This is my third attempt at writing this post.
In the first, I told you about my childhood friend's flower garden and how she introduced me to the concept of flowers-as-food when she showed me how to suck the honey out of honeysuckle.
In the second, I told you about my struggles to find flavor pairings that would do the honeysuckle justice, and how I found inspiration from a bottle of yuzu juice.
Then, I wondered if the backstory was necessary when all I really wanted to say is that these flavors made me happy. Very Very happy.
Third time's a charm.
earl grey junket
yuzu curd
whipped honey
malted meringue
honeysuckle
Playing with Fire and Water 
The would make me happy too! delicious! 🙂
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I hope you don’t mind that I posted your genius Sea Bean from last year here:
Have you met the Sea Bean yet?
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Sorry apparently the html link code did not work. This is the link:
http://www.an-ocean-beach-lovers-place.com/2009/07/have-you-met-sea-bean-yet.html
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There was a honeysuckle vine at my bus stop during my early school years. We used to drink the nectar while waiting for the school bus… much to the dismay of our neighbor who was growing the flora for aesthetic purposes. I can never remove that association with the flower from my mind.
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You’ve done so many beautiful, creative and delicious sounding things with the flowers and their plants that are around us everyday that I had to do something too. Thanks for the inspiration.
http://tri-2-cook.blogspot.com/2009/08/meow.html
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thanks…and you’re welcome.
What did you think of the Nepeta?
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I like it. I get about a 50/50 spread of people telling me it’s safe to eat and people telling me it’s not safe but all of the research I’ve done indicates that it is safe if not widely used (other than as a tea). It seems to have a very mild mouth-numbing effect similar to menthol but much less powerful. I didn’t want to go overboard with it for that reason so the pesto is equal parts catnip and fresh-from-my-garden peas instead of all herb like a traditional pesto. The peas were an easy choice with the minty finish of the catnip.
P.S. I hope the link wasn’t bad form. If so, just remove it. I just wanted to share the pic with you, I’m not trying to push my blog. It’s really more of a playground than a blog, I rarely add to it and there’s nothing particularly informational about it.
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