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Cakes, cookies, desserts, drinks, meats, bread, side dishes and more, you can use lavender in all of these recipes. A book you will want to keep in your kitchen and not in your book case.
Beautifully put together book. The recipes are fabulous and the commentary and information are incredible. Loved the double bookmark cover leaves.makes it easy to mark a page and keep the book open while cooking. The bread pudding was awesome.
Our relationship began when she purchased my culinary lavender following our first harvest and would bring new food concepts to my farmer's market booth so I could sample and provide feedback, along with my enthusiastic customers. All of us who have been called to the challenging job of growing lavender owe Sharon much gratitude because she and the cookbook played a key role in helping to build the US lavender industry, which was in its infancy at the time of publication.My favorites. Full disclosure: I am very proud to have been the lavender grower who collaborated with Sharon on this amazing book. She was incredibly adept at developing unusual ways of using lavender, but wasn't a fussy chef, so all the recipes are pretty straightforward. Enjoy. While writing the cookbook, she tested many of the recipes at the market and also during her cooking classes, much to everyone's total delight. These recipes will stand the test of time.
But one stands out from the rest--I actually gave her an idea based on my now infamous Stud Muffins ( men are most drawn to the combined scent of lavender and pumpkin) which I was sampling when we first met. It was my good fortune to learn about the fun of cooking with lavender from Sharon and to have been her sous chef as we taught classes across the country. The Lavender Chocolate Brownies, lavender cocktails and Dude Ranch Stew with Lavender Dumplings. What I love most about Sharon's creations is that you don't have to be a trained chef to prepare them well. Sharon's legacy is that she really showcased lavender as an extremely versatile herb to both amateur cooks and culinary professionals. You'll see what I mean when you taste the Butterscotch Pumpkin Muffins with Honey Lavender Butter on page 110.
I love this book. It is so perfect for me as I grow lavendar in my garden and have been very excited to learn how to use the results of my harvesting.
A book of wonderful recipes. Most are fairly easy, but a handful are definitely geared toward less novice cooks. A good resource if you like to surprise your dinner guests.The Lavender Cookbook
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