Kayla and Taylor discuss the themes and major beats of Jack Kerouac’s1957 novel On the Road. Topics include road trips, the allure of the West, and Really Problematic Men.

This week’s drink: The Margarita via liquor.com

INGREDIENTS:

2 oz blanco tequila

½ oz orange liqueur

1 oz lime juice, freshly squeezed

½ oz agave syrup

Lime wheel and kosher salt, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Add tequila, orange liqueur, lime juice, and agave syrup to a cocktail shaker filled with ice, and shake until well-chilled.
2. Strain into a rocks glass over fresh ice
3. Garnish with a lime wheel and a kosher salt rim (optional)

Current Reads and Recommendations:
Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen by Laurie Colwin
Woman, Eating by Claire Kohda
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac

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Join us next time as we discuss Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (pt.1)

Here is the cocktail recipe for the upcoming episode if you want to drink along with us!

The Apple Pie-tini via The Literary Vegan

INGREDIENTS:

Apple juice liquid (1 oz apple cider, ¼ tsp brown sugar, sprinkle of cinnamon, sprinkle of nutmeg)

1 oz vanilla vodka

1 oz ginger ale

Cinnamon stick and/or apple slice, to garnish

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. In a cocktail shaker, shake together apple juice liquid, vodka, and ice
2. Pour into a cocktail glass and top with ginger ale
3. Garnish with a cinnamon stick and/or apple slice