mojito day.

I love mojitos and if I go out to eat and the bar is stocked with fresh mint, I almost always order one. I've never bothered to make them at home, so when Chris came over to celebrate his birthday with his husband Mathew, we decided it would be a perfect opportunity to try out a recipe.



Since we're all spectacularly lazy, and there were carbs to be eaten, we decided to just go ahead and make a whole pitcher of mojitos.




Chris supplied the recipe for our mojitos, so I'm not exactly sure what it was, but all the recipes I see online say 1 part rum, 3 parts club soda, 1/2 part sugar, mint leaves and lime. Ours was probably three parts rum, as we just dumped in the whole bottle, as we are disgusting.

and the result was this:


and then this:




(disclaimer! we here at Northern Vegan do not condone excessive drinking, and especially drinking and driving. In fact, none of us even know how to drive. you must be 21+ to read this post within the United States.)