At last, my late-planted lettuces have reached their peak, along with the peas and runner beans. One of the things I most look forward to when summer comes is being able just to walk into the garden and pick whatever I fancy, whenever I fancy it, then putting together simple, crisp, delicious salads. At the moment, I’m adding all sorts of other ingredients to the leaves and vegetables, to make them complete meals in a…
Soft, cool and so easy to eat. This is a real treat for pudding, or even for breakfast.
Strawberry and yoghurt fool
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients
6 heaped teaspoons Greek-style, thick and creamy yoghurt
Juice of one orange
Seeds of one passionfruit
10 large, ripe strawberries, sliced into quarters
Freshly ground black pepper
Method
Frozen yoghurts and sorbets are a refreshing way to encourage your taste buds in the warm weather. Raspberries and blackberries are a great source of vitamin C.
Frozen raspberry and blackberry yoghurt
Preparation time: about 10 minutes
Freezing time: 1-2 hours depending on method used
Serves: 4
Ingredients
100g raspberries
50g blackberries
1 tablespoon apple concentrate
400ml Greek yoghurt
3 tablespoons double cream
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A soothing treat with the natural sweetness of honey.
Honey ice cream
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Freezing time: 1-2 hours depending on method used
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
5 eggs yolks
3 tablespoons runny honey
500ml semi-skimmed milk
250ml whipping cream, unwhipped
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
Method
With the high temperatures of late, I'm sure many of us have been looking longingly at the freezer cabinets in the shops, wondering if a cool and creamy ice cream could help us beat the heat. These last few weeks have been particularly hard for many of my patients going through cancer treatments, as drug regimens can make coping with humidity and high temperatures particularly difficult. I'm happy to recommend a bowl…
