Mint Fetishes

How many of you use fresh herbs when you cook? Probably not everyone, its faster to use herbs bought from the store that is already prepared for you , am I right? Well, I love fresh herbs. I love to grow them from the seed. I don't always  have the best luck growing them here in Louisiana, although people seem to think I have a green thumb.  I wanted to share a little secret I found out while experimenting with herbs.

I love Mojitos and Im sure I am not the only one who does. If you don't know what a Mojitos is here is a great recipe that I always use.

The Mojito

For each Mojito, you will need:

1 teaspoon of sugar
1 large sprig of mint
1.5 oz. white rum - 80 proof
1/2 fresh lemon cut up or Lime
Club soda or Sierra Mist
Ice

Place the sugar and mint leaves at the bottom of a tall glass. Smash the mint into the sugar using a Mortar and Pestle or the back of a spoon.  Add white rum, Juice from 1/4 of the lemon, ice, top off with club soda or Sierra Mist and stir well. Garnish with fresh sprig of mint,  I prefer spearmint, and Lemon; serve immediately.

If you don't feel like making your own you can also buy it in a box, its really good that way , just way stronger :)

 I love Mint so much that I buy fresh mint from the produce market to make these yummy drinks. I decided one night while making these yummy drinks,  I would take a sprig of the mint and see if I can make it could make it grow. I thought what a better way to save money and have the mint you really like.

I took the sprig of Mint , placed it in a glass of water and left it to do its thing. And what would you know, It sprung roots. I now have a mint plant and I don't have to buy it anymore!

I went to Colorado to my husbands Mothers house in Boulder this past June. I noticed the next door neighbor had Mint growing ramped in their yard , even in the cracks of the sidewalks. I decided to bring some back with me root and all from Colorado to Louisiana. I couldn't beleive it but it grew, and its really doing well despite the heat has upset it a little. All I did was put it in water and wait for it to sprout more roots and then I planted it.

anything you can want to grow, just cut of a vine of it , throw it in some water until it grows roots, then plant it in some soil and wallah you have a new plant!
 

This big plant is my basil I started from a seed, its crazy growing!
Happy Planting