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A Taste of Lavender: Delectable Treats with an Exotic Floral Flavor

This cookbook includes more than 60 delectable recipes for using dried lavender in main dishes, salads, soups, breads, desserts, beverages and more. A few examples: Relaxing Lavender Tea, Lavender Corn Chowder, Lavender Melon Salad, Creamy Lavender Baked Salmon, Chicken & Lavender Pizza, Lavender Chocolate Brownies, Mini Lavender Cheesecakes and Lemon & Lavender Pound Cake. Delight your family and dinner guests by adding the deliciously distinctive taste of lavender to your cooking. Size: 8.5” X 5.5”, Soft cover, 60 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9790618-6-8. Price: $6.95 Also Available as an E-Book $5.50 (No Shipping)

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Text Box: Adding Dried Lavender to Recipes Lavender tastes very similar to rosemary, with a hint of citrus and can be substituted for rosemary in many recipes. The secret to cooking with lavender is: a little goes a long way. It has a strong flavor, so start with a small amount and add more to taste. Always use lavender that is labeled “For Culinary Use” in cooking. A few suggestions for adding dried lavender to your recipes are listed below: Use dried lavender as you would any other dried herb in casseroles, soups or stews. It’s best to grind the dried flower buds first in a clean coffee grinder then stir them into the dish, but remember to use it sparingly. For meat, fish or poultry, blend a mixture of 1 part ground, dried lavender and 2 parts garlic powder (or a mixture of garlic and onion powder), plus salt and pepper to taste. Rub on meat before roasting or grilling. Add 2 teaspoons of ground, dried lavender to any bread, cake or cookie mix or recipe, including yeast breads, layer cakes, pound cakes and sugar cookies. Mix and bake as directed.

Lavender Sensations: Fragrant Herbs for Home & Bath

The fragrant flowers, soothing aroma and distinctive flavor of lavender make it the perfect herb for crafting products for personal, culinary and household use. Lavender Sensations: Fragrant Herbs for Home & Bath includes more than 40 fun and easy to make projects for relaxing bath mixtures, stimulating beauty scrubs, stress reducing eye pillows, lavender soap, fragrant mug mats, closet fresheners, pomanders, sachets and delectable treats and mixes to give as gifts to friends and co-workers. Size: 5.5” X 8.5”, paperback, 60 pages, ISBN: 978-0-9790618-8-2. $6.95

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Text Box: Try the following recipes from the cookbook: A Taste of Lavender Note: Make sure the lavender you use for cooking has not been sprayed with pesticides. It should be labeled “for culinary use”. Women who are pregnant or nursing should not eat lavender. Helpful Hint: Grind several tablespoons of dried lavender buds in a clean coffee grinder and store in an airtight container for use in recipes requiring ground lavender. Lavender Blueberry Muffins 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 cup sour cream 2 teaspoons ground, dried culinary lavender 1 egg 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup fresh or frozen blueberries (unthawed) Grind lavender in a coffee grinder before measuring. Preheat oven to 375°. Beat sugar and butter in large bowl until well blended. Stir in sour cream, lavender and egg. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. Blend flour mixture into sour cream mixture just until moistened. Fold in blueberries. Spoon batter into 12 greased muffin cups. Bake 20-25 minutes or until done. Cool 5 minutes in pan; then remove to wire rack.

Text Box: Lavender Chocolate Brownies From: A Taste of Lavender: Delectable Treats with an Exotic Floral Flavor 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted 1 cup granulated sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1-1/2 teaspoons ground, dried culinary lavender 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips Grind lavender in a clean coffee grinder before measuring. Preheat oven to 350°. In a medium bowl, mix butter, sugar, eggs and vanilla until well blended. In a separate bowl, blend together flour, cocoa, lavender, baking powder and salt. Stir flour mixture into egg mixture. Add pecans and chocolate chips. Pour batter into a lightly greased 8” square baking pan. Bake 35-40 minutes or until done. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

Text Box: Lavender & Vanilla Hot Cocoa Mix From: Lavender Sensations 1/2 cup instant nonfat dry milk 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder 1-1/2 tablespoons powdered French Vanilla flavored coffee creamer 1 tablespoon powdered coffee creamer 1 teaspoon finely ground, dried culinary lavender buds Dash of salt Blend all ingredients and place in a small zipper-type bag. Makes 4-5 servings (about 1 cup of mix). To prepare: Place 3 to 3-1/2 tablespoons of mix in a mug and add 3/4 cup boiling water. Stir until blended. To give as a gift, place the plastic bag filled with mix inside a fabric gift bag (see instructions for gift bags on page 51 of the book). Attach instructions for preparing beverage.

Culinary & Crafting Herbs

Dried Culinary Lavender: Use for the recipes in A Taste Of Lavender cookbook and for the culinary crafting gifts in Lavender Sensations (both sold above). Or add to your own recipes for desserts, casseroles or tea blends. Approximately 1 cup. $3.25

Dried Lavender for Crafting: Use for the craft projects in Lavender Sensations, sold above. Or use to make your own sachets, eye pillows or bath products. Approximately 2 cups. $3.25

Dried Red Rose Petals & Buds for Crafting: Use for the craft projects in Lavender Sensations, sold above. Or use to make your own sachets or bath products. Approximately 2 cups. $3.25