Gifts of Sonoma
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Summary: Honey is a healthy, delicious natural sweetner that has many healing properties. Sonoma Valley depends on bees to pollinate the many crops that are grown here. For a special treat try Rock Hill Estate's Lavender Honey! For more info and recipes, click on the photo.
The name of this familiar and time-tested household remedy comes from the ancient Hebrew and means "enchant". Long used as a culinary sweetener, honey is valued for its many healing properties as well. Treatment with honey is referred to as apitherapy and includes replenishing energy, enchancing physical stamina and strengthening those weakened by illness or stress. Honey can be used to help calm the mind and promote rejuvenating sleep. In addition, honey relieves indestion and is used in alternative medicine to treat cardiovascular disease and respiratory complaints. A thin coat of honey can be applied to the skin to disinfect and heal minor skin wounds and chapped lips.
Honey Recipes
2 six-chop racks of lamb
1 C fresh bread crumbs
3 T Rock Hill Estate Olive Oil
2 T Herbs de Provence de Sonoma
1 tsp Lavender Celtic Sea Salt
2 tsp fresh ground pepper
1/2 C Lavender Honey
Preheat oven to 450. Combine bread crumbs, pepper, salt and herbs. Mix in olive oil with fork. Brush lamb with honey and season with salt and pepper. Press crumbs over honey coated lamb. Place racks, bone side down, in lightly greased roasting pan and roast for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven and tent with foil. Let rest 15 min. before carving.
Honey Baked Salmon
4 center cut salmon filets, skin on
2 T Herbs de Provence de Sonoma
1 T Lavender Celtic Sea Salt
1/3 C Lavender Honey
1/2 C Olive Oil
2 T Dijon Mustard
Fresh Cracked Pepper
Preheat oven to 350. Season salmon on the meat side with herbs, Celtic salt and pepper. Heat oil in skillet on high heat. Put salmon meat side down and sear until brown. Flip salmon over and pour honey over fillets. Remove salmon to baking dish and cook in oven to your liking. Add mustard to the remaining sauce in skillet and cook a few minutes over low heat. Pour over fillets and serve.
