I've been on a quest for a really scrumptious chocolate sorbet for a while. When it's hot, it hits the chocolate spot like nothing else. More refreshing than a dairy ice cream, this sorbet is still seductively creamy, with a meltingly silky … [Read more...]
Damn fine cherry pie
I long for this pie every summer, but hardly ever get it because the sour Morello cherries that make it so lust-worthy aren't often sold fresh in Britain. Personally, I wouldn't make a cherry pie with anything but a … [Read more...]
August pickings: peach and prosciutto panzanella, and chocolate marbleised cheesecake with summer fruits
It seems most of us have vivid memories of August and its edible treats, thanks no doubt to the power of school holidays. For me, a countryside childhood in hot climates instilled a fearsome respect for this month, which my peers and I cherished in … [Read more...]
Cherries sour, cherries sweet
I have a thing for sour cherries. To my mind, the Morello cherry beats every sweet cherry going when it comes to something cooked. I spent teen-aged summers picking them from ladders in southern New Jersey orchards where tall trees flourished, and … [Read more...]
Cherry blossom
The cherries are in gorgeous, blowsy blossom, and this means spring is advancing to late-spring with hints even of summer. Temperatures have reached the balmy figures, and the blossom is going fast. Just as our own blossoms are fading this year, … [Read more...]