easy mojito recipe – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen Making Every Day an Occasion... Simply Sat, 28 Dec 2019 18:11:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/cropped-peonies-32x32.jpg easy mojito recipe – In Good Taste http://ingoodtaste.kitchen 32 32 Classic Mojito http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/friday-mojitos/ http://ingoodtaste.kitchen/friday-mojitos/#comments Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:27:01 +0000 http://ingoodtasteblog.net/?p=2415 When my friends and I get together to drink mojitos, trouble usually ensues.  There was the time in college when my friend Alison and I, on a calorie cutting kick, decided to make cocktails with Splenda instead of sugar or simple syrup. I’m pretty sure “hangover” doesn’t even begin to describe what I felt the next day. And then there was Memorial Day 2010. We just won’t go there. Instead, let’s just talk about how the very sight or scent of a mojito can evoke calming images of vacation days spent lazily by a pool or perhaps, with your toes buried in the sand. Mojitos are traditionally a Cuban cocktail, though I’ve had delicious renditions at Spanish and Peruvian restaurants as well. Until recently, I had yet to make a killer mojito in my own kitchen, but with a few 90+ degree days already behind us this summer, it seemed like it was time to change that. And because it’s Friday, because it’s summer and because it’s about 60 degrees F in Chicago – which is hardly the kind of weather for drinking poolside – I figured it was also time to share my recipe with you. Not to mention […]

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