It’s Coming!
The lavender is almost ready to bloom—every day the buds get a little bigger, and a little more colourful. Stop by the farm in the next week or two to see our lavender at its best!...
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Author:Suzanne Steed
Edible Toronto: Celebrating the Abundance of Food in the Golden Horseshoe
Edible Toronto article Suzanne Steed, a public health nurse with a degree in fine arts and a passion for all things creative, decided to hang up her scrubs when she and her husband moved to Sparta, near Aylmer. Although nursing was no longer to be her...
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Homemakers Magazine Article – Summer 2011
Homemakers Article After Suzanne Steed moved to a farm, she realized she'd traded one wellness career in for another. Each summer, Suzanne Steed's Sparta, Ont., home becomes awash in a haze of powdery violet when some 10,000 lavender plants bloom. As visitors wander the fragrant rows, they...
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Cooking with Lavender the Obama Way
Sparta, On –– Chef Jonathan Collins and Suzanne Steed of Lavender Blue Lavender Farm in Sparta, recently joined forces to recreate the lavender dessert served to President Obama during his visit to Canada in February. Collins of Top Chef Culinary School and restaurateur of Shutters...
Read MoreLavender Creme-Caramel Tart
Ingredients For crème caramel 1 ½ cups sugar 1 ½ cups heavy cream 1 ½ cups whole milk 3 tablespoons Steed & Company Culinary Lavender 1/8 teaspoon salt 3 large eggs 3 large egg yolks For pastry crust 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 ½ tablespoons sugar 1/8 teaspoon salt 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, slightly softened 1 ½ to 2...
Read MoreLavender Honey Tea Bread
Ingredients ½ cup whole milk 2 tablespoons Steed & Company Lavender Honey 1 tablespoon plus ½ teaspoon Steed & Company Culinary Lavender 2 ½ cups all purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt 1 8-ounce container sour cream (1 cup) 1 cup sugar ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter,...
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Ingredients ½ cup olive oil ¼ cup balsamic vinegar 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoons Steed & Company Lavender Honey 2 teaspoon Steed & Company Culinary Lavender Freshly ground black pepper Preparation In a small bowl, wisk together all ingredients, add to salad, toss....
Read MoreDuck with Lavender Honey
Ingredients 2 teaspoons Steed & Company Culinary Lavender 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves 1 ½ teaspoons coarse sea salt ¼ teaspoon black peppercorns 1 6- to 6 ½-pound duck, fresh or frozen, thawed 1 cup canned low-salt chicken broth 3 tablespoons dry red wine 4 tablespoons Steed & Company 4 toasted baguette slices Preparation Preheat oven...
Read MoreBeef Carpaccio with Orange-Olive Salsa and Shaved Cheese
Ingredients Orange-Olive salsa 2 large navel oranges 1/2 cup diced red onion 1/2 cup pitted Kalamata olives, diced 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 garlic clove, minced 1/2 teaspoon Hungarian sweet paprika 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper Carpaccio 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns 2 teaspoons fennel seeds 1 teaspoon white peppercorns 1 teaspoon...
Read MoreLavender and Thyme Roasted Chicken
Ingredients 2 teaspoons Steed & Company Culinary Lavender 3/4 stick (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, minced 1/4 teaspoon finely grated fresh lemon zest 4 poussins (young chickens; about 1 pound each) or 4 small Cornish hens (about 1 1/4 pounds each) 1 small lemon, halved 1/4 cup...
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