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earrings

Lavender Love on Pinterest

5:12 AM
Do you follow us on Pinterest? If not, you should! We post beautiful photos of the farm, and other wonderful lavender products we find, such as these gorgeous earrings from Nickel and Suede.  Find us HERE Pretty sure I know what I'll be wearing around the farm as my go to accessory this spring!  Find us on Pinterest at http://www.pinterest.com/applelavender/ We will be sure...

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beans

White Wine Lemon Spaghetti with Ham and Tarragon

5:20 AM
I bet if you are a long term reader, you are can guess what I'm going to say next. There seems to be a theme among our recipes around here lately. They are easy, one pot, simple, healthy meals that come together in a snap. Well tonights dinner is no different! I love spaghetti and so does my family, but sometimes you want...

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carrots

How to Plant Carrots

5:26 AM
We have had some real success with our garden here at the Lavender Apple. Our sloped mountain soil is rich and our vegetables seem to love it. My personal favorite things to plant are all the root vegetables. There is something so satisfying about planting something and seeing it's green leaves all summer, and then come fall pulling out great big vegetables underneath!...

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bath salts

Our New Etsy Store!

4:39 AM
Hi Everyone.  We wanted to let you know that we have a brand new Etsy store open for business! Online you will now be able to see several new products that weren't previously available through our website. We can also create custom products. There are discounts available on shipping for multiple orders now as well. Lots of fun and new things. So check...

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Asian Stir Fry

5:09 AM
By the time dinner rolls around at the end of the long day, the last thing I want to do is think hard about my recipe or fuss for an extended period of time in the kitchen. That is why I love this meal. It's a quick, one pot meal, that comes together faster than you can say "whats for dinner". Its full...

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capers

Chicken Piccata

5:04 AM
Chicken piccata is such a wonderful dish. I've never met a plate of chicken piccata I didn't like. This recipe is full of rich flavors, and is an easy one pot under 15 minute meal to make. I love fancy but not fussy food like this and know you will too.  Ingredients:  2 chicken breasts, butterflied and separated  3 tablespoons olive oil 4...

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How to Debud Lavender

4:45 AM
We have had to start from scratch when it came to our knowledge of running a lavender farm. Over the years it has become easier and easier. Today I wanted to share a quick trick of how to easily debud your lavender. All of our products FOUND HERE use our family farm organic lavender. Needless to say, we go through a lot of these...

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potato salad

Potato Salad to End All Potato Salad

4:38 AM
I don't know about you, but I've never been a fan of traditional potato salad. The thick fattening mayo laden dressings, left to just sit out in the hot sun at picnics; no thank you. That is why I absolutely LOVE this version of potato salad. Its amazingly flavorful and addicting, but its low in fat and mayo free. Its loaded with delicious...

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grill

Grilled Leg of Lamb with Lavender

4:28 AM
One of my favorite spring time meals is grilled leg of lamb. There is something so fresh and springy about it. Paired with asparagus and you have the perfect Sunday dinner for Spring. This meat has a ton of wonderful deep flavor, and builds a lovely crispy crust on the outer edge. If you are not familiar with cooking with lamb, don't be...

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animals

Not Spring Chickens

4:01 AM
One of the only things I do miss when winter turns to spring is not being able to see the wild turkeys here as easily. We have a flock of wild turkeys that likes to roost in the trees around our farm. (We have a wild peacock that likes to hang out with them sometimes too.) With the trees baren for winter, its...

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avocado

Avocado Egg Toast

4:52 AM
Sometimes my favorite recipes aren't truly recipes, they are just great meal ideas that you can take and run with. Avocado toast is one of those types of ideas. There are so many variations you can make with it. The crisp toast, the buttery avacado, it just makes my mouth water. My favorite way to make this toast is with a fried egg....

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Strawberry Lemonade Cupcakes

4:46 AM
Strawberry lemonade is one of my favorite drinks. So the other day when I had a hankering for desert, making this delicious flavor combo into a cupcake just made sense. These cupcakes are sweet with a little tang perfection.  Cupcake Ingredients:  2 lb carton strawberries, chopped 2 sticks butter at room temp zest of1 lemon 4 eggs 1 cup butermilk 2 cups sugar...

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Spring Time on the Farm

4:55 AM
The day before Easter Peggy snapped a few candid shots around the farm that I wanted to share with you. She saw a bunny, baby lambs, and of course eggs. It certainly must be spring around here! Too bad as you can see, we still have snow accompanying our "spring".  Hopefully these snowy pictures will soon be replaced by gorgeous photos of spring...

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