It's Friday and you know what that means. It means we get to kick back, put our feet up, and pat ourselves on the back for doing such a fine job all week. What better way to celebrate your goodness (and take a well-deserved load off) than to sip a lovely cocktail in your sunny backyard. I've got the drink for you (the yard is up to you). It's a delicious Lemon Lavender Martini.
What inspired me was the beautiful lavender bushes in our yard. I looked longingly at them one evening, knowing that soon I would have to cut them back, and commented on how they looked pretty enough to eat (or drink!) So we cut off a bunch of stems and made a lavender infused simple syrup. With our simple syrup we mixed in vodka, a splash of fresh lemon juice, and gave it a shake with ice. Adjust the syrup citrus ratio according to taste.
Now there's some lemon lavender love for you.
Comments
July 25, 2009
What a neat & lovely idea!!
yummie yum!
July 27, 2009
Sounds delicious.
We recently tried a variety of herbs in our garden with some simple syrup and a few other bits. It worked well, but we didn't have the patience to infuse the herbs in the syrup.
Oh, well. Maybe next time.