Properly Sauced: Strawberry Basil Vodka Lemonade

People of Chicago, we all know how this works. It feels like autumn, it will soon be autumn. But there will be a weekend between now and snow time where it is 85 degrees. And we will all rejoice and smile at strangers on the street and feel weird that we even began to drink apple cider. We suggest you tuck this little recipe away until that day when you can savor the last bit of summer we have.

Mix 1.5 cup sugar, 1.5 cup lemon juice, 1.5 cup vodka, 1.5 cup water, then muddle strawberries and basil. Salud. Or, if you're feeling a sluggish- go to the grocery store and buy frozen lemonade, vodka, strawberries and basil. Pour the frozen lemonade into a pitcher. Add two parts water two parts vodka. Stir. Muddle strawberries and basil. Try not to think of the impending snow as you sip.