On a happier, more pleasant, and more booze related note...
I was rereading some of the RSS feeds I've saved, and one from the Chicagoist had me reaching for my gin to try a new twist on a Gin and Tonic...
Grab yourself a sprig of rosemary, bruise it (they hit it with a cast iron pan, I just crushed it with my fingers a bit) drop it in a glass, cover it with ice, add your gin and tonic in a 1:3 ratio or so (any more and you won't taste the rosemary).
Let it sit for about five minutes.
Add the juice from a lime wedge.
Sip.
Feel civilized.
Next time on "Good Drinks," a perfectly good classic gin martini hopelessly adulterated with fizzy Italian Blood Orange soda.
Grab yourself a sprig of rosemary, bruise it (they hit it with a cast iron pan, I just crushed it with my fingers a bit) drop it in a glass, cover it with ice, add your gin and tonic in a 1:3 ratio or so (any more and you won't taste the rosemary).
Let it sit for about five minutes.
Add the juice from a lime wedge.
Sip.
Feel civilized.
Next time on "Good Drinks," a perfectly good classic gin martini hopelessly adulterated with fizzy Italian Blood Orange soda.