Caipirinhas (or, as I refer to them, Cultural Exchange Cocktails)
How cute is that wooden mortar and pestle? It was one of the gifts that Paty brought us (it was technically one of the gifts she brought for MICHAEL, but I christened it, so...)
Tonight, we had Caipirinhas with our dinner. Have you had one of these? They are delicious drinks. The recipe on the back of the mortar says that you can make them with vodka if you can't find a local source for Cachaca. But, do try to find the Cachaca. It's tasty.
Caipirinha
1 lime, cut into 8 wedges (cut in half, then cut each half into quarters)
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
2.5 ounces Cachaca (pronounced cah-sha-sah)
Mash the lime and sugar together in a mortar and pestle (or directly in an old fashioned glass). Pour the mixture, including the mashed up wedges, into a glass of crushed ice (if making directly in the glass, just add the ice to the glass). Add the Cachaca. Stir well. Enjoy.
P.S. Dylan said school was horrible. Her teacher was "mean," lunch was too short, and she wasn't allowed to write in cursive (how they wrote in Montessori). Tomorrow morning should be interesting.
