Day 36: Jigger What, Jigger Who

Like most of the home-cooked meals I've made in the past, I've liked my at-home adult beverages simple: pour a glass of wine, done; open a malt beverage, done; take a shot, done.

I've never been able to mix drinks successfully... I've always added either too much cranberry or too much vodka, or I've mixed an alcoholic beverage with the wrong non-alcoholic beverage; it always ends up being a disaster and someone else has to remake my drinks.

So, last night, I made my first mojito: I used a "jigger" to measure out rum and club soda, muddled mint leaves, added sugar, and poured it over ice. It was delicious and much needed after a long workday, which included a 70-minute presentation on pediatric feeding and swallowing.

Mojitos for two and a jigger