There are few things in life that I feel better about eating than Costco's quinoa salad. Its healthy, full of flavor, with a delicious good for you crunch. In case you don't have a Costco near you, or GASP! don't have a membership, never fear. We have come up with our own recipe for this delicious quinoa goodness. 2 cups red and white...
Ok, after all of these easy no fuss recipes this week, its time to get inspired to get off our easy livin' butts and cook something with lavender that is a little bit more involved than throwing something in a slow cooker. Check out these amazing madeleines from Donna Hay! I love this blog for so many reasons. The international vibe of the...
Rounding out this weeks recipe theme of easy week night meals for two, is this super simple slow cooker meal. When I am out of creativity at the end of a long day, or more importantly out of ingredients, The Lavender Apple's Herbs De Provence is a life saver. This little $5 bottle will last you several months and will save your dinner...
This week I wanted to feature a couple of easy weeknight dinner ideas for two. Recently I've been cooking for just two of us. Its so easy to default to making the same go to familiar meals all week long. But there are plenty of delicious AND easy meals out there that can help you get out of your routine rut when you...
Every week we try to highlight creative bloggers out on the cook books of the interweb that are doing a great job utilizing lavender in their cooking. Today we have a beauty for you. Behold! We have made a lot of wonderful scone recipes on this blog of ours, but today, I've found one I can't wait to make. Look at how beautiful...
Every once in awhile we like to introduced ourselves and our farm to our new readers. And for our old readers we have some great new to you photos to share on the blog today. If you know Peggy, you know she is a fabulous cook. She became a trained chef in Paris during the time she lived there with her young family....
My camera memory card broke this weekend. And not just like stopped working, like crumbled into a million pieces in my hand. So all of the beautiful recipe photos I had ready for you this week are now forever just a memory on a broken memory card. So while we wait for good ol' amazon to prime me a new one, here are...
Welcome to another lavender recipe round up post. This week I found a recipe for something I've never heard of before. The brilliant bloggers over at Evermine made something called London Fog with Lavender. I love that they used vanilla sugar paired with culinary lavender. This blog is so beautiful. If you are looking for recipe inspiration to wow your friends and family, Evermine is...
Does using a crock pot feel like cheating to you? It totally does to me. But with a busy 3 year old son and an always gone medical student for a husband, I'm often running around very busy around dinner time. Crock pot meals typically won't yield the depth of flavor I want when I cook. But on days when your time and...
Did you ever see the recipe on this blog for our Kitchen Sink Cookies? They are oh so good. I love them because they are packed full of healthy ingredients like omega 3's and lots of protein. I am such a cookie lover, and these kitchen sink cookies are seriously my favorite. Since I'm a cookie person, I realized that I needed to start...
In keeping with our post from earlier this week, I thought today it would be fun to feature some bloggers who are doing an amazing job utilize lavender sugar in their baking. The first recipe are these lemon tea cookies from Everyday Dishes are perfection. Remember how we discussed how great lavender is when balanced with a bright citrus flavor? Well these guys are doing...
Macarons can be one tough cookie. They are fickle and finicky and many things can go wrong while baking them. But never fear, with just a few simple tips, you can easily master these delicious and oh so trendy cookies. Start with aged egg whites. What does this mean? Leave your cracked eggs in a covered container for up to three days. This...
Lavender sugar can be used in many ways. My favorite use is in baking. It can be used to sweeten muffin or scone batter. Its beautiful sprinkled over rustic looking cookies. A common problem with lavender flavored sweets is that if overused, it can come off tasting a little soapy or perfume-like. But I'm sure you've eaten lavender sugar and actually really enjoyed....