3 lavande Recipes

milk (or substitute), mexican chocolate, grated (i used ibarra), pure ground chili powder, whole cinnamon stick, dried lavender flowers, crushed to release oils, pure unbleached cane sugar, to taste (brand name sucanat )

roma tomatoes (about 1/4 lb. each), heads fennel (each 3 1/2 in. wide ), garlic cloves, olive oil, artichokes (3 in. wide ), asparagus spears (equal size; about 1 lb. total), frozen puff pastry shells (2/3 of a 10-oz. package), thawed, balsamic vinegar, prepared tapenade (olive paste), salt and fresh-ground pepper