(photo credit: mary claire miraldi)

snakes are big right now. absolut pears just released their new campaign featuring snakes. all though, they should really try reading the good book again, because i’m pretty sure it spoke of a snake with an apple, not a pear. fashion designer robert cavalli designed his kick ass snake vodka bottle and snake spout. and the weekend before last, your truly was conducting a snake martini photo shoot. all highly ironic of course, because snakes loathe alcohol, so much that if they ever have you in their deadly grip, pour a bottle of bacardi on their face and they will release you. oh, did i mention that my 5 year old nephew is currently obsessed with the sexy reptiles? lastly, snake skin is important this season. but FYI, buy the fake stuff. the real suffers a horrible death, nailed against a tree and skinned alive. no being deserves that, no matter how venomous. but onward and upward to astrology and cocktails, and what in the hell have snakes got to do with them? well, the apple is ruled by Venus, planet of love. you are the apple of my eye was surely spoken of a libra. eve fell for the knowing snake’s lure, the gift and curse of knowledge. while snakes don’t really have an astrological designation, they do represent transformation, and would therefore be assimulated with scorpio more than any other sign. so here’s some helpful knowledge libra: when life gives you apples, make applesauce!

SSSSSAUCY

2 oz vodka (robert cavalli snake vodka is perfect)
1/4 cup applesauce (homemade preferred)
tonic water

add ingredients to ice filled collins glass. top a good portion of the glass with tonic water and stir well.

APPLESAUCE

skin, core and chop 5 apples. place in saucepan with one cup raw organic sugar and 1 vanilla pod. (cut vanilla pod in half to expose black seeds in center of pod). if you do not have a vanilla pod, then use 5 drops vanilla organic extract. scrape out the black seeds. simmer until apples are soft. place in blender or food processor and puree until extremely smooth.

NOTE: you can just make plain applesauce, or any flavor you desire!

(recipe created by gwen sutherland kaiser)

want a sleek snake spout? there’s a gift with purchase promo going on right now… so get em while you can girlsssss!

thanks to ONCE UPON A TART for hosting WEEKEND HERB BLOGGING #100.

SUICIDE GIRLS: rattlesnake bites face off moron.