Maggie once complimented my beverage-inventing skills, but I have to fess up: creating one-off drinks is a weird love that my husband and I both share.

Case in point: Mike whizzed up this drink that looks grossly healthy but really is a clever way to use up extra mint. He put about an inch of ginger beer in a measuring jug, added a handful of mint, whizzed it up with a hand blender and added more ginger beer.

Delish.

My only improvement (if it weren’t the middle of the day) would be to add a big, happy glug of rum.