Lemon Lime Lavender Bars

• from this dead link: Foodnetwork Lemon Bars recipe

Shortbread base:

• 1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cut butter into 1/2-inch pieces. In a food processor process all ingredients until mixture begins to form small lumps. Sprinkle mixture into a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan and with a metal spatula press evenly onto bottom. Bake shortbread in middle of oven until golden, about 20 minutes. While shortbread is baking, prepare topping.

(Dear Food Networks: don’t take down our favorite recipes! how am I supposed to enjoy this tried and true recipe in the future?)

• add fresh lavender blossoms (and I think lime zest) to the flour mixture

Lemon curd:

• from Secrets of Baking
• we used 5 key limes (zest and juice), lemon zest from 2 medium lemons and juice from 3 lemons and half a pomelo (grapefruit would do) (a total of around one cup juice)

Top with

• sliced strawberries (hold knife flat against cutting board to make even slices)