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 a wonderful place to do so!
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 a wonderful place to do so!
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 sanity is short, having a few good crock pot meals you can count on can really save the day. Today's recipe is a super simple fool proof crock pot asian orange chicken.
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts (frozen is fine)
1/3 cup barbecue sauce
1/3 cup orange marmalade
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 cup white rice
1 head brocoli
Directions: Place your chicken breasts in the crock pot on high for 2 hours until cooked. Cut your chicken into bite sized peices and drain the juice. Place back in crock pot. Add your barbecue sauce, marmalade, soy sauce, and cook for an additional 1 hour on high. Mix with steamed brocoli and serve over white rice.
This meal is satisfying, simple, and a sanity saver. Please don't judge me for using my crock pot. Bust yours out once in awhile. I promise you'll like it.
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 baking healthier versions of all of my favorites. This meant, less butter, less sugar, and more healthy ingredients added. Today we are featuring an adapted version of our beloved kitchen sink cookie recipe. I'm simply calling these Healthy Cookies. They are full of healthy ingredients, but also lower in fat and sugar than a traditional cookie. They have several kinds of fruit, flax, and nuts. You can munch on these and actually feel good about it! They will fix your cookie craving and do it in a way that is not completely bad for you. Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 mashed banana
3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter room temp
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 cup flax
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups rolled oats
2 cups Cornflakes or Branflakes
1 cup coconut
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. You want them just barely golden on the outside edge. If you use a cookie scoop, you should get about 45 cookies from this recipe.
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 it deliciously.
Our other tip was pairing lavender with dairy. This Lavender Honey Posset from The Adventure Bite is simply wonderful! Its right up our alley because they've made an extremely simple recipe feel fancy and fun.
Go support these amazing bloggers and try your hand at baking with lavender sugar today!
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 it deliciously.
Our other tip was pairing lavender with dairy. This Lavender Honey Posset from The Adventure Bite is simply wonderful! Its right up our alley because they've made an extremely simple recipe feel fancy and fun.
Go support these amazing bloggers and try your hand at baking with lavender sugar today!
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 dehydrates them, so you have a stable and firm meringue.
Your almond meal should be fine enough that you can sift it through a sieve. Most store bought almond flours are too course. The easiest fix? Give it a quick pulse through a food processor and you should be good to go.
Liquid food coloring will alter the recipe more than you'd think. Make sure you use gel food coloring so your recipe stays true to its original balance.
Once you've piped your macarons onto your baking sheet. I love to tap my baking sheet on the edge of the counter harshly to work out any remaining air bubbles.
To prevent cracks in while baking, allow your piped macarons time to dry before backing. I suggest waiting at least 30 minutes, then just touch the top with your finger and if nothing sticks, you are good to go.
Hopefully these tips gave you one or two ah-hah! moments. You can find Peggy's famous LAVENDER LEMON MACARON RECIPE HERE. Happy baking!
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. Lavender has a distinct floral flavor, with subtle hints of rosemary and mint. It's a wonderful flavor when used with restraint.
Here are some tips when baking with lavender.
- Use restraint. A little goes a long way. You want the flavor of your baked goods to be enhanced, not over powered.
- Lavender and dairy are best friends. They marry well together. So start thinking icecreams, custards, shortbreads, anything with lots of butter.
- Balance its notes with something bright like a light citrus juice or zest.
Our culinary lavender sugar has the perfect blend of sugar to lavender ratio so you will never go wrong. Let us know what lavender adventures you have in your kitchen this week!
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