Don't be frightened. It's better than you think. Like lemonade with just a hint of lavender in the background. And It's not lavender massage oil you're using, this calls for fresh leaves. The edible kind. I prefer the tender new growth personally. The flavor is just barely there, and the lemon really brightens and lightens the warmth of the lavender. You can find fresh lavender in some health food stores, and I have also seen it at Whole Foods. I picked mine while out on a walk the other day. Don't like booze? No problem! This is awesome with Perrier too!
So, Merry Christmas everyone! It's been pretty busy, and we've been gone a lot, so there hasn't been a whole lotta cooking going on here lately. And what I have cooked is just the average boring stuff you throw together when you're hungry and have no energy and very little time to get food on the table, definitely not blog material. Hey... here we had buttered noodles, and here we had an omelette. Big whoop. So instead of letting the blog sit here dormant, I just decided to do another cocktail post. Because it's slightly possible that people might be looking for cocktail recipes for holiday parties, right?
LAVENDER LEMON MARTINI
Why lemon and lavender? I have no clue where I got the idea, but it just works.
~2 oz Belvedere Vodka
~4 teaspoons simple syrup (50% water 50% sugar dissolved)
~2 Tablespoons fresh squeezed lemon juice
~1 heaping teaspoon fresh lavender leaves. I suppose you could also use dried?
~paper thin lemon slices for garnish
For a NON-alcoholic version, use 7-up or sparking water instead of the vodka.
