Fresh from the Freezer

This recipe was adapted from Adrienne Borlongan’s The World of Ice Cream , which I reviewed here . In a previous post , I described the frozen dessert I made in honor of my dearly beloved friend Lorem who passed away. Some of his favorite flavors were dark chocolate, orange, and lavender. Additionally, his favorite colors were teal/blue and orange. Lorem’s flavor combines all these colors and flavors. This post is for the lavender milk jellies component. I know the flavor combination of lavender, orange, and dark chocolate is a little unusual, but honestly, Lorem was into much weirder stuff than this. I once sent him an edible cookie dough recipe, and he liked it but thought it was a bit bland, so he added red pepper. He had such funny opinions about food. We talked a lot about food and cooking. Lorem used to make lavender simple syrup with plants he foraged. I remember him telling me that lavender grew abundantly in the Pacific Northwest. That was the inspiration behind these j...