Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July guys!  This has to be one of my favorite holidays because the weather is warm, the family is together, and the fireworks are so beautiful.  Our family usually starts out the day with a nice hearty breakfast, followed by a walk in the park, slathering on loads of sunblock and floating in the pool for hours to cool down and then grilling-out for dinner (with something usually unhealthy ..like hotdogs),  As the sun starts to set, the family climbs up the hill at the park across the the street to watch all the fireworks in the area. This series of events is usually interspersed with history lessons from my Dad throughout the day about all of the fun facts we didn't know about American history. It's really great & so relaxing!  I feel so lucky.

For fireworks at home, we usually get pretty tame ones from our local grocery. As we like to partake in the festivities but do not need to get too elaborate because of all the local fireworks we see on the top of the hill.

Hope your day is just as relaxing and that you have a happy 4th of July, too!
-Whitney

The Perfected Mojito

It's the 4th of July and we are finally on break! Woot woot! To celebrate we went outside and had mojito.  My husband always makes the best cocktails. He will try a ton of different recipes and tweak them here and there to come up with perfected classic cocktails.  One of his goals this week on break is to create an amazing Mojito to enjoy in the hot summer weather.  Below is the recipe. Yum!!:

Mojito Recipe:
- 2 bar spoons white granulated sugar (see photo below)
- juice of half a lime, fresh
-8-12 mint leaves
-muddle lightly
-add 1oz club soda
-stir to dissolve sugar
-1.5oz white rum
-stir to mix
-add ice cubes
-top with more club soda
-garnish with mint
Serve with a stirrer or spoon to stir sugar mixture up from the bottom to taste.

A bar spoon of sugar.

Now all you need to do is put on the best of salsa hits & you'll be ready for business! Haha 😉

Until next time,
Whitney