Viola Baker Loria Stern is fond of using violas to decorate her cake creations and notes that they are "delicate, colorful, and easy to use." For first-time flower eaters, this bloom is a good ...

For more information about cooking with edible flowers, check out Los Altos gardener Rosalind Creasy's "The Edible Flower Garden," Periplus Editions, 1999. This is a great, thorough book -- my ...

The savvy home chef knows that, as Giada de Laurentiis likes to say, we eat with our eyes first. While garnishing might seem frivolous, to anyone who wants to make and present beautiful food, it's ...

I turned it into a cake. A candy-covered cake worthy of a sophisticated soiree. The real story here is how to make $10 worth of drugstore candy look like a million bucks.

In a layer of translucent jelly on a cake base, Siamy Tan sculpts stunning flower designs. When people in Hong Kong saw the cakes on social media they asked for lessons.

Sainsbury's is launching its own range of edible flowers. It's great news if you love getting inventive in the kitchen - imagine how colourful and summery your dishes are going to look.

Many of these pretties are edible, say plant experts. Add flower petals to salads, cheese spreads or salad dressings. Freeze them in ice cubes to dress up cold beverages.

To assemble, use a pastry brush to brush 1 tablespoon rose syrup onto the flat side of each sponge, then place one sponge syrup-side up onto a serving plate. Spread over most of the basil seed and ...

Dill, for example, can be planted in a flower garden and you can eat its tiny yellow blooms, as well as the lacy leaves. Other herbs with edible flowers include anise hyssop, mint, and chamomile.