A Honey of a Dressing!!

Having fresh honey on hand this time of year is a luxary that I relish. Being a beekeeper by day (and a super hero by night ;) I love this time of year with it's yields of golden honey. So, naturally I try to eat it on everything.

My mother was over this afternoon and gave me some wonderful looking greens from her garden. Self, I said to me, we need to make a honey dressing to go with said lettuce. And so I did.

2 tbsp Fresh Honey (Or melted cooled honey)

1/2 tsp Lemon Juice

1/2 tsp Olive Oil

1/4 tsp Vinegar

Mix it up and enjoy. It's enough for a salad for one, but can be multiplied.

No Yeast Focaccia Bread!!

This is a little bit different in texture compared with the types made with yeast, but it's tasty, quick and makes enough to add to any meal without having to eat a pile of baking for the next week.

2 cups white flour (you can use wheat, but it's a little tougher texture)

1 cup water

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp garlic (chopped jar kind)

chopped or dried herbs (basil, chives, oregano)

Herbs, spices or seasonings for the top

Mix all the ingredients together but the oil. Make the dough into a ball, and place in a large greased or sprayed pan or baking sheet. Flatten it so it's uniform at 1/2" using the oil on your fingers. Now, top with whattever you want. Rosemary, chives, olives, really its up to you.

Bake in a 425 F oven for 20m minutes or so (oven depending) take out and add cheese to the top (if desired) and pop back in for another 5 minutes. (Or leave it in there to finish) Serve warm

Lemon Balm Tea Cookies!! Come have a Lookie!!

All right, I'll admit it. I've developed an addiction to Lemon Balm. I love it as a tea, and now these citrusy little tea cookies are so superb, they make me want to shout Hip Hip Herb-ray!!

Lemon Balm is a wonderful citrusy herb that's related to mint. It boasts many health properties including a soothing sleep inducer, a calming relaxant and a purifier. It is simple to grow in your back yard, and thrives in sun with a little afternoon shade.

http://www.planetbotanic.ca/fact_sheets/lemon_balm_fs.htm

Steep a tea ball of it to go with these cookies.

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1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup margerine **

1 tsp white vanilla

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 egg

1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbsp grated orange or lemon rind

1 tbsp chopped lemon balm

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Cream sugar, margerine, egg and vanilla and mix. Add in juice, rind and balm. Add powder and flour and mix. Drop by teaspoon onto airbake pan and bake 350 F for 10-14 minutes (oven depending.) Use 375 F for crisper cookies, but watch your heat. Let cool on pan and then transfer to plate (or mouth :)

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** I used light Becel for these and they worked. For those of you who have tried to bake with light margerine, you can understand my shock here :)