Hey mommas! Happy Friday to ya!! Can you believe the last Friday of February is already here?! It's almost March!! Crazy right? We have had a rough winter here in OKC and not the pretty kind of winter. It has been a bone dry and bitterly cold winter. I don't know about you girls but my feelings on the cold are this: if it's going to be miserably cold, then I better get some snow out of it. And this year has been zilch. Nada. Nothing. No snow whatsoever. Just nasty cold. Ugh. Bring on the spring please!!!
Speaking of spring, most of you all probably know by now, I'm a wannabe master gardener. Like seriously, I love gardening and I love watching things grow just for the fun of it. However, let's be real. These days, I have zero free time and gardening is hard for me to make a priority for myself. But I vowed this year as one of my New Year's resolutions that I'm going to take time out to do some of the things I love so one of those is going to be more gardening! Yay! One of my absolute favorite things to grow is cucumbers. Is there anything more fresh and crisp from the garden besides a ripe green cucumber?! YUM. So good! Besides a salad, cucumbers are also delicious in drinks. I love to make flavored water with fresh cucumbers, but I also love to make cocktails with cucumbers as well. My favorite? Well that would be my Cucumber Lime Gimlet! It tastes so light and refreshing. You're going to love it too. So here it is girls, my Cucumber Lime Gimlet! Enjoy and I will see you next week (in March)!!! ;)
xo, Momma Mojito
MOMMA MOJITO'S CUCUMBER LIME GIMLET
Ingredients:
- 1.25 oz. Gin (I used Bombay Sapphire)
- 4 oz. Tonic Water
- 3/4 oz. Rose's Sweetened Lime Juice
- 3-4 Cucumber Slices
- 2 Lime Wedges
- 1 Cucumber Slice + 1 Lime Slice for Garnish
Directions:
In a glass of your choice, place the cucumber slices and lime wedges in the bottom of the glass. Fill with ice. Pour in the gin, sweetened lime juice, and tonic water. Give it a slight stir. Garnish with a slice of cucumber and lime. Cheers!
The beautiful roses are courtesy of Mr. Mojito and via Uptown Grocery--if you live in OKC, you have to check out Uptown's gorgeous floral department! It's worth the stop--I've been known to stop in myself and pick up weekly flowers pretty regularly! I just can't resist! :)