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CBC
22-07-2025
- Lifestyle
- CBC
9 ways to pair ice cream and preserves for easy summer desserts
Summertime cooking is all about simplicity — and there's nothing easier than ice cream topped with perfectly paired preserves for dessert. With the right combinations, you can enhance this everyday treat to create something downright gourmet. When choosing jams, jellies, curds, marmalades and more, whether store-bought or homemade, opt for those on the looser side so that they can flow over the ice cream for maximum coverage. If yours are a little stiff, they can be gently warmed on the stovetop or in the microwave before serving. Below are some of my absolute favourite flavours to enjoy together. And although a bowl of ice cream and preserves is really all you need for a spectacular summer dessert, I've included topping ideas as well in case you want to level up your combos into sundae territory. Vanilla ice cream, canned peaches and raspberry jam This is an easy take on peach Melba, French chef Auguste Escoffier's iconic creation that consists of vanilla ice cream with poached peaches and raspberry sauce. For a sundae, add: vanilla-scented whipped cream, toasted sliced almonds and a few fresh raspberries. Coffee ice cream and blueberry jam When I started infusing my blueberry jam with coffee, it was revelatory; the bitter, caffeinated bean gives a complexity to mellow blueberries that I never want them to be without. This ice cream and jam combo skips the infusion process and heads straight into dessert. For a sundae, add: candied walnuts and coffee whipped cream (just add some instant coffee to lightly sweetened cream before whipping). Coconut sorbet and pineapple jam For a tropical drink-inspired treat you can't go wrong with this classic pairing — tastes like sunshine in a bowl. And if you like pina coladas, you might want to add a shot of rum. For a sundae, add: passion fruit pulp and/or diced tropical fruits, coconut whipped cream and toasted coconut flakes. Butter pecan ice cream and orange marmalade Sweet, rich candied pecans benefit from a bright pop of marmalade with a little bitterness to balance the sugar. Paddington would approve. For a sundae, add: whipped cream, candied pecans and a fresh or candied whole cherry. Mint chip ice cream, fig preserves and amaro Many amaros, which pair so well with earthy figs and bitter chocolate, use mint, so a shot of amaro on sweet mint-chip ice cream paired with fig preserves creates a complex and sophisticated (but easy) end to a meal. For a sundae, add: whipped cream, crystallized mint leaves, a caramelized fresh fig half and chocolate shavings. Pistachio ice cream and lemon curd Rich, nutty pistachios are made even better by a bright dose of citrus — and the colours really pop together. For a sundae, add: whipped cream, crushed shortbread cookies and chopped toasted pistachios. Vanilla ice cream and chili crisp People love the heat that this combo brings, but its spice is not for the faint of heart. If you love chili crisp, you'll be amazed at how well it complements the cold, mellow ice cream. For a sundae, add: chopped salted peanuts or macadamia nuts and a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk. Chocolate ice cream and cherry preserves The most iconic chocolate and cherry pairing is Black Forest cake, but this one is even better for a hot summer day. For a sundae, add: kirsch-spiked whipped cream, chocolate shavings and a fresh or candied whole cherry. Strawberry ice cream and strawberry freezer jam Does it get any better than a double dose of strawberries? Freezer jam isn't cooked, so it has a super-fresh strawberry flavour that will amplify the flavours of the cool strawberry ice cream.
Washington Post
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Life's a peach with these 7 desserts, including pie, ice cream and cake
Peaches are a strong contender for fruit of the summer, with their unique combination of sweetness and acidity. As much as I enjoy eating a ripe peach over the sink, juices dripping down my chin with each bite, I also love that the fruit can be transformed into a number of marvelous desserts. If you find yourself with a bounty of the stone fruit this summer, these peach dessert recipes are sure to please. For more peachy ideas, browse our database filled with more than 10,000 recipes. Above. Sometimes also referred to as grunts, slumps 'are typically made on the stovetop and feature dumplings that steam in cooking,' recipes editor Becky Krystal wrote. In this peach version, the sweet fruit mixture is topped with almond dumplings. Get the recipe. Above. Sometimes also referred to as grunts, slumps 'are typically made on the stovetop and feature dumplings that steam in cooking,' recipes editor Becky Krystal wrote. In this peach version, the sweet fruit mixture is topped with almond dumplings. Get the recipe. This pie, adapted from Edna Lewis's 'The Taste of Country Cooking,' uses both fresh and canned fruit and is designed to feed a crowd. (For fewer servings, try this Peach Crumble Pie.) Get the recipe. This pie, adapted from Edna Lewis's 'The Taste of Country Cooking,' uses both fresh and canned fruit and is designed to feed a crowd. (For fewer servings, try this Peach Crumble Pie.) Get the recipe. Inspired by peach Melba — a combination of vanilla ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce — this take includes whipped cream and macerated fruit tucked inside tender shortcakes. Get the recipe. Inspired by peach Melba — a combination of vanilla ice cream, peaches and raspberry sauce — this take includes whipped cream and macerated fruit tucked inside tender shortcakes. Get the recipe. These fritters call for both chopped fruit and preserves for a double dose of peach flavor. A maple-bourbon sauce adds extra decadence, but you can swap it out for a dusting of cinnamon and powdered sugar, if you prefer to abstain from alcohol. Get the recipe. These fritters call for both chopped fruit and preserves for a double dose of peach flavor. A maple-bourbon sauce adds extra decadence, but you can swap it out for a dusting of cinnamon and powdered sugar, if you prefer to abstain from alcohol. Get the recipe. A simple mascarpone whipped cream, a drizzle of honey and crushed gingersnaps are all you need for this simple summer dessert. Get the recipe. A simple mascarpone whipped cream, a drizzle of honey and crushed gingersnaps are all you need for this simple summer dessert. Get the recipe. This no-cook ice cream base calls for only a handful of ingredients. Churn a batch the next time you're in want of a cooling, sweet treat. Get the recipe. This no-cook ice cream base calls for only a handful of ingredients. Churn a batch the next time you're in want of a cooling, sweet treat. Get the recipe. This moist, rich cake topped with peaches and blueberries is welcome with a mug of coffee or tea in the morning, as an afternoon snack with a cold glass of milk, or in the evening for dessert. Get the recipe. This moist, rich cake topped with peaches and blueberries is welcome with a mug of coffee or tea in the morning, as an afternoon snack with a cold glass of milk, or in the evening for dessert. Get the recipe.
Telegraph
23-03-2025
- Politics
- Telegraph
Hot baths, cold champagne, new peas and old brandy remain essentials
On March 24, 1944 – 81 years ago tomorrow – Winston Churchill met General Dwight D Eisenhower to discuss the D-Day landings over dinner aboard the armoured train Alive. The menu, which sold at auction last week for £19,200, sets out a sturdy mid-Atlantic meal: tomato soup, steak and French fried potatoes, creamed corn, peach Melba and Pudding Princess (a recipe from Churchill's chef Mrs Landemare for individual sponge puddings with raspberry jam and custard). No accompanying wines are listed – Churchill seems for once to have adopted the American habit of drinking coffee with his meal. It was an uncharacteristic lapse. Three decades earlier, having been demoted from First Sea Lord to Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster after the defeat at Gallipoli, he was spending the summer of 1915 at Hoe Farm, near Godalming. From there he wrote to his brother Jack, who was serving as a staff officer at Gallipoli: 'We live very simply – but with all the essentials of life well understood and provided for – hot baths, cold champagne, new peas and old brandy'. It is an intriguing list, with its elegant stylistic balance of hot/cold, new/old; and the contrasting pairs of high luxury (champagne, old brandy) with the humbler pleasures of baths and peas. Inevitably one begins to wonder what today's politicians might list as 'the essentials of life'. Of course they are all too stringently media-trained to do anything so rash as admit to a fondness for iced champagne or fine old Cognac. But over the years plenty of politicians have appeared on Desert Island Discs, and their luxury items offer a chink of insight into the private individual behind the public face. Michael (now Lord) Howard revealed a Churchillian preoccupation with contemplative ablutions: the former Conservative leader chose a hot shower and some soap. Alcohol features, of course. David Cameron requested a crate of Scotch whisky (counting, perhaps, on being rescued before he had drunk it all); David Davis was cannier, combining foresight with fantasy by demanding a 'magic wine cellar that never runs out'. Rory Stewart chose a ceramic bowl from the village of Istalif in Afghanistan – famous for its turquoise-glazed ceramics. Vince Cable wanted an Aston Martin – in the absence of roads on the island, he was presumably planning to park it on the lonely shore and sit in the driver's seat, going 'brrmmm, brrmmm'. Diane Abbott, most practical of the lot, opted for a 'nice bed with a comfortable mattress, sheets and mosquito net'. In straightened times, compiling a short Churchillian list of essentials is an interesting exercise. What simple, life-enhancing items can one not do without? I agree with Churchill about hot water and new peas (the marketing claim that frozen ones are just as good, if not better, is an egregious error). I'd add white cotton bed-linen, crisply ironed. And flowers – a modest bunch of daffodils or sweet peas is guaranteed to lift the heart on a dull day. The BBC's own Brexit The novelist Helen Dunmore used to begin her working day by turning on Radio 3. She admitted that 'my listening is of low quality' – but that is what makes Radio 3 such a good companion (the proper station, not the auditory valium that is Radio 3 Unwind). You can listen with half an ear until suddenly something comes on that rivets your attention for a minute or an hour, and opens a window on an unfamiliar new world. Until now, those windows have opened in two directions. Music from across the world is broadcast to UK listeners, and in return the glories of British music-making – live concerts, the Proms, performances by the BBC New Generation artists – went out to a global audience. But from this spring, international listeners will lose their access to BBC Sounds. Instead they must switch to an advertising-funded service, which offers a restricted range of programming. Music stations, including Radio 3, will not be available, because of 'rights restrictions'. Meanwhile classical music stations in France, Italy, the US, Russia and elsewhere remain freely available to UK listeners. The BBC's motto since 1927 is 'Nation shall speak peace unto Nation'. But no longer, alas, in the universal lingua franca that is music.
