Recipes

Sticky, burnished and best eaten with your fingers, these wings owe their glaze to Hédène’s Acacia Honey & Espelette Pepper, round and sweet at first, then gently warming, brightened with a squeeze of lemon.

Scored and baked until its center goes molten, a small Brie needs only a teaspoon or two of Hédène’s Acacia Honey & Black Truffle, where sweet French acacia honey meets the powerful, earthy aromas of black truffle.

Ice clinks in the glass and mint floats on top of a lemonade sweetened with Hédène’s Acacia Honey from Burgundy, fluid, sweet and floral, which blends straight into cold lemon juice without a trace of bitterness.

Figs split open in the heat of the oven, their goat cheese hearts gone soft and warm. Hédène’s Thyme Honey, deeply perfumed with musky notes, pools around them in a rich, lingering sweetness.

The sizzle of lamb in a hot skillet, a clove of garlic, a squeeze of lemon. In the final minute, Hédène’s Rosemary Honey, floral with fresh green overtones, glazes the chops with a delicately tart finish.

A quick bowl for a slow morning, cool fromage blanc, a scatter of raspberries, lemon zest and toasted almonds, then a spoonful of Hédène’s Rhododendron Honey, mild and refined, with a delicate note of rose.

Squash cubes blistered at the edges, red onions gone soft and sweet, one last turn in the oven: Hédène’s Pine Honey, deep and woody with hints of resin, lacquers the vegetables with a taste of high country.

Butter beaten pale and light, a few flakes of salt, a whisper of chopped mint: Hédène’s Paris’ Honey, gathered by bees foraging the city’s blossoms, turns a warm croissant into a Parisian morning.

Ripe bananas, cold milk and the whir of the blender on a hot July morning. Hédène’s Organic Summer Honey, light, golden and delicately fruity, slips into this frothy smoothie in a matter of seconds.

Oats turning golden on the baking sheet, clusters that snap between the fingers, a jar filled for the week ahead: Hédène’s Organic Spring Honey, born of the first blossoms of the Creuse, binds it all with delicate floral notes.

The kitchen smells of toasted nuts, and the honey hardens into a crackling shell as it cools: Hédène’s Maple Honey, gathered from maple blossoms in the Ardennes, adds its caramelized, woody notes to an easy appetizer.

Fresh mint leaves unfurl in hot water beside a slice of lemon, then one spoonful is stirred in. Hédène’s Linden Honey, white and subtle, with menthol overtones, echoes the herb in every sip.