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Candied Flowers — Part 2

July 7, 2010

Ten days left to my sister’s garden wedding and I’m beginning to panic. My mom and I are making the wedding cake, and planned on decorating it with blooms from our gardens. But none of the flowers are paying any attention to their carefully co-ordinated schedules. In an ill-advised burst of speed, the rambling rose [...]

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Candied Flowers

June 1, 2010

To celebrate the start of June and the near-end of my renovation, I thought I’d post about one of the more whimsical culinary items I’ve made recently. Candied flowers. Somehow this clunky term doesn’t do justice to the delicate, crystalized petals. And I figure if you’re going to spend an hour coating Johnny Jump Ups [...]

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