Vietnamese Lime Soda with Strawberries

Lime Soda with Strawberries

This refreshing lime soda with strawberries is a perfect summer drink featuring fresh strawberries, lime juice, brown sugar or maple syrup, and an unexpected pinch of black pepper. It’s from food writer and photographer Uyen Luu’s latest book, Vietnamese: Simple Vietnamese Food to Cook at Home In the recipe’s introduction Luu remembers her first taste ... Read more »

Strawberry and Clotted Cream Ice Cream with Pedro Ximinez Sherry

Strawberry and Clotted Cream Ice Cream with Pedro Ximinez Sherry

For the last few weeks we’ve been enjoying some absolutely fantastic British strawberries grown by a fruit farmer in Cheddar. We usually have them chopped up, sweetened with a touch of sugar, doused in cream, with a splash of Pedro Ximinez. Sometimes, meringue is broken in, to make an Eton Mess (also great in ice ... Read more »

Eton Mess Ice Lollies | Strawberries, Cream & Meringue On A Stick

Summer means strawberries! It calls to mind strawberry picking at a local farm, strawberries and cream (and Wimbledon), home made strawberry liqueur, hot bubbling pans of strawberry jam and the special pleasure of eating home grown strawberries from the back garden. It’s also the best time of year to make one of our favourite desserts, ... Read more »