I was surfing the web the other day and stumbled upon a recipe that called for lavender in it. I was intrigued. I never knew that you could use lavender in food. Lavender scents are used in soaps, shampoos and cosmetics, but in food?? Well I have a lavender bush in my yard that I have done nothing with. It was planted five years or so ago and I am ashamed to admit that I have not even used it as potpourri.

Excited I went out to my garden and harvested some of it. I went into my kitchen and I experimented with some spice combination’s and came up with this awesome concoction! This recipe will become a summer staple.

Sugar-Free Lavender Mint Lemonade

1 tblsp fresh Lavender with stems
2 whole cloves

Heat up one cup of water and brew lavender and cloves as tea. Steep for half hour until cool.

Juice of 1  1/2 lemons
4-5 sprigs of mint leaves
1 liter of water

Strain tea. Add lemon juice, mint and water to the tea and stir.

Fill glasses with ice, garnish each glass with a wedge of lemon, extra lavender and mint.

Beautiful and tasty.

Your comments below are always welcome!

To your health and wellness,

Catherine

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