16 low blossoms Recipes

hazelnuts, toasted, cooled, all-purpose flour, golden brown sugar, salt, chilled unsalted butter, diced, ice water, vanilla extract, seedless oranges, unpeeled, sugar, water, light corn syrup, milk (do not use low-fat or nonfat), unflavored gelatin, sugar, eggs, egg yolk, all-purpose flour, freshly grated orange zest, vanilla extract

fresh lavender blossoms or 2 tsp dried, fresh thyme leaves, coarse sea salt, black peppercorns, duck, fresh or frozen, thawed, canned low-salt chicken broth, dry red wine, lavender honey or orange flower honey, toasted baguette slices

salted butter, leeks (white and light green parts), sliced and rinsed well, sweet onion, chopped, yukon gold or red-skinned potatoes, peeled and diced, parsnip, peeled and diced, evaporated 2% milk, low-sodium vegetable broth, bay leaves, dried rosemary, sea salt , to taste, white pepper , to taste, fresh chives and/or chive blossoms, to serve

duck breast halves or 1 12-to 16-oz half, chilled butter, divided, chopped shallot (about 1 large), low-salt chicken broth, halved pitted sweet red cherries, fresh or frozen, thawed, tawny port, orange blossom honey

plain low-fat yogurt, low-fat (1%) milk, fine sea salt, polenta (not quick-cooking ), unsalted pistachios, preferably organic (natural ; not dyed red), olive oil (for brushing ), drops orange blossom water (also called orange flower water), rambutan honey or other high-quality organic or raw honey with a fruity, citrusy flavor, strawberries, hulled and halved, available at supermarkets , liquor stores, and middle eastern markets.

low-fat ricotta cheese, honey (i prefer orange blossom ), sugar substitute (splenda ), mixed berry (i usually use sliced strawberries and blueberries)

fresh lavender blossoms (use the same proportions of herbes de provence, if you can tsp find lavender) or 3 tsp dried lavender flowers (use the same proportions of herbes de provence, if you can tsp find lavender), fresh thyme leave, sea salt, whole black peppercorn, duck (thawed, if frozen ), canned low sodium chicken broth, dry red wine, honey (i use clover, but if you can find lavender or orange flower , it would add additional flavor), salt and pepper, to taste

seeded, chopped tomato, low-sodium vegetable juice cocktail, chopped cucumber, chopped celery, chopped green pepper, sliced green onions, lemon juice, commercial oil-free italian dressing, salt, garlic powder, pepper, hot sauce, fresh chive blossoms (optional)

unsalted butter, orange marmalade (optional), orange zest, orange blossom honey (1/2 jar), low-fat greek yogurt (2%), eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon (saigon)

sliced fresh strawberries (2 quarts), unsweetened apple juice, nonfat buttermilk, dry red wine, powdered sugar, ground cinnamon, low-fat vanilla yogurt, strawberry blossoms (optional)

walnut oil, tofu, cubed, tamari, mirin, walnut oil (or any mid to hi temp oil), garlic cloves, minced, scallion, thinly sliced, peeled minced ginger, cooked brown rice (slightly al dente), bell peppers, diced, sugar snap peas (stringy bits and blossom removed), broccoli florets, carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally, eggs, beaten with a pinch of salt, low-sodium tamari (or shoyu, if you prefer it sweeter)

lamb fillet, shoulder or leg, trimmed of fat and cut into 1-inch cubes, essence , recipe follows, olive oil, chopped yellow onions, diced peeled sweet potatoes, chopped carrots, minced garlic, peeled, seeded, and shopped italian plum tomatoes (1 or 2 tomatoes), herbes de provence , recipe follows, salt, freshly ground black pepper, dry red wine, lamb stock , or beef stock, or canned, low-sodium beef broth, french or italian bread, accompaniment, dried thyme, dried majoram, dried savory, dried oregano, dried rosemary, dried lavender blossoms, paprika, salt, garlic powder, ground black pepper, onion powder, cayenne, dried oregano, dried thyme

coarse kosher salt, bay leaf, fennel seeds, dried lavender blossoms, whole black peppercorns, whole allspice, duck breast halves (about 1 3/4 lb total ), extra-virgin olive oil, garlic cloves, peeled , smashed, cavolo nero or other kale, thick center stems removed, leaves cut crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices (about 16 cups), low-salt chicken broth, red seedless grapes, stemmed