Mint Tea

Does anyone know anything about making homemade mint tea. I have some delightful smelling mint growing in my yard that grows so well I'd like to tear it out... But I wondered if there was an easy, tasty way of making a drink out of it. I found this recipe online... What do you think? Any suggestions? Any other ideas of what I can do with this stuff?

"Using fresh mint, hers was spearmint. Take 6 new leaves from the top of the plant, take 2 cups of cold water ,bring to boil,add the leaves and simmer for a minute or two remove from heat and add 2 tablespoons of orange juice and honey to taste. Strain into pretty tea cups or mugs .Makes two servings. YUM
You can use less dried mint, about 1 teaspoon or to taste. Dry the larger leaves. Peppermint is good for upset tummys too"

Cinco de Yummy!

This was our dinner for Cinco De Mayo tonight. I meant to put beans in the burritos but I didn't have any in cans and it was too late to cook up my dried beans. I ended up just warming some refried beans. I also didn't have very much ground beef so I did half ground beef and half Jimmy Dean regular sausage. And for our veggie, I shredded some lettuce. Hope you like it! I did take pictures. Jason enjoyed it, although from the pictures, it may not look that tasty.

Burrito Grande

1/2 lb ground beef
1 can spicy chili beans
1 t ground cumin
6 (8-inch) flour tortillas
2 1/2 cups Shredded cheese
1 cup taco sauce
Sour cream

1. Heat oven to 375(I used a small 8 inch pan so that it would fit in my toaster oven.) Spray  15x10x1 pan with cooking spray. (I also skipped this step since I browned the tortillas in a non-stick pan sprayed with pam... I figured more grease wasn't needed. I had no problem with sticking.)

2. In skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat until well browned. Drain. Add chili beans and cumin; mix well. (I, of course, skipped the chili beans step.)

3. Spoon sausage mixture down center of tortillas; sprinkle with 1 1/2 cups of cheese. Place in pan seam side down. Spoon taco sauce over burrito; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.

4. Bake 15-20 minutes or until hot. To serve, cut burrito into slices. Serve with sour cream.


Note: High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): In step 2, add chili beans and cumin, mix well and cook about 1 minute or until hot, stirring constantly. In step 3, do not spoon taco sauce or cheese over burrito. In step 4, bake 15 minutes, then add sauce and cheese over burrito and bake 5 to 10 minutes longer.


Spanish Rice

1/2 cup chopped green,yellow, or red sweet bell pepper
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 T minced fresh garlic
1 T minced fresh rosemary
2 T olive oil
1 cup long grain rice
1 cup of diced tomatoes, canned or fresh, if canned, no need to drain
1 t salt
1/8 t pepper


In skillet cook green pepper, onion, garlic, basil, and rosemary in hot oil till vegetables are tender. Stir in rice, chopped tomato, salt, pepper, and 2 cups water. Cook, covered, over low heat for about 20 minutes or till rice is done. Makes about 6 servings.
 

Now heat up sum beans(if they aren't in the burrito already), slice some lettuce, grab your sour cream, and feast! Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!