4 lavender friendly Recipes

grated orange zest, freshly squeezed orange juice, fresh meyer lemon juice (meyer lemon replaced regular lemon juice), fresh lime juice, cumin seed, dried culinary provence lavender (or fresh lavender when available. start with 1 tsp. and add more to taste.), fresh cilantro leaves, lightly packed (fresh !), honey (can sub agave, lavender or orange flavored ), tabasco chipotle pepper sauce (substituted for 1 1/2 tsp chipotle in adobo sauce), extra virgin olive oil, salt and black pepper, to taste

melon fruit (mixture of cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, tuscan melon, any heirloom varieties of melons, etc.), fresh key lime juice or 1/2 cup frozen limeade concentrate, honey (try a flavored and remember local is best!), poppy seed, approximately, almonds, fresh lavender flowers (my addition but optional) or fresh mint (my addition but optional), key lime zest , if desired

chopped onion, garlic clove, peeled, freshly grated ginger, extra virgin olive oil, uncooked basmati rice, vegetable broth (or chicken broth), salt, macadamia nuts, coarsely chopped (i saved a few nuts for garnish), grated lemon zest (the orange is my change) or 1 tbsp orange zest (the orange is my change) or 1 tbsp lime zest, unsalted butter, dried culinary lavender , ground up in spice grinder ( provence lavender is preferred. use fresh lavender if you have it.), freshly grated black pepper