Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the horses are at the gate in Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, there is no better drink to have in your hand than a ...

This homemade Dried Mint Simple Syrup is a fresh, aromatic sweetener that adds a cool herbal flavor to drinks, desserts, coffee, mocktails, and cocktails. It makes the best mojito coffee! Made with ...

When mint juleps are served at the Kentucky Derby, they're made with mint simple syrup. It's a way to make the cocktails more quickly than muddling fresh mint and sugar together for each individual ...

Summer is the time for lightening up and taking advantage of all the fresh fruits and vegetables…but that doesn’t mean giving up on delicious treats. This tri-color melon salad with mint simple syrup ...

My prolific peppermint forest is once again producing a bumper crop, fueling a flood of ideas for creative uses for the refreshing herb. One of my favorite things to do with mint is to stir up a mint ...

There are many reason to make this mint syrup – it's fast to make, it lasts well in the fridge and it infuses any drink with the fresh, summery taste of mint. Best of all, it uses up mint bunches in a ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. I’ve only been a homeowner for a few months, and ...

This bright green cocktail celebrates spring. The Snap Pea-Mint Tequila Gimlet is a tart, earthy, and herbaceous tequila drink. The cocktail is flavored with syrup made from fresh snap peas and both ...

When served as a dip with crisp lettuce leaves, Sekanjabin makes an unusual dessert Ingredients 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup water ½ cup white vinegar Juice of ½ lemon 6 large sprigs fresh mint ...

It’s late afternoon at the farmers market. Shoppers have had a few hours already to load up on white and yellow peaches and nectarines, apricots and three kinds of plums, but still there’s a crowd ...

When the horses are at the gate in Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, there is no better drink to have in your hand than a cold, strong mint julep. Cocktail historians and experts will be the ...