Sumptuous fruit, super snacks and
luscious ice cream
The best vanilla ice cream
Is it worth spending more on this
delightful accompaniment? We put big brands and supermarkets’ own to the test…
Winner 43/50 Tesco Finest Madagascan
Vanilla Ice Cream
Slow-melting, sinfully creamy with a
powerful hit of vanilla, this is ice cream perfection. $5.99 for 500 ml
The runners-up 37/50 Green & Black’s
Organic Vanilla Ice Cream
A proper vanilla smell and flavor, Very
decadent, but the texture is a tad foamy. $6.29 for 500 ml
36/50 The Co-operative Truly
Irresistible Vanilla Ice Cream
Taste great, but a little lacking in
visible vanilla. Melts quickly on the tongue, $5 for 500 ml
36/50 Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference
Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream
Thick, creamy and sweet with an enticing
vanilla smell, Melts quickly, $6 for 500 ml
34/50 Waitrose Seriously Creamy
Madagascan Vanilla Ice Cream
A little aerated and weak in flavor, Too
sweet for some, $5.5 for 500 ml
Products were blind tested in the GHI by a
specialist team.
Cookery team favorites
Snacking doesn’t have to be a naughty word!
Here’s a round-up of the new healthy nibbles that our cookery team just can’t
get enough of.
G’nosh Babaghanoush Gourmet Dip “Smoky, complex and taste home-made.” Charlotte Watson, Cookery
Assistant. From $4 for 200g (gnosh.co.uk for stockists)
G’nosh
Babaghanoush Gourmet Dip
Mixed Seed topped No-No Flatbreads “Addictively crunchy, these low-fat crisp breads are delightful
with or without dips.” Meike Beck, Cookery Editor $2.99 for 125g, Waitrose and
Ocado
Yu! Just Fruit Cherry Pieces “These little gems taste like naughty sweets but are made with 100%
real fruit! Monaz Dumasia, Deputy Cookery Editor $1 for 24 g, Tesco
In season peaches
Biting into a juicy peach is one of the
pleasures of warmer weather, and their fragrant flesh marries well with both Savoury
and Sweet flavors. Vanilla or almond flavors – such as marzipan or Amaretto –
will wake up the peachiness, whereas the fruit’s texture and sublime juiciness
make it a natural foil for salty cured meats such as Parma ham and chorizo.
Choose unblemished, perfectly fuzzed fruit that gives when gently pressed. Why
not try this sublime griddled dessert for a true taste of summer? Halve and
remove the stones from 4 peaches. Pat the cut sides dry, then brush with
vegetable oil. Heat a griddle pan and cook the peaches (cut-side down) until
charred lines appear. Carefully pour over 4tbsp Amaretto and bubble for 30 sec.
transfer the peaches to serving plates; add a splash of water to the pan, then
pour syrup over the peaches. Meanwhile, Stir together 200 g (7oz) extra thick
Greek yogurt, the seeds from one vanilla pod and 50 g (2oz) sifted icing sugar.
Serve with the peaches. Serves 4.
Luscious,
juicy peaches – a real summer treat
