Pairings

My top wine pairings with strawberries

Posted on July 15 2024 at 06:50

I’m sure you’re enjoying a bowlful or two of strawberries at this time of year. But what to drink with them?

Tags: kir royale strawberry beer cherry beer raspberry beer kriek frambozen fruit beer rosé Champagne Beaujolais drink:red wine sparkling rosé Australian sparkling rosé Asti Moscato Moscato d'Asti sparkling white Zinfandel demi-sec Champagne drink:champagne & sparkling Beerenauslese Riesling Coteaux du Layon Semillon Sauvignon late-harvest vin doux naturel Maury Muscat Sauternes Muscat-de-Beaumes-de-Venise drink:sweet & fortified wine sorbet ice cream chocolate pavlova sundae meringue shortcake tart cake gâteau soufflé mousse Eton Mess strawberry strawberries food:desserts & cakes food:fruit bellini Cointreau orange liqueur Pimms No 1 Cup ratafia di fragola drink:alcohol-free drinks fruit juice mango juice passionfruit juice
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Pomegranate Eton Mess

Posted on May 25 2012 at 07:21

To round off National Vegetarian Week here's a recipe from one of the most inspiring vegetarian cookery books I've come across: Sally Butcher's charming, idiosyncratic Veggiestan.. Sally runs an Iranian food store called Persepolis in south-east London so the recipes - which are terrific - all have an middle-eastern slant. It's also a cracking read!

Tags: vendange tardive Gewurztraminer late harvest Sauvignon Blanc drink:sweet & fortified wine pomegranate food:fruit meringue Eton mess food:desserts & cakes
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A winelover's New Year's Eve dinner

Posted on December 28 2010 at 07:59

After the tradition-bound cooking of the Christmas period (from which the family will never let you deviate . . .) it’s good to branch out a bit with your New Year’s Eve meal and also pick some dishes that will allow you to drink some serious wines. Note you need to start the beef two days in advance.

A simple spring supper for 4

Posted on April 24 2019 at 07:29

This is the kind of easy meal I like to make for friends. The soup can be made in advance (or buy one of the excellent ready made chilled soups there are nowadays and dress it up with some fresh herbs), the steak is finished in the oven and the dessert literally takes minutes.

Tags: strawberries meringue Eton Mess mushrooms food:desserts & cakes asparagus food:veg & salads steak food:beef & lamb soup pea soup
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Frozen milk chocolate and raspberry cake with Rosa Regale Brachetto d’Acqui

Posted on February 23 2015 at 08:50

One of the courses at the food and wine workshops I hosted for Irish wine importer Febvre at Drury Buildings in Dublin last week was a frozen milk chocolate and raspberry cake - well, sort of cake. More like a cross between a cake and a mousse.

Tags: Eton mess raspberries milk chocolate milk chocolate cake milk chocolate mousse food:desserts & cakes sweet red wine brachetto d'acqui drink:sweet & fortified wine
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