Spoiler alert.... great Mojito recipe at the end!
Travis, you can quit smoking in the same way I did years ago... just decide you're done smoking and don't light that next cigarette. Too many hear others say they tried but couldn't quit so they think it must be hard which gives an easy excuse to light that next one up. Go for it... I'm not all that strong-willed so if I can quit, anyone can if they just don't take the easy way out and light that next one up.
Back to boozing... this has been the summer of Mojitos for me. I discovered how to make REALLY good Mojitos last summer & this summer my wife started enjoying making me one pretty much every night. WOW ARE THEY GOOD!
Quick recipe which is what we have settled on... you need a TALL glass, ice cubes, white rum, one whole lime per Mojito, and one small can of, yes, 7-up which does a better job than simple syrup does.
Cut the lime into quarters and muddle (mash up) each lime quarter one at a time in the bottom of the glass, leaving all four lime quarters in the glass. Lime juice from a bottle won't do it, you also need the essential oils in the lime rind itself. Add 1.5 to 2 ounces of white rum, fill glass with ice cubes, fill with 7-up and stir. It is tradition to also muddle mint leaves into Mojitos but we stopped adding them since they're so hard to keep fresh and we don't miss them.
There's just not much better on a hot day than a good Mojito. And since it is still hot here in San Diego, I do believe I'll be having another tonight.
