Lemon Curd Ice Cream

Another unforgivably long pause between posts on the blog. Again, no particular reason other than life, which is full to overflowing these days. Juggling work, spending quality time with the children, fitting in a daily work out, recovering from sinus problems and two chronic injuries, seeing our friends – I have so many balls in the air, I suppose it was inevitable that I would have to drop one or two. I’ve been cooking of course, but it has taken this drastic change to our way of life, brought on by a global pandemic, to allow me to slow down, to experiment, to create again in the kitchen.

TODAY at the Pop Up - the LC Mess!

It's finally time to reveal our surprise dessert action station...  THE LC MESS!

A new twist on a classic, this beautiful dessert features a muddle of crispy, crumbled meringue which gives way to a perfect marshmallowy centre, melding into softly whipped cream. Punctuated with the tart, sweetness of fresh strawberries and drizzled with a lovely raspberry purée, this is heaven in a bowl. With just the right amount of sweetness, playing against the sharpness of the fruit elements, we can't think of anything more refreshing on a hot and sunny afternoon.

Florentines

Florentines were one of the first biscuits I ever made, very early on in my baking career. The recipe was from one of the first volumes in my cookbook collection, Essential Baking, presented to me by my sister-in-law and brother-in-law. I have been making Florentines from this recipe for over 12 years, but thought I should probably do some research before baking and writing about them for this post. And I’m glad I did, because I’ve learned a few things… first, despite its name, this lovely biscuit is more of a French confection than an Italian one.