Photo: Lavender-Marinated Grilled Prawns

The Sequim Lavender Festival featured noted chefs demonstrating recipes using lavender buds and essence. This recipe for grilled prawns was a favorite at the Angel Lavender Farm and is served at Bella Italia, a local restaurant. Other recipes included lavender-honey peach barbecue sauce for chicken, lavender-encrusted salmon, and lavender and rosemary-herbed lamb. General techniques for using lavender in cooking were shared at the demonstrations.

Each farm and the street fair sold flavorful treats such as lavender cheese cake, lavender sausage, lavender cupcakes, as well as other delicious lavender-herbed food and wine.