Watermelon Mojitos

From Martha Stewart

Ingredients

• 1/2 small seedless watermelon, cut into chunks
• 1 bunch mint, tough stems removed, 6 sprigs reserved for serving
• 1 tablespoon superfine sugar
• 1 lime, cut into wedges
• 1 1/4 cups white rum

Directions

1. Step 1

   In a blender, in batches, puree watermelon. Pour through a fine-mesh sieve into a liquid-measuring cup, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible (about 3 cups); discard solids.

2. Step 2

   In a large container, combine mint, sugar, and lime. With the back of a wooden spoon, crush mint and lime until sugar is dissolved. Add watermelon juice and rum, fill container with ice, and stir to combine. Serve over more ice with mint sprigs.

Pineapple Mojito

Last year my MIL and I had this at a restaurant and it was so good, I ran home and started trying to duplicate it. Found a very close recipe on YumSugar.com. Here it is!

Ingredients
3 1-inch chunks of pineapple
4 lime wedges, from one half of a lime
8 mint leaves
3 oz rum (recommended: Brugal Añejo Rum)
1 oz triple sec
1 oz pineapple juice
Directions

1. In a cocktail shaker, muddle the pineapple chunks, lime wedges, and mint leaves.
2. Fill the shaker with rum, triple sec, and pineapple juice. Add ice.
3. Shake and serve in a highball glass filled with ice. Garnish with mint sprig.

Makes 1 drink.

Almond Tea

This recipe is from my friend Petra (also from her, Everything Breakfast Casserole)

4 cups strong Lipton tea
6 cups water
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 2/3 cups orange juice
1 t vanilla extract
1 t almond extract

Dissolve sugar in water

Add orange and lemon juice and tea.

Bring to a boil, then simmer 5-10 minutes.

Add extracts.

Serve with orange or lemon slices.

My Notes: I added cinnamon sticks as well. Yum!