For the honey mousse: Whip the cream to soft peaks and hold in the fridge until needed. Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water for five minutes. Warm two tablespoons of water in a small saucepan, add ...

Makes approximately five 225g jars. YOU WILL NEED 1.5kg cooking apples 350ml white wine 3 tbsps dried lavender, plus dried lavender sprigs for finishing Granulated sugar Roughly chop the apples – you ...

In a classic Saturday Night Live skit Gilda Radner and Dan Ackroyd argue over a new product called Shimmer. “It’s a floor wax, I’m telling you,” she screams. “It’s a dessert topping, you cow,” he ...

As the Average Joe and Jane become more interested in the culinary arts, gourmet trends like edible flowers are increasing in popularity. Just look at the number of lavender desserts that popped up in ...

Culinary lavender and lavender simple syrup are the best-selling products for Susan and Herb Lamb of Lavender Lamb Farm in Cleveland. Their 350 lavender plants are grown in beds on a hillside that ...

Swathes of lavender fields under a Mediterranean sky evoke heady, food-fuelled holidays, the kind of perfect culinary fix we surely all crave as an antidote to our unpredictable summer. With perfect ...

Stopping to smell the flowers, I take a deep, relaxing breath. All around me are purple blooms, vineyards and cherry orchards. While it may seem like Provence, I'm actually touring a lavender farm in ...

Chop apples into rough pieces. Add to a large saucepan with the water and lavender flowers. Simmer until very soft. Line a colander with muslin or cheesecloth and sit it over a large bowl. Pour the ...