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Chocolate Ganache  Ingredients Ganache  280g dark chocolate, roughly chopped, (70% cocoa solids) 100ml rapeseed oil 50g butter 225ml double cream Frangelico Strawberries  Ingredients  500g strawberries 125ml water 75g sugar  1 tbsp frangelico  ½ vanilla pod  1.5 tbsp fresh lemon juice  Method for Ganache  Melt chocolate in a heat proof bowl over a pan of simmering […]

Ingredients 500g Strawberries  100ml red wine  2 Star Anise  ½ tsp Cracked Black Pepper  ½ tsp Lemon Zest  2 tbsp Dark Brown Sugar  100g Shortbread Clotted cream Method Start by preparing the strawberries by taking off the green stalk. Place them on a layer of tin foil and pour over red wine and add the […]

Ingredients 100g/4 oz strawberries 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 1 tsp caster sugar ground black pepper 16 crostini toasts 75g/3oz cream cheese 75g/3oz Parma ham few chives to garnish Method Wipe the strawberries, remove the hulls and thickly slice. Place them in a small bowl. Sprinkle over the balsamic vinegar and sugar. Allow to marinate for […]

Adding just a hint of cracked black pepper to pureed strawberries adds a real kick, combine with the white chocolate, lime and white rum mousse and you will wow your friends.  Make extra sauce and freeze in sections of an ice cube tray, defrost as many ice cubes as you need in the microwave and […]

Celebrate in style with our berry version of Pimms, add two large handfuls of  halved or sliced strawberries, depending on their size to a large jug with a large handful of fresh raspberries, a few sprigs of fresh mint and ¼ cucumber, sliced and cut into 4. Add Pimms No1 and fizzy lemonade or tonic […]

Makes 10Preparation time: 15 minutesFreezing time: overnight 75g (3oz) blackberries150g (5oz) raspberries4 tsps runny honey300g (10oz) flavoured Greek yoghurt – vanilla, honey or coconut Mash blackberries on a plate with 2 teaspoons of the honey using a fork. Do the same with the raspberries and another 2 teaspoons of the honey on a second plate. […]