{"id":39066,"date":"2018-06-07T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T23:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39066"},"modified":"2018-06-07T16:47:29","modified_gmt":"2018-06-07T21:47:29","slug":"basil-mojito-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39066","title":{"rendered":"Basil Mojito"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Basil mojito is a new drink that I had never even heard of till a nice lady named Susan told me about it at a neighborhood party I attended <strong>two<\/strong> years ago.\u00a0 She immediately sent me the recipe, and it has been sitting in my inbox all of that time.\u00a0 Well, I finally got around to making it this week, and all I have to say is crank up your ice maker and snip some basil because you are going to want to make this refreshing summertime drink.\u00a0 Basil is my favorite herb to use in the kitchen because it tastes like summer, and this cocktail has summertime fun time written all over it.\u00a0 My taste buds are still thanking me.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Now if you are thinking, &#8220;Hey, Janette, I don&#8217;t have an herb garden,&#8221; that&#8217;s okay.\u00a0 Because right now, I don&#8217;t have one either.\u00a0 It&#8217;s called spending the summer in an apartment, so I just bought a basil plant at my grocery and have it sitting on the window sill over the sink.\u00a0 Now and then I pick it up and give it a little sniff.\u00a0 Ahhh&#8230;&#8230;..summer.\u00a0 Mike and I enjoyed our basil mojito on our side porch (it would make an excellent sleeping porch, by the way), and talked about the day when we can finally move into our new place.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39073\" src=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Basil-Mojito-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Basil Mojito - The 2 Seasons\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Basil-Mojito-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Basil-Mojito-242x323.jpg 242w, http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Basil-Mojito-300x400.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Basil Mojito Recipe<\/h2>\n<p>\n    <div id=\"yrecipe-container-86\" class=\"yrecipe-container-border\" >\n    <div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Recipe\" id=\"yrecipe-container\" class=\"yrecipe\">\n      <div id=\"yrecipe-innerdiv\">\n        <div class=\"item b-b\"><div class=\"yrecipe-print-link fl-r\"><a class=\"butn-link\" title=\"Print this recipe\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"yrPrint('yrecipe-container-86', 'http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/yummly-rich-recipes\/', '' ); return false\">Print<\/a><\/div><div id=\"y-recipe-link-86\" class=\"y-recipe-link fl-r hide-print\"> <a href=\"\/\/yummly.com\" class=\"YUMMLY-YUM-BUTTON yummly-button add-recipe\">Yum<\/a>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.yummly.com\/js\/widget.js?wordpress&p=wp\"><\/script>\n                <\/div><div id=\"yrecipe-title\" itemprop=\"name\" class=\"b-b h-1 strong\" >Basil Mojito<\/div>\n      <\/div><div class=\"ymeta yclear\">\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"fl-l width-50\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"yclear\">\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div><p id=\"yrecipe-ingredients\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Ingredients<\/p><ul id=\"yrecipe-ingredients-list\"><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-0\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">Makes 2 14 ounce drinks\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-1\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 large basil leaves, finely chopped\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-2\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">Juice from 1 lime (about 6 tablespoons)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-3\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">4 teaspoons sugar (can add more if you want it sweeter)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-4\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 ounces St. Germaine elderflower liqueur\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-5\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">2 shot glasses of gin (more or less can be used depending on your preference)\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-6\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">6 - 8 ounces cold seltzer water\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-7\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\">\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-ingredient-8\" class=\"ingredient\" itemprop=\"ingredients\"><\/li><\/ul><p id=\"yrecipe-instructions\" class=\"h-4 strong\">Instructions<\/p><ol id=\"yrecipe-instructions-list\" class=\"instructions\"><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-0\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Stir well till sugar is dissolved and pour it into the glasses.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-1\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Add ice cubes.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-2\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Top of with seltzer water.\r<\/li><li id=\"yrecipe-instruction-3\" class=\"instruction\" itemprop=\"recipeInstructions\">Garnish with a basil leaf (optional).<\/li><\/ol><div class=\"y-linkback\">Schema\/Recipe SEO Data Markup by <a title=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" alt=\"Yummly Rich Recipes\" href=\"http:\/\/plugin.yummly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Yummly Rich Recipes<\/a><\/div><div class=\"yummly-recipe-plugin\" style=\"display: none;\">0.1<\/div><a id=\"y-printed-permalink\" href=\"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39066\"title=\"Permalink to Recipe\">http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=39066<\/a><\/div><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">wk_bootstrap();<\/script><img id=\"yrecipe-beacon\" src=\"http:\/\/yummly-static.s3.amazonaws.com\/pixels\/wordpress-plugin.png?url=http%3A%2F%2Fthe2seasons.com%2F%3Fp%3D39066\" width=\"0\" height=\"0\">\n        <\/div><\/p>\n<p>I am sure that you can make a pitcher of these drinks by just adjusting the ingredients proportionally.\u00a0 When it&#8217;s time to enjoy them, just pour the brew into your glasses, add ice, and there you are.\u00a0 A nice monogrammed tumbler like <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01MDTNMOK\/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=the2sea-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=B01MDTNMOK&amp;linkId=953d7428a0f71cf813aa04bc1ead8d12\">this one<\/a> <\/span>would be a great vessel to use with this basil mojito, but mine are in storage.\u00a0 Let us know how you liked this summertime beverage.\u00a0 Cheers to a good weekend!<\/p>\n<p>We will see you here tomorrow for our Saturday Selections, and remember that we appreciate each and every one of you.<\/p>\n<p>Take care.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Affiliate link used.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Basil mojito is a new drink that I had never even heard of till a nice lady named Susan told me about it at a neighborhood party I attended two years ago.\u00a0 She immediately sent me the recipe, and it has been sitting in my inbox all of that time.\u00a0 Well, I finally got around [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[31,18],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39066"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39066"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39076,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39066\/revisions\/39076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}