Tag: MBP

I’ve been eyeing this lovely Ginger-mint-lime cooler @ 28 Cooks for ages waiting for warmer days to come. Come they have…& I hit my patch of mint pronto! Lovely drink…refreshing, full of flavour…evocative of long lazy hot summers that come & go each passing year. Couldn’t have asked for a cooler cooler!! Thank you Fiber… we LOVED this drink; even the kids did!!

It’s the Monthly Blog Patrol or MBP which affords us a platform to get there…novel & most welcome. This month’s event is hosted by Sig @ Live to Eat & she chooses Mixed Drinks. As she says…”A blog event that encourages trying a recipe from a fellow blogger, is a small nudge in the rear to go hunting through our bookmarks and other blogs to find that special recipe we have been meaning to try. Monthly Blog Patrol aka MBP used to be a popular event in the blogosphere, which has been taking a break for a few months now. The idea is to do a monthly patrolling of our favorite blogs and cook something from them based on the theme of the month. MBP is the brainchild of the dynamic blogger Coffee of The Spice Cafe.” Thank you Coffee for an event well thought of, & Sig for being the guest-host for March. Great choice…Mixed Drinks! Ingredients:

• Put the water + sugar + grated ginger into a pan & simmer for 20-30 minutes.
• Allow to cool completely, strain into a jug & add the lime juice & salt to taste. This is now a concentrate.
• Adjust for taste. Chill. Pour into glasses with crushed ice & top with soda or water. I didn’t have soda on hand, so I used water. Garnish with slices of lime & mint leaves.
• Sit back, take a long deep sip & RELAX!!
• Note: Amy @ Familia Bencomo says it tastes great with sparkling water too….she’s got a point!!

“Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.”
Sam Keen