All posts in Cool food, hot summer

Ice-creams, froyos, sorbets, salads… all that refreshes when outside sizzles.

  • White gazpacho with almonds and grapes
    White gazpacho
    August 6, 2010

    A white gazpacho with almonds, bread and olive oil. Simple, elegant and delicious - a truly impressive store-cupboard summer soup courtesy of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingsall

  • Roast plum sorbet
    Roast plum sorbet
    July 30, 2010

    A River Cottage recipe for a brownie-friendly sorbet.

  • Lime and pistachio swiss roll
    Lime and pistachio swiss roll
    July 28, 2010

    A light, fluffy swiss roll stuffed with easy lime curd and toasted pistachios. A perfect summer teatime treat.

  • Stuffed vine leaves
    Stuffed vine leaves
    July 14, 2010

    Ottolenghi's stuffed vine leaves with pine-nuts, currants and rice.

  • Rum & Reason
    Chocolate malt ice-cream
    June 29, 2010

    Make it with the best milk chocolate you can and it's the gastronomic equal of a dirty weekend in Paris. Use Dairy Milk and you'll be wearing Playboy bunny ears in a cheap motel.

  • Rum & Reason
    Instant zen papaya and lime salad
    March 18, 2010

    Fresh and soothing, this salad with lime, yoghurt and almonds is sweetened with honey and will transport you instantly to one of those yoga pavilions overlooking a turquoise sea...

  • Rum & Reason
    Chicken, orange and almond salad
    February 27, 2010

    Mum and Dad are in New Zealand at the moment, where Dad is on a jolly invitational lectureship, wowing the Kiwis, no doubt, in all matters mathematical philosophy and logic. ...