If you've been following my blog for a while, you've probably noticed that I love using edible flowers in the kitchen.

This isn't just some indulgent or fanciful hobby or me being "weird" (well ..not totally). Although not as potent as herbs, there is nutritional value in spring flowers. What's really won me over is the complex and delicious flavours that you can extract. They really do taste good.

When the landscape becomes painted with shades of pink, lilac and magenta its time to create some magic in the kitchen. We'll be making flower: syrups and extracts, tonics and flavoured sugars. Some will be dried for medicine and teas plus all kinds of other culinary delights (some not yet imagined) as we begin to restock our pantry shelves for winter.

I hope you'll join me in trying some culinary flowers in your recipes this season!

Lovely Lilac

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Some Edible Flower Recipes and Ideas To Inspire You

Here are some recipes that we use to get you started. Most of these recipes you can interchange the type of flowers used to suit your needs. Some edible flowers include: Lilac, dandelion, rose, hibiscus, lavender & violet.
Here is a detailed list of edible flowers.

Beautiful & Simple Spring Lilac Recipes!

Fresh blossoms, chirping birds and beautiful fragrant lilacs are a sign that spring has finally arrived. Did you know that lilacs are edible? You can use them to add a delicate aromatic flavour to many recipes. Go ahead and chop up some lilac petals and mix them in with your pastries and scones. Make your salads special by tossing some petals throughout or garnish spring cocktails and pitchers of lemonade! Whatever you choose, it is sure to surprise and delight! Read it here.

The Forgotten Art of Using Roses In The Kitchen (Recipes Included)

Often seen as beautiful, fragrant & merely ornamental, roses are overlooked when it comes to health and culinary uses in the modern day kitchen. If you look to the past however, roses were a much sought after ingredient in most kitchen and home apothecaries. It was once common place to find rose waters, extracts, syrups & tonics tucked away on pantry shelves.

Rose Petal Simple Syrup (Recipe)

Capture the flavours of of the season with this easy to make rose petal syrup.This concentrate is ideal for making pitchers of fruity lemonade. You can drizzle this rose petal syrup over ice cream or yoghurt with a few shavings of chocolate for a simple yet sensational dessert. It also makes a wonderful flavouring for cocktails and soda. Get the recipe here.

How To Make Beautiful Homemade Extracts (It's Easy!)

Easy and Awesome! Homemade extracts are an excellent way to add a splash of flavour to recipes both savoury and sweet. They are also another wonderful way to preserve the flavours of each season and stock your home grown pantry shelves. Find the recipe here!

The Power of Positive & Bach Flower Remedies

Dr. Edward Bach was a physician, bacteriologist, homoeopath and researcher. He concluded that many of his patients ills were directly related to their state of mind. He observed that people carrying these negative feelings, developed an imbalance that threatened their physical health. He studied and formulated a safe, natural and gentle system for treatment that is still used to this day. His remedies can be taken by persons of all ages with no danger of over dose or negative side effects. Read it here!

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