Lavender Ice Cream Ingredients 4 egg yolks 1/2 pint (250ml) milk 1/2 pint (250ml) double cream 100g sugar or caster sugar 0.5ml Lavender Essence (15 drops) Method Bring the milk slowly to boiling point in a saucepan. Separately, mix together the egg yolks and sugar until thick. Pour into this the hot milk, whilst continuously

Chicken with Lemon and Lavender Sauce Ingredients 2 chicken breasts 300ml good chicken stock 10 drops Lavender Essence or 1 tsp lavender flowers 10g butter 1 shallot, finely chopped 2 level teaspoons plain flour 3 tablespoons double cream salt and pepper 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice fresh lavender flowers to garnish Method Place the stock

Marinades for BBQ Meats Mix 4 tbsp olive oil with 5 drops of Kentish Lavender Cooking Essence or Rosemary Cooking Essence – Hot, one crushed garlic clove plus salt and pepper. Brush on lamb, beef or chicken before cooking on the BBQ and sprinkle with lavender flower heads or sprigs of rosemary. Use the same

Lavender Yoghurt Cheesecake Ingredients 50g unsalted butter 1⁄2 tsp lavender heads, finely crushed 115g digestive biscuits, crushed 4 tbsp caster sugar 250g good quality cream cheese 250ml thick-set natural yogurt 175ml double cream a couple of drops of cold lavender essence For the strawberries – 125g caster sugar 6 kaffir lime leaves, torn zest and

Lavender Shortbread Biscuits Ingredients 100g unsalted butter, softened 50g caster sugar 100g plain flour 50g corn flour or rice flour grated rind of one lemon 10 drops Lavender Essence hot pinch of dried or fresh lavender flowers a little sugar to sprinkle before baking Method Beat the butter and sugar and lavender essence with an electric