H.E.B Oaks Crossing

In Texas, HEB is our staple grocery store. A place where you think you can only get groceries right? Wrong! You know the saying "Everything is bigger in Texas"? Well the HEB at Oaks Cossing just did it BIG! 

With a fabulous and delicious restaurant inside and a full size bar you can pick up tampons, grab a bite to eat AND get a Bloody Mary all at one stop. It's perfect! 

The great people at HEB invited us to check out their new store, and we're so glad we did. Not only are the people kind but the food is fantastic. Go hungry though, the portions are big and will leave you with leftovers. The crispy brussel sprouts are the way to go when choosing an appetizer. Entree wise, everything that's on the menu is nothing short of delicious. And the brisket! Oh the brisket! That's all we have to say about that. (It's on point!) 

And if that doesn't make you want to try it out. They have amazing things and deals going on almost every day of the week. 

Monday-kids eat free (with a purchase of an adult entree) 

Wednesday- wine Wednesday! (25% off selected bottles of wine) 

Fri, Sat, Sun- live music all weekend (they have lined up some great people to play so make sure you check that out) 

Sunday- BRUNCH! (Our favorite) 10am-2pm brunch is served, mimosas and all! 

We hope y'all take the trip out to Stone Oak and visit our friends at the Market at Oak Crossings. We loved it and we know everyone else will too! 

Special thanks to HEB! Y'all are the best! 

Sweet Vodka Seven

We we're watching Saturday Night Fever the other night and we noticed everybody's drinks were pink/red. Apparently, everyone was mad about grenadine. We're not complaining we love it too! It sparked us to come up with this sweet little thang! It's a twist on a seven and seven, we call it a SWEET vodka seven! It's simple and easy to make, plus it's delish ya dig?!

Raspberry and Thyme Tom Collins

We're going all "American Hustle" on you this time. You know us and cocktails, making and of course drinking them just comes as second nature to us. We could do it in our sleep (maybe) we've never tried but challenge accepted! The annual San Antonio Current Cocktail party is coming up, and it's 70's theme! Its pretty perfect for us because we love men in white suits i.e John Travolta. So, keeping with the theme we decided to take the popular drinks of the 1970's and add a little Dossier  flavor to them. First up, the Tom Collins, which is just perfectly fine, but we needed to get more "groovy" with it. Insert the raspberry and thyme. It's a great drink with lots of great flavor, the raspberry and thyme simple syrup takes this drink to a whole other level. Not to mention it's such a pretty color. Mix some of these up, put your bell bottoms on and get your boogy shoes ready!

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San Antonio Current Cocktail Giveaway

As a gift to our San Antonio readers the SA Current has so kindly given us some tickets to give away to some lucky winners! This event is a must go to. Its all 70's themed so make sure to dress up in your best bell bottoms! Plus there is going to be 15 bars with all their cocktails (for free) and 13 restaurants with some free hors d'oeuvres all for you to try. Its gonna be a blast! We went last year and had the best time. Did we mention this event is SOLD OUT!

You must do ONE of the following to enter:

-"Like" The San Antonio Current on Facebook

-Follow the San Antonio Current on Instagram (@sacurrent)

-Sign up for the SA Current newsletter (www.sacurrent.com)

Comment below to let us know what you did! 

Contest ends Friday July 18th @ 5pm. 

Enter and get your "hustle" on with us! We promise you'll have a blast! 

How To NOT Get Sloppy Drunk

Lets be honest for a minute ladies and gents, if you signed up for the Cocktail Conference this month you probably planned on getting a little more than tipsy, am I right? We knew it. Now, we know that the main reason for this conference is to try a million and one cocktails that you haven't tried before, but we're here to save you from looking like Lindsey Lohan. Seriously its not cute, nobody likes a hot mess. Don't go down the road to tacky town. Take a detour and read this to help yourself  NOT get sloppy drunk. 

1.) Check yourself before you wreck yourself: 

If you know the night or day your going to be having ahead of you will consist of more than one drink, plan on taking it slow. We all know drinking faster will get you drunk quicker, but that's a sure way to make you a human puke machine before 10pm. Nobody likes to babysit (we all know this) so drink sllloooowlllllyyyyyy. It's not a race its a marathon. Just remember you have all night, or at least till 2am. 

2.) Have a calorie feast:

This just means EAT BEFORE YOU DRINK!! This just might be the most important rule to remember. Never and we do mean NEVER drink on an empty stomach. We get it, you want to stay fit. That's what the gym is for, not the salad bar before a night of hitting up all the bars. You wont make it to 2 cups of Jungle Juice before wanting to call it quits. If your dinner was a handful of almonds, expect to be hugging the toilet by the end of the night. Instead, order that double cheeseburger and spring for some fries too. You wont regret it. 

3.) Get on that H20 game:

Having a glass of water between drinks doesn't make you a loser. It makes you smarter than all those amateurs pounding back cherry vodka sour's and taking fireball shots like "a boss". Matching a glass of water with the drinks you have is a good way to make sure you don't become "that girl". You know that girl. She's the one crying in the corner, or yelling at the bartender, or even worse, dancing on the bar when your nowhere near Coyote Ugly. Its alright to know that girl, just don't be that girl.  

4.) Know your limit:

Bottom line. If you feel like your about to go exorcist on the person next to you, you've probably had to much to drink. We all know when were "feeling good" but if you take it to the next level and your friends have to carry you out of a bar because you thought it was a good idea to have 7 donkey punch shots in a row (not speaking from experience) well that's no bueno. Things to remember:

1. Stand still. Is the room spinning?
2. Can you feel your teeth?
3. How many times have you said "Oh my god, I love you!" in the last minute?

If your answers were: Yes, No, and more than 7. Than your drunk. Stop drinking immediately!

5.) Be snobby:

This is probably the only time we will ever suggest you do this but if your set on not having a pounding headache in the morning you might want to consider it. We all know the girls that say "I don't drink beer" whatever. Don't be that kind of snob, but you can be snobby about your liquor. Top shelf liquor and clear liquor have less congeners (which is just a fancy word for chemicals that add flavor and color to alcohol) These liquors will still get you drunk but you'll have less of those sucky side affects in the morning. Fork over a little bit more money if you know you don't wanna sleep your day away the next day. 

And if your a rebel and your thinking " To hell with all these rules! All I want to do is get drunk and not care!" Well, first off we would suggest that you calm the hell down before you go down the road only Amanda Bynes has traveled. Since your gonna be difficult we decided to go ahead and give you some alternate options that will free you to drink all night and not have a hangover in the morning. your options are:

1. Pop a multivitamin, like B12 before you start drinking to replenish whats lost from alcohol
2. Take some milk thistle. (sold at your local drug store) before bed
3. We swear by this one, the holy grail, Chasers Plus. Keeping hangovers away for years. Pop one before you go out on the town. 

Cinna-Sugar Holiday Cocktail

Christmas time is here!! We always feel happier this time of year, maybe its the cooler weather or all the holiday parties. Or maybe its all the holiday cocktails we tend to drink. Who knows? All we know is this really is the greatest month and we love celebrating it. Smirnoff was polite enough to send us a bottle of their new Cinna-Sugar Twist flavored vodka and needless to say we were happier than Santa Claus eating all the milk and cookies. We decided to mix it with some oh so good eggnog and guess what? It's delicious! Add a sugar and cinnamon rim and you got yourself one special drink. Perfect for any holiday parties or just to have with some dessert. It's simple but perfect. And it looks fancy too! Enjoy!

SKINNY Tequila Cocktail

Lets be honest, being on a diet sucks. Depriving yourself of all the delicious foods you could be eating. Meanwhile your eating a lean cuisine microwaveable dinner and wishing it was a big bowl of carb loaded pasta worth at least 27000 points on weight watchers. Horrible, no? Yes. We'll go on the record as saying though, weight watchers is a great program. Jennifer Hudson makes us feel so bad about ourselves. If your on a diet or have ever been on one then you know they always say to cut out the cocktails. Well we say "screw that!" Taking away a persons cocktails should be a crime. We know summer is pretty much over so the "beach body" you were trying to achieve (or did achieve) will be hidden under sweaters and jackets. We apologize for the late "skinny cocktail" post. Here in our house we are trying to concentrate on eating healthy and working out daily so we came up with a cocktail that won't have you hating yourself after drinking it. This drink is a guilt free cocktail you can have on the daily, and works perfect if your trying to stay on track with your calories. Go ahead and have more than one, or two, or three. Just kidding don't go overboard. We're here to motivate not sabotage. 

SKINNY Tequila Cocktail:
Juice from 1 orange
Juice from 1/2 a lime
2 oz pineapple juice
1 1/2 oz tequila
one slice of jalapeno

Shake all ingredients in a chilled cocktail shaker. Strain into a a cocktail glass, garnish with lime or jalapeno.

*recipe can be doubled very easily

Watermelon Rosemary Lemonade - Mason Jar Cocktail

You know those cocktails that just feel like summer? Well you guessed it, this one is definitely it! Katy found this recipe and knew we had to make it. The best part is the rosemary simple syrup. It sweetens the drink but adds that extra flavor. This cocktail is refreshing and just screams summer. It's DELISH! You can make a big pitcher of this but it may not last long. Plus this cocktail is great with gin or vodka. We just used our favorite tequila. Tequila and The Style Dossier gals is like french fries and ketchup, can't picture them with anything else. 

Peach Infused Lemonade - Mason Jar Cocktail

Lemonade is pretty great on its own but when you add a few extra ingredients like peach it makes it THAT much better. Peach Infused Lemonade has everything you want in a summer cocktail. It's light, refreshing and sweet. We used peach infused vodka and peach nectar to add a little extra fun to the basic lemonade recipe. This mason jar cocktail is super easy and incredibly tasty. It won't disappoint!

Peach Infused Lemonade:
1 cup water
juice of 1 lemon
1 tbsp & 1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp peach nectar
2 oz peach infused vodka

Pour 1 cup of room temp water into your mason jar. Add sugar and stir till dissolved. Juice your lemon straight into the mason jar. Add peach nectar and peach infused vodka. Add ice and garnish.

Cherry Margarita

Some people might consider us hoarders, well mason jar hoarders at least. We have a TON of them, and all different sizes too. Sure we put them to good use. You know somehow sweet tea seems extra sweet when its served in a mason jar. Remember they are considered the wine glasses of the south! So why not give them some extra love? Our friend threw out the fabulous idea of having a Mason Jar Cocktail month. (thanks Kara) I think she may know us too well, but why couldn't we have thought of it ourselves? Anyhoo the whole month of August will be filled with delicious and refreshing Mason Jar Cocktails. We have plenty of cocktail recipes but if y'all have any that you'd LOVE to share, we'd LOVE to make them.

Gin and Jam Cocktail

 Lets be honest, where would our lives be without Snoop D-O-double-G? How would we know that gin and juice was such a great combination, and that we need to keep our mind on our money and our money on our minds? These are unforgettable lessons (Thank you Snoop Dogg) but we're about to blow that gin and juice off the streets! We call it, gin and JAM! Ok ok don't get discouraged. We know it might sound...awkward but believe us this drink is anything but awkward. Its a little on the sweeter side so if your a straight up whiskey drinker this might not be the drink to have on the daily but its definitely worth giving a try. We tried it with strawberry and apricot jam and they were both very tasty, but the great thing about making this drink is that you can try ANY jam you can think of. The possibilities are endless. Plus, their so pretty. The colors come out perfect if your trying to instagram (guilty). We were definitely surprised on how much we liked it, and we thought since we liked it so much then there must be others just as curious to know what gin and jam tasted like. We think its a winner! So, roll down the streets, smoke your indo, and sip on your gin and jam because gin and juice was so 1995.

Gin and Jam:
1 tablespoon jam (any jam will do)
2oz Gin
juice from half a lemon
1oz simple syrup
 Shake all ingredients together in a chilled cocktail shaker. Strain into a rocks glass and garnish with mint leaves.
*recipe adapted from popsugar food

Peach Sangria

There's three things we know summer brings out, and that's hotties with beach bodies, hot summer nights, and alcohol alcohol alcohol!! I guess technically that's five things but who's counting? We know in Texas everyone's go to drink would be a margarita (obviously) we know for us a great margarita cant be beat, but recently  we've been testing out different sangrias and this one has gotten rave reviews from everyone. Its a peach sangria and its delicious! Our parents are pretty tough critics and this drink passed the test. They cant stop drinking it, which can't be good for them you know hangover wise. As we are headed on vacation this was one drink we HAD to have on our list. Its perfect for the beach but also classy enough if you wanna stay in and watch chick flicks. If your looking for something new this is definitely worth giving a try, trust us! 

Sangria Float

 The summer time is all about easy cocktails and we have the perfect one for you. It's a Sangria Float. It takes only two ingredients, lime, orange and strawberry sherbet and red lambrusco. Scoop out some sherbet into a cup and add a little red wine and enjoy! These drinks are perfect for summer and when the ice cream melts its heavenly. Next on our list is lime sherbet with tequila, you know how much we love our tequila!! 

The Paloma

Grapefruit and tequila seem to be the best combo. It's a mixture of tartness and sweetness. The Paloma is one of our favorite summer cocktails by far. You can use fresh grapefruit juice but we've taken a little shortcut, Jarritos flavored sodas have changed our world. We've started adding them to a lot of our cocktails. They taste so fresh and they have just enough sweetness. I don't know if we'll be able to survive this summer without them!

The Paloma
1 oz lime juice
1 1/2 oz tequila
5 oz grapefruit soda

In a salt rimmed glass mix lime juice and tequila.
Add ice, then top it off with the grapefruit soda.

Use a Mexican grapefruit soda, preferably Jarritos, it makes all the difference!

Jalapeno Vodka Lemonade

I guess you can say lately I've been a little obsessed with cocktails that pack a punch. I've been drinking Michelada's with jalapeno infused vodka or pretty much anything with jalapeno's. I like things a little spicy & this cocktail hits the spot. It's sweet lemonade with jalapeno simple syrup. It balances itself perfectly, the sweetness of the lemonade but you taste the jalapeno's in the back of your throat. It costs practically nothing & it took no time @ all to make. I had one target audience that would give me the thumbs up or down. What do ya know he gave me the THUMBS UP!! So guess what y'all we have a keeper.

*Most of the recipes call for just one jalapeno for the simple syrup but I like to use two jalapenos's, it adds that extra kick. If you're brave like me you can add a few splashes of jalapeno infused vodka

The best Valentines Day cocktail!

I am so excited to share this drink with you guys! I have been working on my haterade recipe for some time now and I have to say, it is pretty darn good! All my single people you know what you'll be sippin on this D-Day, i mean V-Day!!