there's bbq pulled pork, turkey and salami for sandwiches, potato and pasta salads and the fixings for chicken fajitas with corn on the cob. there's veggies, chips and crackers to go with the dip, cherries and pineapple and breakfast will be bacon and croissants. plenty of beer, a few bottles of liquor and a bit of , of course.

we didn't get camping last summer and i'm really stoked that we're able to do it this weekend.

beer and chip in with the food.

Hope you have a great weekend. Sure wish you lived in my area!

Got 10 quarts or so of juice in the freezer so far, still another 4.25 gallons of berries yet to process.

The weather looks a bit dicey right now But I live in Michigan, so that could change.

Baked potato and green beans.

had shrimp scampi and fried and cheddar biscuits and some more cheddar biscuits

Pretty tasty. I like the idea of mixing Earl Grey with something, but I don't really care for lemon balm. I'll have to try something else.

I think it's under used. The RG likes to use it, and I have a new vegetarian taste bible that tells its affinities. This book is so cool!

Here's what it says about what lavender goes with:

BERRIES, e.g., blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, strawberries
butter
candies
caraway seeds
carrots
cheese, e.g., blue, fromage blanc, goat, Gorgonzola
cherries
cinnamon
citrus, e.g., juice
coconut
corn
cream, crème fraîche, and ice cream
custards
desserts
drinks, e.g., lemonade
figs
French cuisine, esp. Provençal
fruit and fruit preserves
guava
herbes de Provence
HONEY
ICE CREAMS
LEMON, e.g., zest
lemonades
mangoes
mayonnaise
Mediterranean cuisines
mint
nectarines
oil, e.g., nut, olive, walnut
oranges
peaches
plums
potatoes
pumpkin seeds
rhubarb
rice
rosemary
saffron
salad dressings
salads, e.g., fruit
sauces
savory
soups
stews
sugar, e.g., powdered
syrups
teas, herbal
thyme
tofu
vanilla
vinegar, e.g., white wine
walnuts
watercress
yogurt
Flavor Affinities
lavender + butter + rosemary
lavender + blue cheese + figs + honey

For someone like me, who can't "taste in their head," this book is 'da bomb!


Cher

...and I used some of it on a leg of lamb roast. It was scrumptious. Never could find another tub of the same stuff.