I'm not going to lie. The only reason I planted mint in the backyard was to use it in cocktails. Mint is a fast grower and a spreader and I haven't used it nearly as much as I had imagined. So you can picture my delight when my girlfriend, who was hosting a party at my house, came over loaded down with groceries and stamped her feet, puckered her face and said, "Shoot! I forgot to buy fresh mint for the mojitos, girl!"
Here was the moment I had been dreaming of when I put that fragile little mint plant in the ground several months ago. "Girl!" I told her. "You don't have to *buy* mint. Mint is free! It comes out of the ground!" Then I dragged her out to my backyard at 10 o'clock at night and made her wade through wet grass in 5" heels to witness (and lean over to smell) my mint.
This is my mint plant, wanting to be pruned and happy for the opportunity to serve.
As an aside, this is a gnarly spider I spied nesting on one of my fledgling hydrangea plants. Ewww!Here is our very simple crowd-pleasing smug mint mojito recipe that will keep your guests shiny, happy and sipping.
Inside, we gathered together a bag of enticing limes,
equal parts light rum and club soda, plenty of ice, and simple syrup (we ran out of sugar). Cut the limes into quarters.
Next, grab a clean handful of delicious smelling mint.
Mix everything together and serve.
To life! To health! And may your smugness be boundless!
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