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Nothing says comfort as a bowl of soup on a cold day! This creamy cauliflower base soup is made extra creamy with a touch of cashews and brought to life with a little bit of lemon and lavender. Tastes super delicious with a grilled cheese sandwich.  Creamy Cauliflower Soup with Lemon and Lavender 1 head cauliflower — chopped (about 2 lbs) 1 small onion, chopped 2 tablespoons olive oil ⅓ cup cashews 2 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon salt dash pepper 1 teaspoon lavender 4 garlic cloves — finely chopped 5 cups vegetable broth Freshly ground black pepper, to garnish In a medium saucepan, add onion, saute until softened about 5 minutes. Add cauliflower, garlic, lavender stir to combine and then add vegetable broth. Let simmer for 15 minutes. Add soup to a blender with cashews, lemon juice and salt. Blend until smooth. (If you don't have a blender that can do this, blend your lemon juice and cashews in mixer with 1 cup of soup until smooth. Add all back to soup pot and heat if needed. We like to garnish with drizzle of olive oil, little slice of lemon and chopped chives. Tastes delicious with grilled cheese sandwiches.  Enjoy this recipe and all of our other ones. Please feel free to share picture and recipe, just make sure to give photo and recipe credit. Thank you! Go be inspired with lavender!
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Nothing warms you up like a bowl of soup. We love our version of squash soup with a sweet hint of lavender. Topped with a drizzle of Lemon Ginger dressing that brightens the day with it's lemon and zingy ginger notes.  Winter Acorn & Lavender Soup 1 acorn squash, cut in half and deseeded 1 onion, diced 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tsp culinary lavender, ground 3 cups chicken or vegetable stock 1/2 cup cream (or milk) 1/2 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper Lemon Ginger Dressing 1/2 cup olive oil 2 inches ginger, grated 1 clove garlic 2 Tbsp sherry 3 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp maple syrup 1/8 tsp nutmeg Garnish with pepita seeds Lavender picks In a microwave container cook acorn squash for 7-10 minutes or until soft. While acorn squash is cooking, heat a medium saucepan on medium heat, add 1 Tbsp olive oil and onion. Let onions soften and cook for about 3-4 minutes, add garlic and saute another minute. Scoop out acorn squash and add to onion mixture along with 3 cups broth. With a stick blender puree until smooth. Add salt, pepper and cream, stir to combine. Turn heat to low and while it continues to warm prepare the dressing mix. In a blender combine olive oil, ginger, garlic, sherry, lemon juice, maple syrup and nutmeg. Blend for a few seconds until emulsified. Ladle hot soup into bowls, top with a drizzle of dressing and top with pepita seeds and lavender cocktail pick for garnish. Notes- to grind culinary lavender use a clean coffee grinder and grind to desired texture. If you have extra dressing it tastes great on salad too!  If you make this yummy soup #norwoodlavenderfarm we would love to see it! If you want to share our recipe or photos please just make sure you give photo and recipe credit.
Lavender is most known for its calming properties in humans, but has also been known to works for dogs. Try these treats to reduce anxiety and stress for your pet. These treats are not only tasty to them but add a therapeutic benefit.  Calming & Relaxing Dog Treats 1/4 cup Almond butter 3/4 cup flour 3/4 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup water 1 Tbsp honey 2 Tbsp Culinary lavender bud Preheat oven to 350℉. In a medium sized bowl combine all ingredients until you can form a dough. On a lightly floured surface roll out your dough to thickness desired and use cookie cutter to cut out dough. Place your cutouts on a silipat lined baking sheet (or lightly oil sprayed pan) and bake until golden brown. For thinly rolled dough bake about 12-15 minutes for thick dog treats about 20 minutes. Once treats are golden brown remove from oven and let cool. Place dog treats in airtight container in the refrigerator for 3-4 days. We store our extra dog bones in the freezer and remove just what we need for a treat. This keeps your dog treats fresh in the freezer for up to 8 months.  They make great gifts for your pet loving friends.
Oh my my my, grandma will be impressed with this new version of a classical favorite. These cookies are so good...one just won't be enough! We like them dipped into chocolate, but the classical rolled in powdered sugar would still be delightful with these candies.  Lavender Whiskey Balls1 Lavender Shortbread Cookie Mix 1 Cup powdered sugar 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped 2 Tbsp Lavender Simple Syrup 1/3 cup Whiskey Candy Melts or chocolate chips for coating. Mix together Lavender Shortbread Cookie Mix according to package. Press dough into a 9" x 9" baking pan. Bake until lightly golden, let cool and then crumble the shortbread bars into crumbs. I like to use a gallon zip lock bag and then with rolling pin crumble the cookies as it creates less mess. In a mixing bowl, stir together whiskey, 1 cup powdered sugar and lavender simple syrup. Stir in the pecans and crumbled shortbread cookie mix until combined. Cover and place into refrigerator for about 30 minutes. Remove from the refrigerator and with a cookie scoop make your dough into small balls. Set on wax paper or silpat sheet. Melt your candy melts or chocolate and dip your candy balls into chocolate to coat. Let chocolate harden and serve.  Enjoy!
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AuthorI am Nicole Callen, lavender lover, farmer, and owner of Norwood Lavender Farm. My intention for this page is to bring you great lavender related content that you can use. Most of it contains culinary adventures that transpire in my kitchen, as I have a love for the complex floral flavor and depth that lavender brings to cooking. 
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