I love peppermint

I've been searching for fresh peppermint plants for ages, but even though they always have rosemary and sage in stock our shops never offered any. One of the things I missed most when coming back to Germany from Glasgow was the lack of peppermint plants, or even peppermint extract. Maybe I just go to the wrong shops, but I've been searching and not finding anything for months. I was very exited when I finally spotted two scrawny plants in the herb section of our local supermarket, and they've now got a new home on our living room window sill and have been growing happily so far.

( Peppermint lime sorbet recipe and nectarine sorbet recipe. )

The lime sorbet was unexpectedly good for the cold I had last week, and tea with fresh peppermint is also a real treat.