It's hot. No, it's really hot. Too hot to cook. But browsing through Bon Appetit magazine I saw a recipe for a peach dessert with lavender syrup. Tasty, no doubt, but requiring far too much heat in the kitchen. Forget that whole peeling peaches and cooking thing. I just want the lavender syrup, spooned and stirred into a tall glass of iced tea. Cold iced tea. Swirls of ice, clinking against the sides of the glass and fresh mint from the back yard. That's what I'm all about.
To make, add 1 1/2 cups sugar to a pan with 2 1/4 cups water. Tie roughly 3 tablespoons dried culinary lavender in cheesecloth and add to the pan. Add a fresh vanilla bean. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until the sugar dissolves. Remove from heat, steep ten minutes and strain. Cool. Stir. In. A. Tall. Glass. Of. Iced. Tea.
