Lavender Honey ice cream
Honey is universally beloved, and lavender is pretty popular too! Unlike the ancient Greeks and Romans, however, we won’t use it to make our baths fragrant. We will use its unique, beckoning flavour in...
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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...
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...
Presidential ice cream – Thomas Jefferson’s Vanilla
Like most of us, several US Presidents have expressed their love for ice cream: something which began much earlier than with the well-known ice cream fans Biden, Obama and Reagan! The records show that...
The Lady in Vanilla White – Belgium’s iconic Dame Blanche
The Lady in White – Belgium’s signature ice cream dessert has a haunting name, but it is easy to see why this particular combo of sweet, pale vanilla and rich, dark chocolate has enjoyed...
Azuki Red Bean ice cream (East Asian style)
The red Azuki bean is a treasured dessert ingredient in many East Asian sweets. From the Chinese moon cakes to Japanese Daifuku rice cakes, its sweet red bean paste stands ready to provide a...
Banana ice cream (the infused way!)
Bananas must be among the most beloved of all fruits (to be botanically correct, it is actually a berry!). For ice cream lovers, the attraction is obvious – good, genuine banana ice cream is...
