DRINK // Rosemary Vodka Lemonade

I have some sort of brain disorder that makes me incapable of remembering what I already have at home when I'm out grocery shopping. Even though I always write up a grocery list. For some reason, without fail, I find myself in the canned foods aisle thinking, "We need more chickpeas, right?" Then I come home and discover that I could make a metric ton of hummus with the chickpeas already in my cupboard.

For the past three weeks, I have convinced myself that we are out of lemons (spoiler alert: we're not). So each time I'm at Trader Joes, I buy a new bag. Not just one lemon. A bag.

And when life gives you lemons, and a severe memory problem? Make Rosemary Vodka Lemonade.

Rosemary Simple Syrup
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup sugar
2 sprigs rosemary

Mix water and sugar in a pot. Heat and stir until the sugar dissolves completely. Turn off heat. Add 2 sprigs of rosemary and cool completely. Remove and discard rosemary sprigs.

Rosemary Vodka Lemonade
Rosemary simple syrup, cooled
1 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice (approximately 5-8 lemons depending on size)
4-4 1/2 cups cold water (or chilled sparkling water)
1-2 oz. vodka
Rosemary, for garnish

Mix rosemary simple syrup with water and lemon juice in a pitcher. Pour vodka into a glass with ice, and top with rosemary lemonade. Garnish with a rosemary sprig.