Lavender for cooking

[lyndaW]

For the last few years I have tried cooking with lavender
Does anyone wish to share their Lavender recipes

 

[Andy M.]

I usually wear blue when I cook. Lavender isn't a favorite color.

 

[Dawgluver]

Herbs de Provence comes to mind. Some versions of the mix include dried lavender.

 

[CWS4322]

I used lavender in a cream of radish soup last summer...I also steeped some in vodka (with rosemary). It was very good. I also use the dried seeds in shortbread.

 

[Sir_Loin_of_Beef]

Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green. When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen.

Who told you so, dilly, dilly, who told you so? T'was my own heart, dilly, dilly, that told me so.





Could someone PLEASE tell me why I remember stuff like this?

 

[Dawgluver]

Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green. When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen.

Who told you so, dilly, dilly, who told you so? T'was my own heart, dilly, dilly, that told me so.

Could someone PLEASE tell me why I remember stuff like this?

Too much dill, dilly dilly.

Need to cut back on the pickles.

 

[purple.alien.giraffe]

Lavender's blue, dilly dilly, lavender's green. When I am king, dilly, dilly, you shall be queen.

Who told you so, dilly, dilly, who told you so? T'was my own heart, dilly, dilly, that told me so.

Could someone PLEASE tell me why I remember stuff like this?

Thanks, now that song will be stuck in my head. As for cooking with lavendar, I would never have thought of it. What does it taste like? Hopefully not the way lavender scented stuff smells.

 

[Dawgluver]

Thanks, now that song will be stuck in my head. As for cooking with lavendar, I would never have thought of it. What does it taste like? Hopefully not the way lavender scented stuff smells.

I find it DOES taste like it smells! Don't use too much!

 

[taxlady]

I find it DOES taste like it smells! Don't use too much!

Oh yuck.

 

[Dawgluver]

Oh yuck.

Actually, just a tiny hint is nice in herbs de Provence. I just wouldn't coat a chop or chicken breast with it. But there's so much more you can do with lavender.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Lavender scented Earl Grey is very nice!

 

[taxlady]

Lavender scented Earl Grey is very nice!

Never heard of it. The regular stuff is scented with bergamot. I think it is one of the types of Lady Grey tea that has the lavender.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Never heard of it. The regular stuff is scented with bergamot. I think it is one of the types of Lady Grey tea that has the lavender.

I'm out of it, it could be the Lady Grey...my connection dried up

 

[Zereh]

My co-worker infused some sugar with dried lavender (from her garden) and then made some outstanding shortbread cookies with it.

 

[Zereh]

And look at what just happened to be the latest upload @ Foodgawker!

Lemon Lavender Tea Cakes

 

[Margi Cintrano]

Good Morning,

Interesting post ...

I have used Lavendar Herb in a few ways. Firstly, in a lovely Gorgonzola cheese spread dip, a drizzle of honey and a pinch of dried lavendar ... Lovely with fabulous bread sticks, crisp flat breads & / or crackers ...

As Princess Fiona mentioned tea, I have purchased an herbal infusion at French Tea Specialty Shops, that has lavendar as a main ingredient. It is very good for relaxing in the evenings. I would not sip it during the day ... It is a total relaxante ...
Mercì.
Interesting post.
Margi.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

A co-worker makes vanilla caramels and adds lavender to them, very little and then drops a few dried flowers on the top for decoration and added flavor. It's a toss-up between these and the dark chocolate caramels with sea salt...

When I was a kid, Dad used to get Lavender Pastilles and Violet Pastilles. Yum!

 

[CWS4322]

I have infused sugar with lavender. As I recall, I put the dried sprigs in sugar and let the sugar sit for about a month. The LCBO Food and Drink magazines have had a few recipes that use lavender as an ingredient:

Recipe Search Results

 

[FluffyAngel]

Lavender scented Earl Grey is very nice!

Agreed. I had some lavender flavored ice cream in Savannah once- sort of minty & also very good.

 

[lyndaW]

I have found when using the herb lavender..a little goes a very long way...if you use too much it becomes very bitter and strong flavored