This afternoon I came home to monstrous okra, golden cherry tomatoes, ripe cayenne peppers, and thai basil that's begging to be used. Here's what we harvested this evening:
Little Fingers Eggplant
Okra
Golden Chard
Everyday my garden seems to double in size and things are starting to ripen. One of this year's favorites is pineapple mint. It makes an amazing mojito!
Pineapple Mojito (serves 2) 4 springs of pineapple mint 1 tbsp Vanilla Sugar Juice of 1 lime 4 oz good rum 1 can of ginger ale
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the mint and sugar. Squeeze in the lime, and add the rum. Add a few ice cubes and shake shake.
Fill two glasses with crushed ice, pour over the rum mixture and top with the ginger ale. Enjoy!