Roses are red
Violets are blue
I think you never ate a risotto so good

Violets are one of the most known as edible flower within roses but I'm pretty sure you never tried in a risotto, with a cream made of pinoli, leek, cardamomo seeds and.. violets!
strange combination of ingredients but very easy recipe, you just need to remember to soak pinoli the night before!

Lavender, nasturtiums and french marigolds! Just some of the wonderful edible flowers available to add flavour, colour and excitement to your dishes.

Ways to enjoy dandelions.

Simple,visually pleasing and healthy has never tasted so good!

This illustration depicts the different types of edible flowers that can be used to decorate cakes such as chive blossoms, pansies, mallow, bee balm, and chamomile. Artwork was created traditionally using hand painted papers in a cut paper collage style.

Edible Flower Challenge.

Every time I make a fool, I wonder why I don't make it more often. I love the mix of tangy/sweet fruit with fluffy cream! Speaking of love, this panel is inspired by the old television series "The Dating Game", which I guess dates me (ha!). The recipe is from epicurious.com.

Decorating cakes with edible flowers at dusk

Many flowers are edible and easily available. Adding them to a dish as a decoration is a great way of making the presentation more fun and yummy looking.

Eastern Redbud Smoothie for the Edible Flowers Challenge

This watercolor and digital recipe is inspired by the Eastern Redbud tree right outside my window. This tree's beautiful pink blooms have a light, acidic flavor that lends a floral freshness to a classic strawberry banana smoothie.

This is a recipe for hot hibiscus tea! I chose this because the hibiscus flower is the national flower of my family's home country, Malaysia.

This is how my mother used to cook zucchini flower soup. Very easy to make (like most of her recipes) and delicious! I love how you can add all kinds of toppings or garnishes to it.

Whenever Mr Beaver brought his wife, Pansy her favorite flower (no points for guessing which one), she made him pansy pops! and now you can too!

A very easy but delicious spring recipe from Austria.

This tastes much better than the Dandelion wine
we tried to make years ago and is possibly better for you.
Leave plenty of flowers for the bees ,
as they are an important food source in April and May
( in our part of the world )
To everyone's good health.