This bright and happy spaghetti recipe is made with fresh lemon balm, a little bit of garlic and lemon zest, pine nuts, parmesan, lots of olive oil, sea salt and some fried spiralled zucchinis which complement this dish so nicely without overpowering the delicious and delicate lemon balm.

Making your own herb butter is easy and delicious and a great way to use your homegrown herbs. This herb butter is made with fresh garden herbs, nasturtium flowers, fresh garlic, pink peppercorns and a little bit of lemon zest. Enjoy it on grilled vegetables, potatoes, meat, fish or toasted bread.

Besides making chilli flakes and chilli powder, I will share with you how I make chilli paste and infuse coarse sea salt, raw honey, olive oil and apple cider vinegar with all the spicy goodness of my homegrown chilli peppers.

Stringing up your homegrown chilli peppers is an easy and fun little project to do at the end of summer to preserve your bounty for the winter months. All you need is a sewing needle and some string and maybe gloves to protect your hands from the spicy oils.

This recipe makes a delicious three layer 6-inch cake with light and airy layers of chocolate cake brushed with maple syrup, filled with a decadent creamy chocolate mascarpone cream and topped with a selection of beautiful edible flower petals, perfect for a special celebration.

This dreamy 6-inch cake has light and airy slightly lemony layers of cake filled with a delicious and decadent creamy raspberry filling. Make this whimsical cake for any summer celebration or birthday party and keep it cooled until you serve it with your favourite berries and edible flowers.

These wild blueberry muffins are fluffy and buttery and filled with all the goodness of wild blueberries. The brown sugar oat crumble adds just the right sweetness to them. They are perfect to share as a snack, a delicious treat for breakfast or to bring on your next hike.

Celebrate fresh summer fruit with this easy recipe for delicious apricot squares with a soft, moist crumb and juicy apricots. A sweet apricot jam glaze adds a glossy finish and candied warm cinnamon flavoured pistachios add a great crunch.

Using a flower frog anchored in some vintage tea cups or bowls is a great way to make a whimsical and romantic summer arrangement. Make a small and simple but beautiful creation with just a handful of your favourite blooms.

Use edible flowers as beautiful tasty garnishes on salads, desserts, cakes, soups, grilled meats and vegetables, pasta dishes, on charcuterie boards and in drinks or cocktails and more. They add a pop of colour and a fresh taste to your meals and make everything a bit more magical and whimsical.

Using fresh poppy seed heads to make little adorable prints is such an easy and satisfying DIY project for kids and adults alike in early summer and a great way to beautify your greeting cards, tags, bookmarks and journal entries.

There’s something nostalgic and romantic about pressing flowers in old books. All you need to make your own unique and upcycled flower press is an old hardcover book, four screws with wing nuts and washers, a drill, c-clamps and some paper.

These strawberry cream puffs are the perfect combination of a crisp and airy pastry, sweet creamy mascarpone filling, and fresh, juicy strawberries. Make this light and airy dessert as a special treat for Father’s Day, Canada Day or as a dessert for your next summer celebration.

This is a great and easy DIY for a simple two-layered herb drying rack to air dry small flowers, blooms and herbs. It’s practical and space saving and you can quickly make it by inserting thin fabric into two different sized embroidery hoops and hanging them up horizontally with some twine.

This rhubarb streusel tart is juicy, sweet and tart and the buttery spiced streusel balances everything perfectly. Enjoy it plain, with a scoop of ice cream or some whipped cream and your favourite people outside in the sunshine or as a delicious dessert in spring or early summer.