Another easy 20 minute dish for you today! This creamy rice is reminiscent of a risotto, only much easier and much healthier too! Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small onion, diced 1 cup arborio rice 1 cup white wine salt and pepper 1 pound shrimp, peeled 1 pint grape tomatoes 1 clove garlic, minced 8 springs fresh thyme 1/4 cup fresh parmesan...
Easy weeknight meals are a must when you make a homemade meal every night. This chicken dish is just that. I love meals that can be made ahead of time and then easily cooked when ready. 3 chicken breasts Juice and zest of 3 limes 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp salt 1 tsp pepper 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tablespoons melted butter ...
Italian wedding cookies, Russian tea cakes, Mexican wedding buttons, whatever you want to call them, wedding cookies are my favorite. They are salty, butter, and sweet all at the same time. With such a huge flavor profile to live up to, they are not a low fat or healthy cookie by any means. But that's ok, sometimes we deserve to indulge. And if...
Tonight I made a delicious salad that features two of our favorite Lavender Apple farm products! Lavender Honey and our farm pressed apple juice. It was sweet, savory, and a easy to put together. For the salad: 4 ounces fresh spinach 1 red apple, sliced 1 cup walnuts, chopped 1/3 cup crumbled goat cheese 1/3 cup dried cranberries For the dressing: 1/2 cup...
This is an easy 20 minute dish. The curry is satisfying without being spicy. Its a great way to get out of a boring old chicken rut. 2 cups white rice 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 2 pounds chicken breasts 2 bell peppers, sliced 2 tablespoons yellow curry paste 1/4 cup water 1 can coconut milk (15 ounces) Salt and Pepper 4 large thai...
One item we craft by hand here at the Lavender Apple is our "Lavender Wands". These are also frequently called "Lavender Bottle"Lavender Batons". The term Lavender Wand was coined obviously from the shape these made when the lavender was woven due to its flower spikes. Since the victorian age, lavender has been used for many household purposes. Lavender Wands were invented in the Victorian Era...
I know a lot of my friends are afraid of curry. Don't be. Its a wonderful spice that is easy to control. This curried chicken soup recipe is a very refreshing and light. Its still warm and satisfying due to the rice and curry, but there is no cream and hardly any fat, so its a great healthy meal option during the new...
I don't know about you, but come January I can get pretty tired of hearty winter soups and roasts. Sometimes you want something a little lighter. This savory pasta salad has a wonderful bite to it but still tastes fresh and light. It is also a healthy dish to help you stick with your new years resolutions. Beautiful, colorful, and healthy. 2 cups...
This dish is a wonderful and easy dinner to make when you have company over. It uses many ingredients most of us keep on hand and comes together in a flash. Plus its flavors are wonderful and unique. Its a dish that you will be happy to eat each and every time you taste it. 3 Whole skinned/boned chicken breasts Salt, pepper, fresh...
It's amazing the people I've run into lately who don't like shrimp...what! Shrimp is food fit for the gods. It absorbs flavors so well you can marinate them in almost anything. I found this recipe on the web, and guess what I added to make it even tastier, yep Lavender. This recipe can be grilled on a skewer or sautéed in a skillet....
My lovely friend just completed his first deer hunt. His beautiful wife had no idea what to do with all of that venison, so they gifted a bunch of it to us. While deer and elk love to frequent the lavender apple farm, they don't frequent the kitchen. When I looked online for a good venison recipe, all I could find was hunting...
Peggy's years spent living in France obviously inspired her love of lavender. She is a wonderful cook and never tires of hearing how home chefs have utilized our artisanal organic culinary lavender to elevate their dishes. Provencal chefs have used lavender in their cooking for centuries. Culinary lavender adds delicate floral and herbal notes to many signature french dishes. Lavender is a mint...
Working the land, it seems there is always so much to do every second of every day during the spring, summer, and fall months. When winter comes, there is a peaceful calm that covers over our farm. While we may miss the warm sunlight, it's nice to relax and just be for a bit. One of our lavender fields getting ready to hibernate...
Whenever we have a family birthday, it is always accompanied by "Nelson Cake". Nelson cake is a moist chocolate layer cake filled with home made whipped cream and rich buttercream frosting. There are never any leftovers when we make this cake. In fact, I better go grab a fork right now... Cake: 1 cup water 1 stick butter (does not need to be room temperature,...
