Black Grapes ice cream (or sherbet, if you like)
Grapes is a rare ice cream flavour to come across. Some say it is because grapes stop ice cream from freezing, others recall that grape ice cream will kill your dog. Sounds strange? Yes,...
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Sweet Basil ice cream
Basil? In ice cream? Can that be nice? The answer is a resounding “YES”! Sweet Basil ice cream Yes, I was pretty sceptic for a long time. I’m not overly fond of “savoury”...
Gelato Spazzacamino – the Chimney Sweep’s Gelato
The days are getting shorter, and what better way to lighten up dark evenings than with a dazzling adult frozen dessert? If you share my fondness for ice creams combined with alcohol, read on...
Cucumber ice cream (Victorian style)
Cucumber – as a sweet ice cream?! Yes, indeed! Come and join me on a tour back to Victorian times, and meet the extraordinary Agnes Marshall – the Queen of Victorian ices! Victorian...
Blueberry Marzipan ice cream
May is here! Let’s celebrate the lighter times ahead, unchain our love for almonds and make this luscious Marzipan Blueberry ice cream! On Walpurgis Night, marzipan and the inspiration for this ice cream Walpurgis...
Delicious Date ice cream (oriental style)
Ever been blown away by a new ice cream? That happened to me when I first tasted this oriental delight, based on dates, goat’s milk and exotic spices! So – sit up on the...
Gelato di crema (and on gelato in general)
Gelato di crema – sometimes described as “vanilla ice cream without vanilla”! Following in the footsteps of the late great Marcella Hazan and her recipe from a restaurant in Bologna, we’ll be testing out...
Honeycomb ice cream (Hokey Pokey)
Save the bees! – all you’ll need to create these deliciously sweet honeycombs is sugar, syrup and a little baking soda (!) Honeycomb ice cream is basically vanilla ice cream in which small,...
