Eton mess ice cream Ingredients Ice cream base 1 vanilla pod 600ml double cream 300ml whole milk 5 medium free-range egg yolks 100g caster sugar Strawberry swirl 200g strawberries 50ml…
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Cherry and ricotta cake
Recipe for cherry and ricotta cake Ingredients 180g salted butter, softened 300g caster sugar 250g ricotta 1 lemon, zest and juice 1 tsp vanilla extract 240g plain flour 1 tsp…
Early spring dinner party ideas for seasonal eating
March is often cold but the sun shines for longer and spring is on its way. So what should you be serving your guests? Pre-dinner drinks A rhubarb daiquiri is…
Cosmopolitan sorbet
There are several bartenders across the US who claim to have invented the Cosmopolitan in the 1970s or 1980s, from Cheryl Cook in Miami to Toby Cecchini in New York.…
Spiced apple and cider fruit cake
If you would like to use an English brandy instead I highly recommend the Somerset Cider Brandy Company, which also makes super cider under the Burrow Hill label. My other…
Cranberry and sloe gin chocolate truffles
Cranberry and sloe gin chocolate truffles These truffles are one of my favourite festive treats, not just as a gift to give but also for myself. They are surprisingly simple…
Apple and gin sorbet
Apple and gin sorbet Ingredients 2 or 3 limes, zest and juice 100g (approx) caster sugar 100ml water 750ml apple juice 150ml chilled gin, Method Add the zest of 2…
Recipe: Blackcurrant sorbet with toasted brioche and clotted cream
A perfect summer pudding with rich colour and fresh taste. Sorbets are light and refreshing but still packed with flavour. (See Philippa’s recipe for blackcurrant clafoutis here.) Recipe for blackcurrant…
Strawberry, cardamom, elderflower and lime sherbet
Strawberries are fast coming into season and elderflowers are blooming on the branch. So this recipe for strawberry, cardamom, elderflower and lime sherbet comes at the perfect time and makes…
Lemon, ginger and ricotta cheesecake with poached rhubarb
Cheesecake is always a crowd-pleaser and the addition of ricotta to this rhubarb cheesecake gives it a light, creamy texture that goes perfectly with the bright, sharp lemon curd and…