coffee, meringue and ice cream cake I was first given this incredible pudding by a friend, Tam Lawson, 20 years ago and I’ve made it for pretty much every Christmas since. I’ve never across anyone (apart from those who are n
peach melba recipe A simple combination of vanilla ice cream, fresh peaches and raspberry coulis. It's not sophisticated, but it is delicious. You will probably make more of the coulis than you need, but it will k
strawberry and passion fruit sorbet recipe Strawberries and passion fruit are both sweet so here you don't need the usual piles of sugar of the average sorbet or ice-cream. The occasional crunch of the passion fruit seeds are a good addition.F
verveine sorbet recipe This is a delicious, sparkly-fresh sorbet, ideal for supper after a hot day. To give it a real punch, you need to use a lot of lemon verbena.Serves 4185g caster sugarAbout 80 lemon verbena leaves250ml
tutti-frutti kulfi recipe One of my favourite puddings – a healthy, non-dairy ice-cream. You can cut the calories ever further by using light coconut milk.For 61 tin 400g coconut milk1/4 tsp cardamom seeds, crushed2 tablespoon
strawberry and basil ice cream recipe In this delicious summer dessert, the basil really brings out the flavour of the strawberries, and the basil oil makes a surprising and excellent sauce. This recipe will make much more oil than you ne
blackcurrant mousse ice cream recipe The taste of pure blackcurrants is so intense that they are best eaten in a mousse or ice cream - best of all in a softly frozen mousse made an hour or two before you want to eat. The purple ice cr
cardamom and poppy seed ice cream recipe This slightly sharp ice cream is delicious at any time of year, but its nutty flavour is excellent with an apple brown Betty, fruit crumble, or baked fruit. serves 8 300g mascarpone 1.25 litres natu
basil ice cream (or frozen yoghurt) recipe I know this sounds odd, but trust me – it’s one of my favourite ever ice creams. I first had this at the wonderful Amsterdam restaurant, De Kas. There they use Sweet Genovese basil, but I also l
