This is my first semi-failure with preserving foods at home. The jam is simple enough to make – no peeling or exhaustive amounts of chopping produce is inovlved. The red pears are cored and cut into chunks, and cooked with sugar and a bouqet garni of lavender for just a perfect floral hint. The flavor [...]
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Maybe everyone around me is sick of lavender (especially the people who think it tastes like soap) – but I’m unapologetic about continuing to find ways to incorporate it into my food. I get just a couple of months a year with lavender blooming on my street and I love it. This is my kind [...]
Here’s another shortbread using up more of that wonderful lavender. This one is less fussy than the previous version, which is rolled and cut into shapes. The dough comes together in minutes and is pressed into a pan and topped with sugar. It’s really good, particularly the next day (which always seems to be the [...]
I’ve got a thing about fancy Bundt pans, and I’ve been dying to use this gorgeous swirly one since I got it. The cake is a pretty standard yellow cake, with chopped dried lavender, lemon extract and lemon zest. There’s a honey-lemon glaze that I thought would take it over the top… but it didn’t. [...]
These biscotti have just about ended my lavender obsession (for now). The flavor is okay, but mine turned out a little crumbly and dry. The best biscotti I’ve made in the past have been vegan – they seem to have a more tender crumb while still being crispy. My rapidly dying oven can take part [...]
I’ve had this recipe bookmarked for over a year, but have just never gotten around to it. This season, when our neighbor and friend Assana’s lavender is gorgeous and fragrant and starting to bloom, I decided to take advantage and make a bunch of lavender dishes. I stroll a few houses down on a regular [...]
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