Cedar House Farm
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Sweet + Savory Butter Boards
A close cousin to the charcuterie board, the butter board is a new trend that’s taken appetizers to a more refined level by prominently displaying fresh ingredients over a bed of smooth butter. -
Botanical Sugars
This simple and beautiful botanical sugar recipe ignites all the senses, adding a hint of color, sweetness, fragrance, and herbal tones to your favorite drinks or baked goods in just minutes. In addition to using botanical sugars to coat the rims of drink glasses, try stirring a spoonful into hot and iced teas, or using it to make lemonade for a sweet and colorful twist. -
Candied Lemon Balm Sugar Cookies
Decorating baked goods with candied lemon balm is quite possibly my favorite use for this incredible herb and the technique for making them is very simple, with supplies and ingredients you likely already have in your kitchen. They are the perfect addition to my traditional sugar cookie recipe, which I have altered just slightly to include a hint of lemon. -
Rose-Infused Sugar
This rose-infused sugar is a lovely addition to your pantry for adding to teas and coffee (hot or iced), and your favorite herbal cocktails, in or on the rim. It is also delightful when sprinkled on top of your favorite baked goods, particularly shortbread cookies and sourdough scones, for a light floral fragrance and scent.
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Chai Spice Blend
With Old Man Winter knocking on our door and Christmas this weekend, I wanted to create something super cozy to spice up my morning lattes and add a kick to some of my favorite sweet recipes. So I took a few minutes and created my own
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Tips for Drying and Freezing Herbs
Grown, gathered and dried. Yesterday was for harvesting herbs from the garden. I do this every couple weeks throughout the summer. It’s a quiet, slow, fragrant task that I truly enjoy. Here are a couple tips to keep in mind when storing your kitchen herbs: -
Nasturtium Vinegar
Belonging to the Tropaeolaceae family, nasturtium is a vibrant and unique herb popular for its striking appearance and earthy, peppery flavor is most often used in culinary dishes, particularly salads and sandwiches. It’s colorful blossoms and unique lily pad-shaped leaves make it a popular ornamental addition to gardens. The trumpet-shaped flowers are usually vibrantly colored and come in a range of sunset colors. -
How to Grow, Harvest, and Use Chives
Belonging to the onion family, chive (Allium schoenoprasum) is a kitchen-friendly perennial herb with countless culinary uses. It has long, thin, green leaves that are grow 12 inches tall and are hollow and tubular in shape, growing in clumps. They grow lavender-colored blossoms that are also edible.
