Saturday, May 7, 2011

Mint

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On Thursday, I lucked into beautiful handfuls of fragrant mint.  I carefully tucked the herbs away for Saturday, when I knew mint juleps would be close at hand to celebrate the Kentucky Derby. Did you know there were so many beautiful varietals of mint?

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And, finally, if you combine a bit of each type of mint, muddle in simple syrup and add a healthy dose of bourbon, you wind up with my favorite type of mint:

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