Here we are at day five of one of my favorite blogging weeks of the year: Brunch Week. I can't believe the week is almost over! Each year, Terri of Love and Confections coordinates this multi-blogger, multi-day celebration of all things brunch. This year Christie from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures is co-hosting. I almost didn't post today. Very unlike myself, I procrastinated on a planned post and wasn't ready. When I got home this evening, ready to quickly bake a tray of lavender madeleines, all I could do was stare in dismay at my sad, little lavender bush. The drought has certainly taken its toll. There were no blossoms on my usually prolific plant. Even the leaves were tinged with brown. Ugh. Then I remembered a friend saying that you can cook with culinary grade essential oils. And I just happened to have some culinary grade lavender essential oil that was delivered to my doorstep today. You can tell it's culinary grade, versus therapeutic grad...