I know that lavender blossoms are part of Herbes de Province...?

Question

... used for culinary purposes.

Do you ever use them in your cuisine?

Answer 1

I have never cooked with them, but I have eaten Lavender Cake. Lavender is a speciality here in the UK in the county of Norfolk. Lavender Cake is divine! The cake itself has little lavender flowers in, which make it taste a bit like seed cake, and the icing is flavoured with lavender, and it's very sweet and fragrant.

Another Norfolk speciality is Lavender bread. I have never tried this, however.

Here are some links to some interesting recipes:


http://www.hopshop.co.uk/lavenderrecipes.asp

http://www.picnic-fayre.co.uk/html/productsrecipes1.html


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Answer 2

Actually, I just came across a recipe for Lavender Vanilla cookies at www.mccormick.com. I thought they would be interesting to try, but finding lavender would be difficult for me. It's not something my grocery store keeps in stock.

I used to have a lavender plant and never knew what to do with the blossoms, besides make sachets out of them.

Answer 3

I use them all the time. It has a very strong taste that I like.
I use it in a dish I basically made up
Chicken cubes fried in olive oil.
Onion (sliced)
garlic cloves (sliced)
tin of chopped tomatoes.
Herbes de Provence. (teaspoon or so)
add Oragano & basil to taste (pesto is a good source of the basil, about a teaspoon)
Simmer for 15mins

Serve on Penne.

Mmmmm.... nice. The herbes de Provence really adds a bite thats nice.

Edit: about the lavander. as far as i can see there's not any in. mine says it's a blend of bay leaves, sage, parsley, thyme & rosemary.
no lavander there...

Answer 4

It's herbes de Provence! No, I dry them and put them in my linen cupboard.