Summer of mint
For reasons that do not need exploring at this juncture, I acquired two mint plants back in May. (Okay, full disclosure, they were left over at the end of a bartending gig.) I took them home and repotted them and figured they were cheap supermarket herbs-inna-pot and would die on me in a week or so.
This did not happen. The mint loved my kitchen, and still loves it; those two plants have taken over most of the windowsill and try to make a move on the hibiscus whenever my back is turned. In order not to wake up one day and find the kitchen table occupied by little minty stormtroopers, I've started putting mint leaves in everything I can think of. Bulgur salad with fresh mint. Mint lemonade. Mint and cucumber water. Sliced strawberries with mint and lime and a pinch of muscovado sugar, that's brilliant (and a splash of lime mixer if you should happen to have a lot of lime mixer left over, see above re: bartending). On Sunday I'm going to try a mint and soy marinade on grilled meat.
But I'm running out of ideas, whereas the mint plants seem to be just hitting their stride. If anyone happens to have some recipes handy that feature mint, a lot of mint, I would be pathetically grateful if you'd share.
This did not happen. The mint loved my kitchen, and still loves it; those two plants have taken over most of the windowsill and try to make a move on the hibiscus whenever my back is turned. In order not to wake up one day and find the kitchen table occupied by little minty stormtroopers, I've started putting mint leaves in everything I can think of. Bulgur salad with fresh mint. Mint lemonade. Mint and cucumber water. Sliced strawberries with mint and lime and a pinch of muscovado sugar, that's brilliant (and a splash of lime mixer if you should happen to have a lot of lime mixer left over, see above re: bartending). On Sunday I'm going to try a mint and soy marinade on grilled meat.
But I'm running out of ideas, whereas the mint plants seem to be just hitting their stride. If anyone happens to have some recipes handy that feature mint, a lot of mint, I would be pathetically grateful if you'd share.