Once spring rolls around, I start thinking about pastels. Thinking of pastels gets me thinking about lavender — not only my favorite color, but also one of my favorite scents. And once lavender is on ...

It's the holidays, which means you'll probably be eating and making a lot of cookies. And the question that we ask ourselves every year is how do we make this year different? These lavender shortbread ...

1. Heat the oven to 350 F. Grease an 8- inch square cake pan with cooking spray or softened butter. Line with a long sheet of parchment paper that extends up and over two opposite sides of the pan. 2.

This Meyer lemon lavender shortbread was one of the 10 winners of the L.A. Times fourth annual Holiday Cookie Bake-Off. “My neighbor had an overflowing Meyer lemon tree and would leave bags of lemons ...

These delicate lavender shortbread cookies from Akasha in Culver City are just as delicious as they are wonderfully fragrant. They’re melt-in-your-mouth tender, not too sweet, and flecked with pretty ...

(WTNH) — Spring starts this week, and soon we’ll be looking for ways to freshen up our homes and maybe switch things up in the kitchen. We are bringing two flavors together in a new form. Chef Sarita ...

These sunny shortbread cookies are bright with lemon and scented with lavender—a perfect spring cookie for brunch or a shower. Swap rosemary or thyme for the lavender for an herbacious twist. Make ...

Spring is the time to begin reviewing the wide choice of herb seasonings, fresh or dried, that will be on greenmarket stands or sprouting in back yards, from now until fall. Aromatic or decorative, ...

Flower imparts sweet freshness to cookies, nuts, even a cocktail. With its spike of purple flowers and sweet floral scent, lavender arrives every summer along with the honeybees. Poking my nose into a ...

Spring is the time to begin reviewing the wide choice of herb seasonings, fresh or dried, that will be on greenmarket stands or sprouting in back yards, from now until fall. Aromatic or decorative, ...