Monthly Archive for July, 2009

ZTL 139 A Spoonful of Tiki Makes the Politics go Down

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Lets face it, a good stiff drink makes it easier for even the most uptight person to discuss politics.  Sunshine and Kalani certainly don’t need a cocktail for conversation about the subjects like “don’t ask, don’t tell” or gay marriage.  This episode is not all serious matters, we also discuss how helpful a good dose of ginger can be, both in your drink and to curb many ailments.  Mint is another great herb our cocktails can’t do without.  And we have plenty of listener mail and comments as well.  Enjoy!

ZTL 138 Ginger Cures Everything. Drink Up!

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Our cocktail takes across the pond this week.  Pimm’s Cup is a classic British cocktail that no Wimbledon would be complete without.  Luckily here in the states we can easily get our hands on Pimm’s No1 without much trouble.  This light on alcohol drink allows Sunshine and Pumpkin to converse with a little more coherence this week.  Have you ever wondered how meat eaters are killing the planet?  Pumpkin has details.  Maybe you thought that alcohol was a cure all, but the supreme master being tells a different story.  You must visit the website of this total nut job, over the top crazy lady.  Maybe you will laugh, maybe you will change your life forever.  As long as you continue listening to our podcast we really don’t care.  Sunshine ends things with a visit from Dr. Bruce, our relaxation specialist and a rant about Joe Jackson….the A-hole child abusing, family manipulating, drunk ass, sorry excuse for a human being that he is.  Can you blame me?  And lets not forget our first of two parts on the wonders of Ginger and how it relates to our favorite tiki cocktails.  Yummy.

ZTL 137 The Mini Bar Party with Michael Jackson

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Sunshine and Starshine in the lounge this week.  After some fairly painful dental work Sunshine is a bit under the influence of numbing agents so our drink this week is not the usual poison.  Using Beachbum Berry’s iPhone app we find a great coffee cocktail called Otto’s Grotto.  Try this one after dinner, with dessert etc.  Our subjects this week range from the west coast to the east.  We welcome about a dozen new listners and fans from the east coast thanks to listener Ronnie who did some great “word of mouth” for us.  Back here on the west coast was the memorial service for MJ: Michael Jackson.  The entire city of Los Angeles is a little ape s&!t today with all the goings on down at the Staples Center.  Both Sunshine and Starshine have their own unique point of view on the passing of the King of Pop.  On a more Zen note we go over a few thoughts on living a more stress free lifestyle and what exactly is ZEN anyway.  There is plenty more current events discusses as well, tune in and enjoy!

ZTL 136 Its a Vegan 4th of July in Tiki Style

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After many many emails from our listeners we knew it was time to do a show on Vegan foods/party ideas.  Now and then Pumpkin brings us a little tid bit about the vegan lifestyle but we thought doing a completely vegan BBQ for Independance Day would be fun for all.  Sunshine naturally gives some vegan cocktail ideas (not to hard since almost all cocktails are vegan).  If you are new to the vegan lifestyle you will need a few cook books and a lifeline.  We recommend the following books: Garden of Vegan, Vegan a Go-Go!: A cookbook and survival manual for vegans on the go, Go Dairy Free: The guide and cookbook for milk allergies, lactose intolerance and casein-free living, Students Vegetarian Cookbook. Revised: Quick, Easy, Cheap and Tasty Vegetarian Recipes. For that vegan cocktail you don’t have to look far, but here are Sunshines favorite Cocktail Bibles.  For those of you who just tune in for the shenanigans you won’t be disappointed. Pumpkin gets a little smashed and we have a great time in the lounge as usual.