Winter in New York has been brutal! Around The Temple
wherein The Goddess cooks, it has been a little chaotic. So imagine our
unbounded joy: it is finally Spring!
Mind you, it’s April and we’ve had flurries a couple of
times already. It’s just tiresome at this point. We’re tired. But it’s Spring! The
air is electric with excitement and possibilities.
In the next few weeks,
flowers and trees will begin blooming at large.
I want to explore bringing
the joy of blooming flowers inside. Of course, all who can will bring inside
beautiful flowers and make spectacular centerpieces. But what of using flowers
for culinary purposes to make your plates spectacular centerpieces?
Bring Spring to your table
with these great ideas:
For a comprehensive list of
edible flowers (with corresponding and complimentary flavors), bookmark this
chart: http://homecooking.about.com/library/weekly/blflowers.htm
You can also rely on this page (with photos, tastes and textures, and culinary uses) to plan your edible flower dishes: http://crackersonthecouch.blogspot.com/2014/06/flowers-for-breakfast.html
