Thursday, July 25, 2013

Foodie Friday -- July 26th


 Welcome to the July 26th Foodie Friday,
where good food is always on the menu.
 
I've been playing with The Novel Bakers every day, celebrating Lavender Week.
 
 
 
 
 
We read The Lavender Cookbook by Sharon Shipley,
looking up enticing recipes, dreaming of festivals and gardens, 
inventing a few dishes along the way.
 
You can catch up with all of the Novel Bakers' lavender marvelous, magical posts
by clicking on the links. Everything is in one place for your convenience.
 

Look for more NB lavender posts on Saturday and Sunday!

 
Here's a quick recap of Lavender Week at Rattlebridge. Just click on the links for the recipes.
 


Day 2: Lavender Granola
 
 
Day 3: Lavender Honey Crab Cakes


 


 
 
Day 5 (Foodie Friday) : Pickled Lavender Carrots and Lavender Vinegar
 

Pickled Lavender Carrots are sweet and savory. They are perfect for
appetizers--even more perfect as "nibbles" with a salty margarita.


 
 Also, they were quite easy. I parboiled the carrots so I
didn't have to dust off my pressure cooker!
I love easy!

 
These carrots are swoon-worthy, if you like that sort of thing.

Pickled Lavender Carrots
                   
Carrots
fresh lavender sprigs or dry culinary buds
2 cups white wine vinegar
1 cup white sugar
 
Prepare your Ball jars, lids, and seals. Boil lids/seals.
Run the jars through the dishwasher.
 
Cut carrots to fit Ball jars. Then place carrots in a
deep pan and fill with salted water. Cook until tender, about 15 minutes.
Drain and set aside.
 
In a separate saucepan, boil vinegar and sugar, adding a pinch of sea salt.
 
Lay jar on its side and add carrots, one at a time. Tuck in lavender sprigs.
Pour hot vinegar/sugar mixture into each jar, leaving 1" headroom.
Seal jars. Chill. Discard after 14 days.

(Adapted from a recipe in Discover Cooking with Lavender by Kathy Gehrt.)


 
 
The next recipe, lavender vinegar, has many uses, from culinary (vinaigrette; marinades) to
homekeeping (cleaning floors).  It makes a beautiful gift for your favorite cook, too.
 
Note: test a sample on your flooring before
applying diluted vinegar water.




Lavender Vinegar
 
White wine vinegar
lavender sprigs
decorative jar
 
This isn't a recipe, just a hand-me-down procedure. I used white wine/lemon vinegar. My lavender sprigs were past their prime, so I steeped culinary buds in the vinegar, then strained it before adding
the liquid to the sterilized jar.
 
Click HERE for a simple guide to making herbal vinegars.

Would you like to see a luscious, profusion of lavender?

You'll have fun visiting Mary (Home Is Where the Boat Is), Mari (Once Upon a Plate), Jain (A Quiet Life), and special guest baker Pam (Sidewalk Shoes). 





Lavender Week
July 22 - July 28 
 Several Bakers will have posts for you on Saturday and Sunday.

 
Thanks for sharing in our joy this week!
 
 
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