What can I do with culinary lavender?

Table of Contents:

1. What can I do with culinary lavender?
2. What can I bake with fresh lavender?
3. What can I make with dried lavender?
4. What fruit does lavender pair with?
5. What flavors pair well with lavender?
6. What insects does lavender attract?
7. Do spiders hate lavender?
8. Why do bugs hate lavender?
9. Does lavender really repel mosquitoes?
10. Where do you rub lavender oil for anxiety?
11. Which lavender essential oil is best?
12. Which lavender oil smells the best?
13. What is the difference between lavender and English lavender?

What can I do with culinary lavender?

Grind some lavender into sugar and use it in simple butter cookies or infuse cream for lavender-scented whipped or ice cream. Make your own dry blend of herbs and flowers (we like lavender with mint and rosemary) and rub on lamb chops or chicken wings before grilling.

What can I bake with fresh lavender?

Lavender combines well with other flavours. Try lavender and honey bread, or lavender and lemon cake, or baked goats cheese on lavender bread, and my final tip is to use the fresh flowers scattered over your baking. You can find out which varieties to bake with here.

What can I make with dried lavender?

Top ten uses for dried lavender

1. Making lavender bags. Fill an empty fabric bag or decorative paper envelope with a handful of dried lavender to freshen small spaces. ...
2. Sleep aid. ...
3. Drawer freshener. ...
4. Moth repellent in wardrobes. ...
5. Insect deterrent. ...
6. Potpourri ingredient. ...
7. In food. ...
8. Wedding favour.

What fruit does lavender pair with?

To make this simple and aromatic dessert, roasted pears are topped with lavender sugar (a very simple combination of dried lavender blossoms and granulated sugar that you can buzz up in a food processor) and served with blackberries and a dollop of creamy ricotta.

What flavors pair well with lavender?

The flavors of lavender pair well with herbs like oregano, rosemary, thyme, sage, and savory. French lavender is frequently included in the herb blend herbes de provence, which benefits from the subtle floral flavor.

What insects does lavender attract?

Lavender. About the only insects you see around lavender are bees. They love the flowers, but other bugs stay away. Lavender has a pleasant scent that comes from the essential oils in the leaves of the plant, but the bugs hate it.

Do spiders hate lavender?

Whether in plant form or as an essential oil, lavender (Lavandula, USDA plant hardiness zones 5-9) is a completely natural spider repellent useful for indoors or outdoors. Whip up your own homemade spider spray with lavender oil and water and then spray the oil in the areas you see the spiders most often.

Why do bugs hate lavender?

The answer is linalool, a compound found in lavender (and a variety of other flowers and spices) that contributes to the scent of the plant. Other plants that contain linalool (including basil, oregano, thyme, and mint) have also been found to repel insects.

Does lavender really repel mosquitoes?

Crushed lavender flowers produce a fragrance and oil that can repel mosquitoes. An animal study on hairless mice found lavender oil to be effective at repelling adult mosquitoes. Lavender has analgesic, antifungal, and antiseptic qualities.

Where do you rub lavender oil for anxiety?

The mild stress relief oils, like Lavender, can be applied directly to the skin without a carrier oil, but you'll need to test the different kinds to see how you react. When a client comes in and they are stressed out, I typically apply a couple drops to a carrier oil and massage it into their neck and shoulders.

Which lavender essential oil is best?

The essential oil of L. angustifolia plants is rich in linalol and linalyl acetate, among many other constituents (possibly as many as 450 or more) and is considered the choice Lavender oil for use in aromatherapy.

Which lavender oil smells the best?

At present, NDA carries the essential oils of two of the most well-known species of Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia and Lavandula hybrida: Lavandula angustifolia - Also known as 'True Lavender', this species produces the most recognized Lavender scent.

What is the difference between lavender and English lavender?

French lavender is large and will grow from about 2 to 3 feet (61-91 cm.) tall and wide, while English lavender stays much smaller and more compact, although it may grow up to 2 feet (61 cm.). Bloom time. The flowers on these plants are similar in size, but they last much longer on French lavender.