Now that fall is rolling in and it’s football season, I need to share my favorite alcoholic beverage.  Most of you don’t know this, but in my past life I was also a bartender.  Not a fancy one at an upscale restaurant but a college student drink slinger at one of the many slightly/very dingy bars in Athens GA. My shoes may have been covered in bar tar, the drinks may have been too sugary and multi-colored, but I loved bartending.  Now that I’m a little older, I enjoy mixing drinks at home and finding lower calorie drinks to share with you lovely readers. 

*6 oz tomato juice 

*2 oz Belvedere Bloody Mary vodka 

*1/2 lime juiced

*2 dashes Tobasco 

*2 dashes hot sauces 

*1/2 tsp horseradish 

*sprinkle blackening seasoning 

*garnish how you choose- I love lemons, olives and peppers in mine.  You can add celery, bacon (another favorite), shrimp etc… 

1. Mix all the above ingredients, garnish as you choose, and enjoy!