juice, horseradish, etc.) and get loose.

Ribs
Grab a slab of pork ribs from the meat section of any grocery. There are a couple tricks here that will help you make some dominant ribs. 1) Make sure you have a good rub you like (there are too many to list here, but if you’re confused, log on to foodnetwork.com and search “dry rub”). Throw your ribs down over some aluminum foil (meat side up), and rub generously. 2) Bake your ribs. Throw them in the oven for about an hour on 350 degrees. This will make them soft and help the rub get into the meat. THEN throw them on the barbecue.

Beer-can chicken
A summer classic that could make you a legend. Buy 2-3 full chickens from the meat section of your grocery. Remove the neck and giblets (this will be awesome and gross). Then clean out the inside of the chicken. Then salt and pepper the whole inside AND out (some people also like to use a dry rub). Then, crack open a beer (preferably a cheap, light American. We prefer Busch Light) and whack down half of it. Take your chicken, and put the beer can up into its cavity, so it looks like it sat on the can. Next, throw the chicken onto the grill, with the can and legs making a tripod. Make sure the heat is indirect. Then cook the bird for about an hour, or until done.

Drinks for your feasts
Pirate Juice
Yarr! You’re basically making a cocktail sandwich here. Take some Fresca (regular or black cherry) and pour it in a bowl. Then take 3-5 different kinds of Cruzan rum (we like pineapple, mango and coconut) and pour those in. Finally, top that bad boy off with more Fresca. And if you’ve got an eyepatch, throw one on.

Travis Special
Perfect in its simplicity: Citrus vodka, a heaping pour of lemon juice, and some lemon-lime seltzer water. Most refreshing drink ever.

Bottle of Miller High Life
Duh.

Super Margaritas
Another one that’s too easy. Buy margarita mix with the tequila already in it. Then, add more tequila! We like ours on the rocks with salt on the glass.

The Dirty Lerma
Sounds terrifyingly gross, until you drink it: Cheap, American light beer and Clamato juice. We know! But seriously, trust us. Especially on a hung-over Saturday.

Dumb crap to buy
The Cooler Scooter (a cooler on wheels with a motor. Possibly the greatest invention since the coozie)
The Oozinator (no, it’s not what you think. Unless you think it’s a squirt gun that fires green stuff)
The Summer Sled (it ain’t just for winter anymore)
Water wings (duh)
Banzai water slide (19 feet of inflatable awesomeness)

Playlists
Travis
Boat Drinks, Jimmy Buffett
Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues, The Eels
You Can Get it if You Really Want, Jimmy Cliff
Pressure Drop, Toots & The Maytals
Beautiful, Snoop Dogg w/ Pharrell
Burritos, Sublime
Now it’s On, Granddaddy
Big Pimpin, Jay-Z
PYT, Michael Jackson
Summertime, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
The Thong Song, Sisqo
Lovely Day, Bill Withers
Today was a Good Day, Ice Cube

Paulette
Sea Lion Woman, Feist
A Pillar of Salt, The Thermals
Heartbeats, The Knife
Que Onda Guero, Beck
Get Back, The Beatles
Skin Of My Yellow Country Teeth, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Once Around the Block, Badly Drawn Boy
Back to This, The Helio Sequence
Hate It Or Love It Remix, 50 Cent
First Day of My Life, Bright Eyes
Pirate Looks at 40, Jack Johnson
The Boss, James Brown

Summer movies
Wet Hot American Summer
Empire Records
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
The Sandlot
The Princess Bride
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Caddyshack
Little Miss Sunshine
Can’t Hardly Wait
The Parent Trap