Archive for the ‘food & drink’ Category

Hey kids look it’s time to eat Mickey Mouse

September 14th, 2007

We’re going to a friend’s house this evening to celebrate their son’s 2nd birthday (Luke). Luke loves Mickey Mouse, so my lovely wife got a cake pan and went to town. Several hours later… BAM! Instant Mickey eatable… she’s a pro!

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12 mints leaves (the ultimate mojito recipe)

August 31st, 2007

With my sister & family in town for the past week (they left on Wed) I gave another attempt at making mojitos which have been my favorite drink for the past year or so (sorry Jack & Coke!) Last time we tried, it just didn’t work out and we moved on to lemon drops or something. I gave it another shot and nailed it! Here’s the deal…

I found some great mojito recipes online but what really did the trick was this Bacardi Mojito video. I love Christian Delpech’s “mints leaves” reference:

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