The Rosemary Post

The thing about fresh herbs sometimes is that yeah you may have great plans to cook something with them but if you don't use those herbs quickly you could end up throwing 90 percent of it away (because I mean really. A little goes a long way in this case).

Case in point: I bought a ton of rosemary for really cheap and was really excited to use it. But three days after I bought and it was still sitting in the fridge longing to be used. Even now I have four long stalks (sprigs? I'm bad on herb lingo) of the stuff in the freezer. But it will be used. This is my vow to you.

So, here are a couple of the things I made with rosemary. I hope you'll enjoy them both.
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Rosemary

Ingredients
1 sweet potato, halved and sliced
1 sprig of rosemary
A dash of red pepper flakes
2 tbsp. Olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste


Preheat your oven to 375°. Slice your sweet potato and place on a shallow oven pan.

Slather the potatoes with olive oil, red pepper flakes, rosemary, salt, and pepper and place in oven for 25 minutes, flipping the potatoes once halfway through cooking time.




Lemon-Lime Rosemary Fizz

 This one was fun to make. I was looking for a light, summery after-work drink and this seemed to do the trick. It's got tequila but I'm 68% sure that it'll be good without it.

Ingredients
1 part lemon juice
1 part rosemary-infused simple syrup (see note below)
2 parts silver tequila
a splash of vanilla extract
1 lime sliced
seltzer water
rosemary sprigs for garnish

Combine the lemon juice, simple syrup, tequila, vanilla, and some of the lime slices in a bar mixer and shake vigorously.




Pour mixture over ice cubes and lime slices in a tumbler 3/4 of the way. Top off glass with seltzer water. Garnish with a bit of rosemary.

Foodie Note #1213: Making simple syrup is easy. Boil equal parts sugar and water in a pot until the sugar is dissolved. For a lighter rosemary flavor add the rosemary as the simple syrup cools. If you like it a little more intense, add the rosemary as it the syrup is boiling.