Culinary lavender is a surprisingly versatile ingredient. It mingles beautifully with many spices, honey, creamy dairy products, and lush dessert ingredients, including chocolate. During a recent bout of icy winter weather, I decided to create a lavender-spice hot chocolate that took particular advantage of these flavor affinities.
Author / Nancy Baggett
Lavender Fields at Warrington Manor, Milton, DE
All across America lavender farms are tidying up after winter and getting their lavender fields, gardens, and shops ready for the coming “crop” of warm weather visitors.