Now is the time all over the country when herbs are in full bloom and gardening days are often spent pruning and picking with less time planting and watering. If you are an avid gardener, or even a forager or farmer’s market-goer, this is the perfect time to be harvesting herbs for a variety of [...]
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Tag Archives: lavender
Not Your Childhood Wine Coolers: The Wine Spritzer
As I came up with ideas for the article this month I realized the first day of summer was quickly approaching, and I thought, what better way to celebrate summer than with wine spritzers! Every time I bring up wine spritzers I am met with a peculiar look of polite shock and mild disgust. So [...]
Floral Manjar
While writing an article on different types of manjar (meyer lemon and chocolate orange!) for isgreaterthan.net, I was struck by everyone’s suggestion in a blind test that Meyer Lemon Manjar tastes like lavender. It got me thinking. Why not make it lavender? I’ve been drinking a lot of lavender/rose tea, and happen to have plenty [...]
Summer Pasta with Nasturtiums and Lavender
So it’s been a while. There is a lot to write about as I sort through a few months worth of pictures. Luckily I know where to start. After we gorged ourselves on many burritos, enchiladas, tamales, etc, we realized that we were broke, and couldn’t continue the HOORAY WE ARE IN CALIFORNIA Mexican food [...]