7 verbena summer Recipes

sugar, water, lemon , juice and zest of, orange , juice and zest of, vanilla bean, split, loose earl gray tea leaves, fresh lemon verbena leaves, thinly sliced (or 1 tsp minced fresh lemongrass), mint leaves, thinly sliced, summer fruit or berries

fresh raspberries, fresh blackberries, quartered fresh strawberries, sugar, grated lemon rind, fresh lemon juice, vanilla extract, salt, raspberry or blackberry liqueur (optional), lemon verbena sprig (optional), crushed green peppercorns (optional), day-old white bread slices, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, garnishes: fresh blackberries , fresh blueberries, fresh strawberries

flour, brown sugar, butter, water, cream cheese, softened, sour cream, powdered sugar, vanilla, snipped fresh mint (or lemon verbena), fresh fruit (sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, etc.), jam (apricot or seedless raspberry)

water, sugar or 1/2 cup splenda substitute, fresh lemon verbena leaves or 1/2 cup lemon, rind of, loosely packed fresh mint leaves, sliced fresh apricots, sliced fresh nectarines, fresh boysenberries or 1 cup fresh blackberries or 1 cup fresh raspberry

chicken, unsalted butter, shallot, minced, dry white wine, heavy cream, sea salt (fleur de sel), freshly ground black pepper, fresh thyme, lemon verbena, cardamom pods, chicken legs (reserved from chicken above), foie gras, caul fat, baby leeks, trimmed, asparagus spears, trimmed, butter, minced thyme leaves, minced shallots, summer truffle, fine herbs pluches ( chervil, parsley, thyme, tarragon, and chives), fleur de sel, for garnish, chicken jus (reserved from cooking), red wine reduction, port wine reduction, foie gras fat (from rendering)