As promised in yesterday's column, I'm sharing with you my effort to "embrace the lavender" all the way into my food! No, lavender chicken is not light purple chicken, but instead lavender ...

Crush lavender using either a mortar and pestle or a rolling pin. In a large bowl, combine crushed lavender, oil, honey, thyme, and lemon zest and juice. Mix well.

Preheat the oven to 400°, arrange Chicken skin side down in a large baking dish, pour in the marinade, and sprinkle with half the Kosher salt.

Don't go mad with the lavender, it will taste sickly if you use too much. Preheat the oven to 190C/gas mark 5. Heat one tablespoon of the oil in a frying-pan, season the chicken pieces and, in ...