Recipes
July 4th Picnic Recipes
July 4th is just around the corner, and whether you’re planning a backyard bash, a park picnic, or a relaxed day with friends we’ve put together a collection of tried and true recipes packed with flavor for a celebration to remember. Tar Heel Sliders With Carolina Slaw Inspired by the tangy, smoky flavors of Carolina BBQ, these sliders featuring our Tar Heel BBQ Rub are the quintessential summer party snack. Double the batch — they’ll go fast. Get the recipe. Emerald City Potato Salad This recipe featuring Emerald City Seasoning brings bright, herbaceous flair — giving potato salad an overdue glow-up. It’s the prettiest version you’ll ever make, but beware: leftovers are unlikely. Get the recipe. Lavender Blueberry Hand Pies Hand pies are the perfect picnic dessert. No fork, no fuss — just sweet, flaky deliciousness. Take them on the go to enjoy the fireworks! Get the recipe.
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Earl Grey Tea Ice Cubes with Lavender
10 min
Okay, so listen up. I’m talking loose leaf Earl Grey tea, brewed strong, cooled down, and frozen into flavorful ice cubes. Think of them as little flavor bombs. Drop one in your lemonade, for an instant upgrade. Or, if you're making a cocktail, these ice cubes will totally change the game. And while you’re at it, get creative with your ice cube trays. Stars, hearts, whatever. It’s all about presentation! Here, I used my silicone Madeleine cookie mold to create these fun shell-shaped ice cubes.
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Lavender & Vodka Ice Cream
15 min
Homemade ice-cream is worth the effort, and a splash of vodka is hardly noticeable but makes all the difference in the consistency. Alcohol does not freeze, which prevents the consistency of the spun ice cream from freezing rock hard after being frozen. Perfect any time of the year, the flavor will have you making this recipe again and again.
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Rhubarb Rugelach
1 hr
This recipe is a true keeper, with a surprisingly easy-to-make dough that relies on the magic of whipped butter and cream cheese. While the soft dough chills, prepare a luscious jam with a classic pairing of strawberries and rhubarb. Cook it down to the perfect consistency, ready to be spread and rolled between the dough. For a tantalizing twist, we chose the concentrated flavor of ginger and added a secret ingredient — mace. This lighter and peppery spice complements the tangy fruit, enhances the lemon zest, and fills the jam with a sweet and aromatic spice allure. Get ready to savor each bite of these heavenly treats.
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Sweet Tea Moon Pies
40 min
Get ready to celebrate Pie Day on 3.14 with Sweet Tea Moon Pies! Inspired by our Southern roots, this recipe is steeped in childhood nostalgia. For those of you who've never had the pleasure, Moon Pies are a graham cracker cookie sandwich filled with marshmallow and dipped in chocolate. What more could one ask for? This treat is heaven for any sweet tooth and has been a down home signature treat since 1917. For this batch, we added lemon zest to the cookie and flavored the marshmallow fluff with Irish Breakfast Tea, giving the Moon Pies the bold malty flavor of a Southern sweet tea with a twist.
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Herbes de Provence Lemon Chicken
The most common question we get in the spice shop is "what's good on chicken" and this go-to Lemon Chicken with Herbes de Provence as always high on the list. Classic but never boring, the lemon-chicken combination is a perfect fit, and this dish is a one pan crowd pleaser. We opted for bone in skin on chicken breast for optimum juiciness and Herbes de Provence for a classic French application. We added lavender for a touch of woodsy flowers that bring out the sweetness in the lemon and a buttery chardonnay to give the broth body. Pull out this recipe for any quick weeknight supper, everyone loves it!
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Lavender Blueberry Hand Pies
Turnovers, or hand pies, are great for a picnic dessert or breakfast pastry. These delicious pocket pies, stuffed with fruity filling, offer creative bakers a great opportunity to showcase striking flavor combinations. For these we chose blueberry and lavender. Because there is no cutting or pre-cooking involved, blueberries are our go-to fruit for making hand pies. Here, we simply tossed them in brown sugar and lavender to make a jammy floral filling. For a bit of decadence, there's cream cheese and lemon to make the rest of the flavors pop. The soft floral notes of lavender are the perfect complement to blueberries and are a wonderful flavor for spring, but it is easy to over-do. Try a little bit of the filling during prep and gauge how strong the lavender flavor is and adjust to taste.
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Floral Sonnets Martini
Enjoy an ice cold sip of summer! This tantalizing martini is made with a splash of our Floral Sonnets tea, which gives it amazing color and taste. This tea blend features chamomile, honeybush, ginger, cinnamon, lavender, and damiana. Together, the flowers and herbs accentuate the botanical flavors in the gin, and the result is to die for.To pair with the gin and tea, we used Lillet rosé in place of the usual dry vermouth. For a finishing touch, we also added a bit of limoncello to add a bit of citrus-y sweetness. This martini is refreshing and tastes as lovely as it sounds.
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Lavender Ricotta Toast
Lavender is not a "put it on anything" kind of flavor. The bold, heady aroma needs to be harnessed to be enjoyed. You can't just let it run wild like cumin or garlic. But there is so much about French Lavender to appreciate! Its floral flavors are the taste of spring. Enter ricotta. This mild spreadable cheese is easy to make and a touch of lavender transforms it into a really special spread. Perfectly creamy for smearing on toast, the intensity of lavender is mellowed by the milk, and brings out the sweetness in the dairy. The resulting spread is delicious on its own, but here we garnished the toast with roasted beets, cherry tomatoes and pickled onion to make it a meal.
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