Mint tea

Saturday's bounty and the extended visit of our returning Watson fellow/chef/tea enthusiast were the inspirations I needed to get out of my cooking rut of Indian food and cereal. I'll certainly get to all the good stuff Helen and I have been cooking up, but since I only have ten minutes until my bedtime, this will just be a quick tea-related post. While enjoying a delicious dessert (teaser: it involves rum), we also used some of the mint I picked for tea. Steeping fresh mint produces a brew that's slightly sweet, citrus-y, and wonderfully refreshing. Sometimes one forgets that mint is much more than just menthol.