Blueberry Sorbet with Lavender Cookies

Blueberry Sorbet, the second in my summer sorbet series, try saying that tongue twister a few times in a row! Even I didn't know that I had a summer sorbet series going until just now, such a closely guarded secret. I was thinking about blueberry ice cream when I saw the pile of blueberries at the market but as I was contemplating the recipe I just couldn't wrap my arms around the rich and highly caloric nature of the ingredients needed to make homemade ice cream. I looked at images of blueberry sorbet on the Internet and immediately fell in love with the vivid colors displayed across my screen. As I blended the blueberries with the simple syrup I actually felt like I was making wine instead of blueberry sorbet. The color of this sorbet is so bright and purple that I wanted to include flowers in my post that would compliment it. I found some wild pea flowers growing by the side of the road(more foraging) and thought, wow, those sweet little flowers are just the color that I had in mind. I snagged a few sprigs of stinky purple sage flowers from my next door neighbor's plant and created a small flower arrangement that felt right at home with my sorbet and lavender cookie pictures.

I had to photograph my flower arrangement outside on the deck where I photographed the lovely melting blueberry sorbet. If you are a fan of fresh blueberries you will love every bite of bright frozen blueberry flavor in this sorbet.


The cookies felt left out so I had to include them in the next photograph with the flowers.




And then there are the beautiful berries, so perfect. The ultimate spa treatment, detox yourself in a tub of blueberries;-)



I don't really care if lavender cookies smell like the inside of my grandmother's purse, I liked my grandmother and the inside of her purse.



Excuse me! I'm busy making an herbal infusion for my blueberry sorbet!



I can't think of a better reason to get out the ice cream maker or to acquire one.

Here's a link for blueberry sorbet. An embarrassingly simple recipe that uses 6 cups of fresh blueberries, 1 & 1/2 cups of lavender simple syrup and the juice of a lemon. You'll need a blender, a strainer and an ice cream maker.


And here's a link for lavender cookies. I like this rich butter cookie recipe because it's good, of course, but it also makes a small batch of cookies which is the perfect amount to go with the blueberry sorbet. These recipes make enough dessert for a small dinner party, about 6 people.



There is no link for these flowers, you'll just have to enjoy them right here or by the side of the road tangled up with some wild blackberries, hmmm may have to add another sorbet flavor to the series!