Why? Because you can! And pickle, and jam, or otherwise celebrate the resurgence of the domestic arts our forebears held so dear. Put on your best apron and step into our kitchen, won't you?
Apricot and Lavender Jam holds the taste of French sunshine all year round. Serve with croissants in the morning and with a cheese board in the evening.
You can put vanilla in all kinds of things and you won’t go wrong, but vanilla with lavender and citrus? This is a winning combination. I think it might be some kind of holy trifecta; at the very least it’s Three Musketeers status.
Following a recent blackberry foraging expedition I returned with a bountiful supply of beautiful wild blackberries. They are in season at the moment and abundant in both rural and urban areas. What better way to use your blackberries?
It's a summer garden in a bottle, similar to Galliano, with Yarrow, chamomile, lavender, juniper berries, cinnamon and spices, anise and citrus. Then it's finished off with vanilla bean! It tastes devine!