Comments on: The Spice is Right III: The Perfumed Garden Roundup

By: Bon Appegeek » Blog Archive » We cannot bee.

Bon Appegeek » Blog Archive » We cannot bee. — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:05:09 +0000

[...] A roundup of recipes and photos using flowers, from the always-thoughtful Tigers & Strawberries. [...]

By: mae

mae — Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:13:05 +0000

Oh, dear! I’ve missed this. I posted about ‘lavender orange lush’ very recently. The lavender being from my garden which i’ve potted early this year.

What a great roundup.

By: Raspberry Sour

Raspberry Sour — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 13:09:19 +0000

Hi Barbara, thanks for the enthusiastic and kind words. I don’t think I’ve ever had a recipe of mine called sexy- now I’m all shivery. Incidentally, I almost did add in cardamom; next time for sure.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:22:53 +0000

RS–I added your entry to the round-up, and I am going to write a post pointing back to the round-up and post it today, pointing to your entry, and the two late entries. I am sorry I missed your email–I don’t know how I did it, but I did.

And I am really sorry, because that wee cakelet looks so naughty there, beckoning to me!

By: Barbara

Barbara — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 18:09:02 +0000

I am really happy with the quality of entries this time around–everything looked lovely and sounded delicious. I also appreciate the amount of thought that had to go into the entries this time, because I set a pretty difficult challenge.

But next month will be simpler–the only requirement is that chiles in some form be included in the recipe. That means that the field is wide open–and I hope to see recipes for savories, sweets, treats, drinks, all from many different cultures.

I think that is what I like best about this event–presenters have come from all over the world, and have given us recipes from everywhere. We have folks from the Philipines, from Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Israel, Hungary, the US and all points between sharing knowledge and recipes. I love bringing people together to share, so I cannot help but be pleased at how this event has turned out to be a chance to showcase the work of very generous people from around the globe.

Hadar–I would very much have accepted a fruit salad with lavender. In fact, fruit salad was the first use I put rosewater to, over fifteen years ago. (I’d mix it in the dressing along with champagne. It made a delicious salad/dessert course.) Just so you know–never think that your recipe is too humble to be included. What you think of as humble, someone else may see as the height of fancy!

Azalais–whenever you want to play, send in a recipe, and I will include it.

Orange-flower water in pancakes would be very spiffing indeed. That is a flower essence I don’t use as much of, but I should. Maybe the next time I am at the international market, I should pick up a bottle, hrm?