Fresh-from-the-Farmers’ Market Pasta Salad is the answer to ‘what’s-for-dinner?’ with summer’s bounty from local farm stands or your own garden. Fresh, light, and on our summer rotation of easy meals for the summer! You can adjust your ingredients for what’s in season or what you like. My June issue of Southern Living Magazine yielded a bumper crop…
Lemon-Rosemary Coffee Cake is a wonderful blend of lemony- sweet-and-tart. Moist, with a hint of rosemary to complement the lemon flavor, and perfect to enjoy for brunch or tea! After a couple of weeks of cooking with lavender, I’m enjoying another culinary first~ cooking with preserved lemons, for The Mystery Ingredient Club and Foodie Friday at Rattlebridge Farm! A jar…
The Novel Bakers have been buzzing with activity this week and serving up delicious and fragrant recipes! You can visit our Pinterest board for future inspiration and see what you might have missed! If you want to Stop and Smell the Lavender, here is my week in review. . . A Picnic with Lavender Lavender Lemonade, Chocolate Lavender Brownies,…
I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Lavender Week. . . I found a quick & easy recipe for Lemonade Cupcakes using a boxed cake mix and frozen lemonade concentrate. I decided to boost the flavor factor by adding some dried culinary French lavender to the cake mix after discovering Chocolate Lavender Brownies! Lavender Lemonade Cupcakes,…
I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Lavender Week. . . I’ve had a fragrant and delicious time with The Novel Bakers playing with lavender and searching for recipes! I found several new beverages~ Lavender Lemonade and Lavender Margaritas, both perfect for summer and made with a lavender syrup or lavender sweet and sour mix.…
I’m experiencing the lure of lavender with The Novel Bakers this week. I’ve been picnicking and loading my wheelbarrow with salt, sipping on Lavender Margaritas! The recipe for these wonderful crab cakes are from Sharon Shipley’s The Lavender Cookbook. The lavender flavor in these crab cakes is subtle~ 2 teaspoons ground dried culinary French lavender…
I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Lavender Week! The Lavender Cookbook by Sharon Shipley is full of tempting sweet and savory recipes~ The recipes were developed using dried culinary ‘Provence’ lavender buds, which have a gentle lavender flavor that’s not bitter, medicinal or perfumey. I found culinary French lavender from Amazon here. There are also recipes to bring lavender to the table by…
I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Lavender Week! The skies finally cleared long enough for me to spread a quilt for a Lavender Picnic. . . And enjoy a few lavender treats~ courtesy of The Lavender Cookbook. “The appeal of lavender extends beyond its fragrance to the rich yet delicate flavor it adds to a variety of foods. The Lavender…
Shrimp Salad over Zesty Watermelon is a keeper recipe and one we’ll enjoy several times this summer! Light, flavorful and perfect for hot weather! My grocery store sells 2 lb. bags of 21-30 count frozen Ez Peel Raw Shrimp, convenient to pull out 6 to 8 shrimp to thaw at a time or however many for…
I’m at the table with a botanically inspired celebration of green and Mikasa Daylight Dinnerware. Mikasa Daylight appealed to me when I first saw it with its fresh, crisp design. I loved the vibrant green leaves. . . a shade that reminds of the first tender growth of spring. You can see the versatility of this pattern, paired with…