Lavender wine jelly makes rainy days better...

It is a cold, grey, dreary day. I'm getting over being sick. I slept in until 2pm (2PM!). I should go for a walk or on my elliptical or something... but I don't feel like it. What I DO feel like doing, is cooking. The stove will warm up my house and I will feel productive, and (bonus) it will smell delicious all evening.

I'm thinking that today is a good day to try out this recipe I found on Pinterest, although I've already adapted it a bit in my head. The original recipe calls it "Lavender Jam" but really, its more closely related to a wine jelly, since alcohol forms the largest base of the recipe.

Lavender Wine Jelly

* 1/4 cup culinary lavender
* 1/4 cup raw sugar
* 2 tablespoons honey
* 1 cup sweet red wine (I used FlipFlop Headshrinker Sweet Red)
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/2 package pectin

Using a mortar and pestle, crush the lavender a bit, to release the oils first. Mix all ingredients in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture becomes thick and syrupy. Transfer to a pretty jar of your choice (I like to save old honey jars or small mason jars for things like this...). Store in the fridge!  (Adapted from onceuponacakestand.com)