Category: recipe

Strawberry & Basil Ice Cream

I was hosting an impromptu dinner party this evening and someone else had promised to bring dessert. I tend to make a lot of strawberry ice cream this time of year, but wasn’t planning...

Pumpkin ice cream

I was first inspired to have a go at making this ice cream when I went to my local food market and saw the most fantastic display of squashes and pumpkins. It was like something out...

Rooibos and honey ice cream

After some elegant shipping arrangements the ice cream maker so kindly procured for me by the triple motion crew (see last post for detailed thanks) has finally made it to South Africa. Yippee! However,...

Apple Ice Cream with Walnut Scones

The apple & cinnamon ice cream-scone combination:  truly a winner. It was inspired by and amazing icecream experience I had in Italy with chocolate gelato in a brioche bun. Peter and I first tried...

Heretic litchi and lime sorbet

Charline, a friend of Céline’s, had planned a big party in her new flat on the 14th of February, partly to dance like crazy but also to relieve people from this indigestible tradition that...

Whisky & Honey Ice Cream

Update: Click here for the updated Whisky and Honey Ice Cream recipe. While I insist to not have favourites, this recipe is certainly high on my list. So when my dad sent me a...

Peanut Butter Ice Cream

The goal of the perfect nut ice cream often seems elusive. Despite various efforts we do not seem to have technology capable of grinding nuts to the creamy texture we desire. Fortunately there is...

Strawberry Sorbet

My normal feeling is that strawberries are best suited to ice cream and raspberries are best suited to sorbet. But sometimes, especially on hot days, it’s nice to make a sweet and refreshing strawberry...

Lime and Basil Sorbet

Today is Boxing Day, so it’s a good excuse to sit back, relax, and reminisce about ice cream and sorbet flavours from the past year. Naturally a few slipped through the net on Triple...