Recipes in Bloom

Edible FlowersCooking and Preserving
Written By Steven Biggs

Ice Cream, Sliders, Soups, and More with Edible Flowers

Denise Schreiber, author of Eat Your Roses, talks about edible flowers.

We chat with Pittsburgh author and horticulturist Denise Schreiber about edible flowers.

Schreiber is the author of the book Eat Your Roses.

We talk about:

  • Common edible flowers

  • Lesser-known edible flowers

  • Top tips for edible flowers

  • Edible-flower recipes, including rose-petal ice cream, pork sliders with nasturtium, roasted-red-pepper soup with nasturtium, lavender-flower biscotti

 
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Steven Biggs

Recognized by Garden Making Magazine as one of the "green gang" of Canadians making a difference in horticulture, Steven Biggs is a horticulturist, former college instructor, and award-winning broadcaster and author. His passion is helping home gardeners grow food in creative and attractive ways.


He’s the author of eight gardening books, including the Canadian bestseller No Guff Vegetable Gardening. His articles have appeared in Canada’s Local Gardener, Mother Earth News, Fine Gardening, Garden Making, Country Guide, Edible Toronto, and other magazines.


Along with over 30 years working in the horticultural sector and a horticultural-science major at the University of Guelph, Steven’s experience includes hands-on projects in his own garden including wicking beds, driveway strawbale gardens, and a rooftop tomato plantation—to the ongoing amusement of neighbours.


When not in the garden, you might catch him recording his award-winning Food Garden Life podcast or canoeing in Algonquin Park.

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