chocolate and rosemary ice cream
With dark, rich chocolate and smooth herbal tones this dessert inspired by Heston Blumenthal’s range of ice creams created for Waitrose is sure to a be a dinner party winner.
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black forest affogato
A little treat from 30 Minute Meals: a black forest affogato. If I can’t manage a dessert at an Italian restaurant, I’ll try and make room for an affogato – an espresso tipped over a vanilla ice cream. Simple but tasty. The addition of cherries and chocolate to this makes it brilliant. Give it a try! Black forest affogato: 1 tablespoon […]
Read morechocolate and caramel macarons
Apologies for the dishevelled appearance in the photo, sadly the decent ones went immediately! I have attempted macarons before; often problem-laden and unpredictable. The worst part was trying to let them set to achieve the mythical ‘foot’; the gluey bit on the bottom that forms that crusty ring. So when I was invited to a pre-launch macaron class at the […]
Read morepeanut butter cheesecake
Nigella is back, with as camp a parade of gluttony and swank as you would expect. As usual her recipes swell with “of course you should put x and y together, it’s so obvious” and impressive shortcuts. An absolute pig of a dessert was served up in the series opener, peanut butter cheesecake. She seemed to offer about a dozen […]
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