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A serious summer brunch calls for two things: one hell of a food spread and something to wash it down.The food part is relatively simple; pick a few of your favorite breakfast dishes (you know, the kind that doesn’t require you to fry eggs one at a time), add a couple of go-to lunch recipes and you’re set

It’s not really summer without snacks; the sun and heat just take it out of you. And, you suddenly need a snack everywhere: the beach, the pool, the office and definitely when sitting on the back patio enjoying a late evening sun-downer.Obviously, nothing stops you from buying summer snacks at the store (or, let’s face it, the drive-thru). Nothing, that is, except the complete lack of heat you’ll get from just about any commercial snack or sandwich on the market.

Remember those summer reading lists you used to get when you were in school? At the time, it probably felt a little like hell trying to get through those books when all of summer’s fun stretched out in front of you. That, even if you enjoyed reading.

Sure, you needed the red wine and Irish coffees to get you through the long winter nights. (Well, that and hot sauce, right?)But it’s summer now and you need something lighter and more seasonally appropriate. You still need your hot sauce though – and that makes things tougher. Right? Wrong!We’ve got the summer drinks that always pair well with hot sauces right here!