Eastern Spiced Chicken with Vegetables
Another delicious curry dish for you today. This one comes together in just over 20 minutes. I love a dish that has a mix of protein, vegetables, and rice. Its just so simple and satisfying. And this one is so colorful to boot!



1-2 large chicken breasts, cut in half length wise
1 red bell pepper, chopped into strips
1/2 large onion, diced
1 large garlic clove, minced
3 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons green curry paste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup snow peas
3 cups rice, cooked
1 can coconut milk
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
Handful of basil leaves, chopped
2 tsp fresh lime juice

Cook your rice.
Chop and brown your onion and bell pepper in your oil with salt and pepper until tender. 
Add your chicken to the pan and salt and pepper it as well, brown your chicken on all sides. 
Add your garlic, oyster sauce, and curry paste. Add your coconut milk and bring to boil. Simmer on medium low for 15 minutes. Add your snow peas and cook for another 5 minutes. Then add your basil and lime juice and mix together. Serve over rice. 


You could make this as spicy as you wanted by adding extra spicy curry. But around these parts, we keep things pretty mild since we are sharing our meals with a 2 year old. Luckily the savory robust flavors of this dish make even the vegetables lick your lips delicious. Hope you enjoy it!
Plague Bags
Sachets have been used for centuries upon centuries. Which is why I am always so surprised when people ask what they are when they stop by our booth at the farmers market. Sachets are small cloth bags, often filled with herbs or flowers to help scent a room or drawer. Clear back as far as the Han Dynasty in China, women would wear them to help repell insents and even believed they helped ward off evil spirits. The Kings and Queens of Britain would use them to keep odors at bay, and also to help enduce sleep. In medieval times, sachets were refered to as plague bags and were worn around the neck to keep parasites away. Crazy. 


Luckily for us, todays sachets have much more benign uses. You can place them in your drawers and closets to keep your linens smelling fresh and bright. One thing I love about our “Lavender Apple” sachets particularly is that they are filled with 100% organic lavender. So the scent you get when you place them with your sheets is not only soothing and relaxing, but you can feel good knowing its very safe for you and your family vs using a synthetic perfume. 


One of my favorite customers call our sachets her “sleep pillows” and she places them underneath her pillow each night to help calm her as she drifts into sleep. You can buy your own Lavender Apple Sachets online here: 

How do you use your sachets? We'd love to hear from you!
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Why we can't stop talking about Lavender Sugar
I love Lavender Sugar. Ask my friends, I can't shut-up about it. 

We love the unique twist that lavender can add to sweets. The easiest way to infuse this purple flower into your culinary adventures is by trying lavender sugar. You can use lavender sugar in so many ways. You can use it to sweeten any type of batter including muffins, scones, or even a cake. You can also sprinkle them on the top of sugar cookies or butter cookies before baking. You could even mix lavender sugar into softened butter for a sweet herbaceous spread. Lavender sugar is also very mild in comparison to some other infused sugars such as rose. So it is a great way to start your herb infused sugar adventures. 

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There are so many uses for this delicious sweet sugar blend. Our clients tell us they use it in their tea to add a nice relaxing aroma and flavor. They also use it to rim their cocktails. I love staring it over my berries in the morning. We've even seen one of my favorite bloggers use it to make lavender infused doughnuts! Hello! The limitations are only due to your imagination.

Buy your own lavender infused sugar HERE  

How do you use our lavender sugar? We'd love to hear from you!