can you believe how many lavender recipes there are?

here are a few.... I'm collecting some for my mom... enjoy!

Lavender Lemonade

5 cups water 1½ cups sugar 12 stems of fresh lavender 2¼ cups lemon juice Boil 2 ½ cups of water with the sugar. Add the lavender stems and remove from heat. Place on the lid and let cool. When cool, add 2 ½ cups of water and the lemon juice. Strain out the lavender. Serve the lavender lemonade with crushed ice and garnish with lavender blossoms. Serves 8.

Easy Lavender Cheesecake

CRUST:

• 2 cups (approx. 200gr) shortbread cookies
• 5 tbsp. melted butter

Whiz cookies in a blender to reduce to crumbs, stir in butter and press into 9" spring form pan. Chill.

FILLING: Make a Lavender infusion with:

• 3 tbsp. fresh Lavender
• 2 1/2 tbsp. boiling water

Steep 15 minutes, strain.
Beat together:

• 3/4 cup of honey
• 1 cup cream cheese (8 oz.)

Add Lavender "tea".
Whip 1 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream. Fold in Lavender cream cheese mix. Pour onto crust. Chill 3-4 hours.

TOPPING:

• 1 package frozen, pitted sour cherries (600gr)
• 1 tbsp. minute tapioca to thicken
• 2-3 tbsp. fresh Lavender, to taste (1 tbsp. dried)
• 3-4 tbsp. honey, to taste

Gently heat together, cool before using on the cheesecake. Can be spooned over each piece as cut, or spread as glaze. Strained blackberries works well too. YUM!

Keep refrigerated as this is a "soft" uncooked cheesecake.

 

i find the taste and smell of lavenders REALLY REALLY sickening. hav u ever been to a lavender farm? i went to the largest one in the world and it smelt SOOOOOOOOOO overpowering i nearly died.

 

Lavender gives me a headache and I can't stand the smell either I think it is because I know if I smell it I will get a headache. I love so many other flower smells but can't cope with lavender.


Love & No Lavender Please
EnonEmouse

 

i had lavender creme brulee once. it was the most incredible thing i've ever eaten.