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Traceyjayne @Traceyjayne (11265) • United Kingdom 27 Feb

I have decided not to go out today as it’s raining and cold. I have put the fire on but still thought that a hot drink would help. I have decided on …….not coffee with Baileys !!! ….but a choco mint. Just add milk and boiling...

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A Penny for Your Thoughts

Jim Bauer @porwest (112780) • United States 3 Oct

Did you know that it is estimated that there are 240 billion pennies "out of circulation," sitting in jars, between seat cushions, in car consoles or in other places? That's right. 240 billion pennies. Did you also know...

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Another sprout...

Stacey @xstitcher (39011) • Petaluma, California 18 Jul

I think I noticed this one before my visitor came today. A neighbor had given me a mint sprig off of her plant to put in water. When I looked at it (I think it was last week) the plant was dried up but it had sprouted roots...

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Mint, Potato curry

TeddyBear @Gnana_Helps (746) 10 Oct 22

Hi mylottersssss, Today I decided to make tomato potato curry but then realised we don't have tomato in fridge . So had to take then and there decision to continue the already started dish. Replaced the tomato...

food innovation

mint

food experiment

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Mint and it's fragrance

NoneTheWriter @sammyy (527) • India 4 Feb 22

Mint is my favourite herb. It's so fragrant and anything you add it to becomes super tasty. I enjoy mint leaves in black tea and also I use it to cook a variety of dishes. Honestly, I could just smell mint for hours and not get...

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Additions to our freezer

Judy Evans @JudyEv (381837) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Dec 21

A few weeks ago, maybe a month, we planted some troughs with roses, a couple of creepers, and other bits and pieces. One trough has mint and another parsley and basil. Something ate nearly all the leaves off the mint but it is...

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Tisane or herbal tea

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169439) • United States 25 Aug 21

If a beverage does not have leaves from camellia sinensis (Tea plant) then technically it is not tea, it is a tisane. However we tend to just call them herbal tea. I have some lemon balm plants and lots of sweet mint plants....

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Two glasses of Lemonade

Raj @Butterfingers (66603) • India 13 Jun 21

I decided to skip dinner so planned to take lemonade and added fresh mint leaves into it as well because it's getting hot and humid and even uncomfortable without the air conditioner. Now again relaxing and planning to sleep in...

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Going back

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169439) • United States 11 Jun 21

I sprayed on insect repellent and went outside to work. I got about thirty minutes of mowing done. I came in and I am chilling off. Drinking water. We had burritos for lunch, and cold canned peaches. We put sour cream and salsa...

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Whew, it is hot!!

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169439) • United States 11 Jun 21

Before we went and picked up Angel from the vet, we went and I dug up some mint. I think it is catmint. It is growing wild at the reservoir. I got it because when I brought some home the other day the cats really enjoyed it. I...

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My day starts with.. lemon plus mint

prashu @prashu228 (37518) • India 1 Jun 21

Hello friends good morning everyone. I woke up early today, it's a pleasant weather as of now. As usual I am having warm lemon plus mint honey water on empty stomach. Healthy start of the day isn't it... What do you like to have...

lemon water

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Aroma of yummy rice fills the house...

Arunima Singh @arunima25 (93194) • Bangalore, India 22 Oct 20

We had a heavy breakfast of aloo paratha( stuffed spicy mashed potatoes in Indian chapati and then cooked with oil on pan) with curd. Somewhere around 12 none of us felt hungry for lunch and thought of skipping it. We thought a...

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Do you know about Moroccan tea?

sima sima @jassmine (1460) • Morocco 27 Sep 20

We serve it at any time of the day with sweet and savory foods; it’s kind of always tea o’clock in Morocco. It is so important for us I mean Moroccans as the green tea is for the Chinese. The ingredients are gunpowder tea, sugar...

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Yum yum blizzard

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 28 Jul 20

Yesterday I got an ice cream treat. One of the workers had brought the kids ice cream but sadly our youngest couldn’t have it. So we remember we had free kid ice cream tickets for there meals from the last time we went to DQ...

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Special morning tea

nawala @nawala123 (20871) • Indonesia 7 Jul 20

I having my morning tea. It is very special because i add fresh lemongrass and mint which i have. The taste and smell are very nice. Good morning from Indonesia

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lemongrass

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Wild Mint Smells Wonderful

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 17 Jun 20

The wild mint growing in a container in my screen room is doing great. Since this mint can be invasive, I grow it in a container. The cats can walk by and take a bite. They love it. Kind of like the cat mint you buy at a pet...

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growing mint

nawala @nawala123 (20871) • Indonesia 10 May 20

before the corona holiday, i grew mint in polybag plastic and now it is growing well. i have taken some of it's leaves ad adding to my hot tea. the taste is so well and some say that it has good benefit for our body.

mint

corona

urban gardening

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Eating some mint

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 2 May 20

The kids where checking out my Mint plant that seems to be doing really well this spring. Today is the first day in the last few days that is finally actually warm and isn’t wet from rain. So the kids asked me if they could try...

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The Mint is Growing Again

CarolDM @CarolDM (203396) • Nashville, Tennessee 21 Oct 19

After the Dude decided to use the mint container to take naps in, I had to cut it all back. I thought the plant was dead. But yesterday I noticed new growth is already returning. I keep this growing in the screen room since the...

mint

growing

surprise

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Bees working on my mint

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 23 Sep 19

We are bored and came outside my 4 year old and I are just watching the bees working on my mint plant. Because it’s not like the mint is taking over my one flower bed. That’s okay, the bees are doing what they do best. Now I’m...

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