{"id":10416,"date":"2014-06-21T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/?p=10416"},"modified":"2014-06-24T01:47:29","modified_gmt":"2014-06-24T01:47:29","slug":"cooking-with-lavender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nutritionknowhow.org\/blog\/c\/cooking-with-lavender\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooking with Lavender!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I love lavender!<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>I grow it every year, and as a lazy gardener\u2014never treat it with chemicals, so I can use the blooms.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>If I do not have enough lavender flowers, I head to my local Penzey\u2019s Spices Store and purchase a jar.<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>This is an adventure\u2014as the jars of lavender are kept behind the counter!<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>I always feel like I\u2019m trying to purchase drugs when I walk in and ask for the \u201cstuff behind the counter!\u201d<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>No one has ever been able to tell me why it is kept back there!<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Edible Flowers!<\/p><\/div>\n

I am lucky enough to work in an Extension Office.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>We have master gardeners who do so many things at our office.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>There is a group of ladies who come in on Wednesday that keep our beds in order around the office.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>For the past few years they have been gardening around our parking lot with tomatoes, peppers, etc\u2026<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>It is a way to show urban gardening at its best!<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>This year they decided to take what I have been teaching to heart\u2014and planted a couple of edible flower barrels!<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>These Wednesday Ladies (that\u2019s what I call them!) do such a great job!<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>They are just like all of us\u2014very passionate about what they do\u2014so they do it well!<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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I offer a class on cooking with herbs every year with our horticulture specialist.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>Each time it is offered it I use new recipes.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>This jewel of a recipe was one I found back in 2011.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>It is not a heart healthy recipe. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>You can cut down on the calories from sugar by using Splenda Blend and not dipping them in chocolate.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>I rarely dip them, and they taste heavenly plain!<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>They are best right out of the oven when the lavender is very fragrant!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Chocolate Dipped Lavender Cookies<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

By Pinky Kookie on June 28, 2010 <\/span><\/p>\n

Serves:<\/span><\/b>\u00a020-24, <\/span>Yield:<\/span><\/b> 20.0 cookies <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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