Watermelon Basil Mojito

April 29, 2013 / Eric Pepple

Well the Spring semester has finally come to an end, now I only have to get through finals week this week and I can close another chapter. I figured with the end of the semester on Friday I would celebrate like a true Penn Stater and make a tasty beverage to cap off the semester. I really love Mojitos because I am a huge fan of fresh herbs and there are so many great opportunities to combine fruit with some kind of herb.

When I went to Wegmans to peruse the produce section, looking for inspiration, the first thing I saw were watermelons on display. I figured that was a sign so I grabbed up some watermelon, went and found some basil and I knew what kind of drink I wanted, a delicious Watermelon and Basil Mojito.

What started out as a normal, nothing exciting weekend. Everything changed in about 5 minutes when I got a phone call from my mother telling me that my sister went into labor, 10 days early of course. None of us were prepared, but who really is prepared for anything? So after a couple hours of waiting in the waiting room, arguing about what the sex of the baby was going to be. We finally got word that our family got a little bit bigger with a beautiful baby girl, Amelia Joy, 6 lbs. 6 oz.

She's a Penn State girl and she needed a dress showing off her pride!

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tags / Mojito, Watermelon Basil Mojito, Watermelon, Basil, Cocktail, Drink, Rum, Recipe, summer recipe

Pineapple Sage Mojito

April 12, 2013 / Eric Pepple

Well it seems as if, once again, the weather in Central Pennsylvania has completely disregarded the standard four seasons pattern. Last year we skipped winter for the most part, now this year we had a ridiculously long winter and went right into summer. It literally was in the 30s last week, winter coat weather, then it just shot up to 80 degrees this week. I can't say I am complaining, I like warmer weather, but I do love the low/mid 70s weather that spring usually offers.

With the weather being so nice lately, I realized I have never posted a cocktail recipe. I have thought up many, but have never really went through with them. I have always loved herbs in drinks, like a classic Mojito (Rum, Mint & Lime). But, of course, I wanted to change it up a bit. I really enjoy the combination of pineapple paired with sage, which brought me to this drink idea. It's time to break out the hammocks and sun screen people, why not kick back with a Pineapple Sage Mojito while you are at it!