Apartment Therapy Tagged: mint

Easier Than You Think: Candied Mint Leaves

We're not ones to spend a ton of time gussying up our food, but if we've put some effort into a recipe, it is nice to present it with a little flair every now and then. These mint leaves — sugared, ...

Are You Drinking Enough Water? Ways to Make Water More Appetizing

Some sources say 8 glasses, some say 13 cups, other say that it depends. Regardless, it all seems to boil down to: "Drink more water!" Simply guzzling down glass after glass of plain water can get, we...

More Summer Cocktails

Armed with all the fresh fruits and berries that are currently in season in California, we experimented with some new cocktail recipes over the weekend....

Technique: Muddling

Many warm weather cocktails use fresh ingredients such as herbs and fruit, and often, muddling is required. To muddle means to press the ingredients against the side of the glass with a muddler....

Summer Cocktail: Bourbon Mint Tea

It's a little early in the day to start drinking, but it's not too early to start making sweet, cold, Southern mint tea. So if a little bourbon happened to make its way in... ...

Our Small San Francisco Container Garden

We don't really have a lot of room to garden at our San Francisco Edwardian row house. Our backyard faces north and doesn't get enough light to grow vegetables, and our south-facing front stoop had v...

Summer Cocktail: The Cuke

When the air heats up and we're trying to stay cool as a cucumber (pun intended!) we love this cocktail. It combines cucumbers, limes, mint, and one of our favorite gins, Hendrick's....

Herb Pots and a Mint Chandelier from Martha Stewart

Some of the best gardening eye candy on the Web is from Martha Stewart, and these two images made us overjoyed that it's garden month. Mint chandelier? Yes, please. ...

Recipe: Vegetable and Mint Summer Rolls with Spicy Peanut Sauce

We told you we were eager to use mint in some fresh, healthy summer rolls, and it didn't take us long. Here they are! This was our first experience with rice paper wrappers, and they were surprisingl...

Spring Garden: The Mint is Back!

A few years ago we helped weed an entire bed of mint out of a family member's garden. Mint is a sneaky plant; it takes over as soon as your back is turned. Look at this same bed now, full of nice shru...

Spring Herbs: Using Fresh Mint

We've seen plenty of herbs at the farmers' markets lately, and one we'd like to use more of is mint. And not just for sweet stuff......

Flickr Find: Petrale Sole with Spring Peas, Artichokes, Carrot Puree, and Coriander-Mint Sauce

Photo by Flickr member In Praise of Sardines There are some recipes and dishes that make us long for spring, and this fish dish from In Praise of Sardines makes us want spring green things so badly....

Good Question: How Can I Grow Mint Indoors?

Here's a good question from reader Jen on growing mint indoors in the winter. We are longing for some fresh mint too, so we're doing some research. The dreary, overcast weather in Athens, Ohio has ...

Petit Coco Herb Pots from Three Potato Four

We've talked about some of the things we love at Three Potato Four, a charming vintage emporium. Here's a new item for them - an ideal set of herbs for the kitchen. Details and ideas for taking the ...