Summer

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Serves 6

Pink Champagne Jellies with Champagne Cream

This is a tried and trusted recipe and one of my personal favourites. The Champagne cream is best made at the last minute, with Champagne from a freshly opened bottle – it's a great experience actually eating it with all the bubbles in it, and you ca

Serves 4

A Confit of Redcurrants, Orange and Mint

Perfect with lamb, this easy confit is a superb way to use up any gluts of redcurrants that may assail you during the summer!

Makes 1¾ pints (1 litre)

Cinnamon Ice Cream

This lovely cinnamon ice cream is the perfect accompaniment to Christmas desserts - or spoon some over your mince pies!

Serves 6

Vanilla Cream Terrine with Raspberries and Blackcurrant Coulis

You have to make the terrine in advance, which means this is an ideal dessert when entertaining and will elicit many compliments from your grateful guests.

Serves 6

Old-fashioned Rhubarb Trifle

Old-fashioned because when I was a child – a very long time ago – I used to love jelly trifles, and my mother would always make one for my birthday. This is a much more adult version...

Serves 6-8

Pineapple Cooler

Those who like to use up every bit of food will love this one as it makes use of the pineapple's skin to create a really refreshing summer drink.

Serves 12

Pistachio Wafers

Serve these pretty little wafers with any ice cream, but particularly pistachio. They can be stored in an airtight tin, giving you plenty of opportunities to indulge!

Chocolate Soured Cream Cake

This is for people who don’t like things too sweet but, that said, if you do, add a tablespoon of sugar to the filling.

Serves 6

Rhubarb and Almond Crumble

Although my own rhubarb crop is only about 3 inches high at present, there is plenty of the early forced rhubarb in the shops and it's never better than in this most English of puddings. On Sundays we serve it with proper custard, an extra luxurious