Lavender, I love you. Ideally, I'd be rolling around in fields of you right now, preferably somewhere in the Chateau region of France. Perhaps with a hot air balloon waiting nearby with lavender biscuits and champagne... But, being that it's January and I'm in Chicago, the closest I can get to this bliss is in my bathtub, filled with my fave lavender-honey almond milk bath recipe. Other than the fact that it obviously smells like a dream come true, it's a winning combo all around - lavender is one of nature's best tension tamers, honey not only softens your skin but also absorbs its impurities, and you can always drink it if you change your mind about the whole bath thing. Anyway, once you have the ingredients, it's super easy. Fancier groceries tend to carry the lavender, but smaller co-op style spots do too - I scored mine at True Nature Foods (a great Edgewater shop with organic, locally sourced goodies) and I already had some locally made honey thanks to Beeline. Just mix with creamy almond milk, pour in the bath, and voila, a heavenly, toxin-free bath. Enjoy. Lavender-Honey Almond Milk Bath Ingredients: 1 1/2 Tb dried lavender 3/4 cup almond milk 3 Tb honey Directions: Process lavender flowers in a blender until they become a powder, turning off the blender and scraping down the sides as necessary. Whisk together lavender powder, milk and honey in a glass bowl, then pour into a jar. Before each use, shake the jar and pour half of the mixture into the bath. Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Makes enough for 2 baths.
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Angela Flowers
6/22/2010 06:54:56 am
thanks for the recipe! you're a gem! Just pruned my lavenders tonight to 'tidy' up my garden heheh before heading back from Italy (now home) to New Zealand (real home) for the school holidays - they'll be waiting for me in full flower when i get back in 6 weeks! (so those flowers reserved will be beautifully dry to make your lavender honey milk bath when i get back!) My room is full of them and i just want to roll round in them too! No time for lavender water or to set them for oil or even pot pourri this year but taking the excess flowers on the train with me tomorrow to work for the girls all to take a big bunch home. Will post my recipes for oil when i get back. Thanks again. xx Angela Flowers
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Angela Flowers
6/22/2010 07:02:40 am
oh yeah. NZ recipe for lavender...
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