Blackberry and Aniseed Sorbet

Aniseed in a sorbet sounds like a mistake until you taste it. The liquorice flavour is not strong. It runs underneath the blackberries like a warm current, making them taste more complex than plain blackberry sorbet ever does. Sugar dissolved in hot water, steeped with …

Layered Summer Strawberry Cake

I first made this layered strawberry cake for a backyard birthday in July, when the only requirement was something cold and fruit-forward that could survive an hour on the patio table. The answer was layers of tender cake, whipped cream, and fresh strawberries stacked tall …

Sunday Edition: Screwworm Part 2

Quick bites from around the food safety arena A German company has been identified as the maker of infant formula linked to an outbreak of infant botulism in the U.S. Milchwerke Mittelelbe GmbH, also known by its brand name Elb-Milch, manufactures formula for Nara Organics. Three babies …

Strawberry Balsamic Ice Cream

What does balsamic vinegar do to strawberry ice cream? It deepens the flavour. Two cups of sliced strawberries macerated with two tablespoons of balsamic vinegar for thirty minutes. Blended with honey, Greek yogurt, heavy cream, and vanilla extract. Poured into a shallow dish and frozen …

Watermelon Margaritas

Fresh watermelon juice, tequila, lime juice, triple sec, and ice, shaken and strained into a salt-rimmed glass. That is the whole recipe. The watermelon replaces the simple syrup you would normally use in a margarita, so the drink is sweet without added sugar. A lime …

Arugula and Fresh Mozzarella Salad

Three ingredients. Arugula, fresh mozzarella, and tomato. Drizzled with olive oil. No vinegar, no herbs, no seasoning beyond what is already there. The arugula is peppery enough, the mozzarella is mild enough, and the tomato ties them together. This is the one we make when …

Aamras

My grandmother called this mango soup, which confused me as a child because we drank it from glasses and ate it with flatbread. Aamras is an Indian summer staple: ripe mangoes blended with milk, water, sugar, and a few strands of kesar, saffron. Served ice …