Comments on: Happy V–Day!

By: Dana Zia

Dana Zia — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:33:38 +0000

I can not believe how cute these cookies are! You had me at hello! I wish I owned a tea room just so I could make these everyday, but I’ll settle for Easter Day. Thanks for the great post.
Dana Zia

By: Jeff

Jeff — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 22:11:06 +0000

Paty,
I’m glad Leah mentioned Clairmont Farms. Their farm is wonderful and the lavender is unlike any I’ve ever smelled. I actually made cookies with their lavender I purchased in October and they were fabulous. You can reach them at (805) 688-7505 and their website is http://www.clairmontfarms.com. Their farm is in Los Olivos, California and the owners shared a lot of the farms history. Wonderful place to visit and relax.

By: Leah

Leah — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:41:26 +0000

Paty: I used culinary lavender, which means it was grown without pesticides and suitable for eating. I bought it at Surfas, a local (Los Angeles) gourmet food and restaurant supply store. They also have an online store (surfasonline.com) that sells some things from their store. Also, refer to this previous post. It lists a link to Clairmont Farms (a lavender grower). You can mail–order culinary lavender from them. I don't know much about which varieties of lavender are best for cooking or baking, but you could contact them and they will be happy to answer your questions. LunaCafe: The lavender and lemon zest are in both the cookie and the icing. The icing is more like a thin glaze, so when it dries on the cookies, the flowers and zest stand out. If you don't use the icing, the lavender and lemon zest are still visible in the baked cookies, but not as much as when the icing is applied. Be careful not to add too much lavender to either, or it will overwhelm the lemon flavor and taste perfumey.

By: LunaCafe

LunaCafe — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 04:11:51 +0000

These cookies rock my world! How did you get the lavender and lemon to show up so prominently. Are those simply in the cookie before baking or sprinkled on top before icing? Thanks so much for sharing!

By: Paty

Paty — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 22:04:51 +0000

Great sounding recipes, but where can you purchase the lavender other than growing it in your own back yard? Can you use any type of lavender (my neighbor has Spanish and other varieties)?
BTW, these will be the recipes that will put me over the edge to actually ingest the lavender. Thanks for the great photos and recipes.

By: jain

jain — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:53:02 +0000

so many fabulous ideas, YUM to them all!

By: diva

diva — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 21:00:14 +0000

wow, i love how these cupcakes look! so beautiful. indeed, pink and purple come out alot during valentine’s day but you might be delighted (or not) to know that those are the colours for Spring/Summer 09 as well! 😀
love the biscuits – cannot resist lavender and mmm..can totally give up chocolate for these uber adorable biscuits!
Happy Valentine’s! x

By: Chuck

Chuck — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 18:12:21 +0000

Simply beautiful. I love lemon cookies. Beautiful photos.

By: Leah

Leah — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:40:32 +0000

Thank you! This cookie recipe doesn’t normally call for icing, but I thought they’d look more like Valentine’s if I varied the toppings. The icing also adds another flavor dimension.

By: anna

anna — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 05:46:35 +0000

Those both sound really good! I love floral and fruit flavors. Mmm, plants.