He's got one of the most recognisable last names in food, and now Buddy Oliver is striking out on his own with a new cookbook. Oliver's debut cookbook, Let's Cook, is aimed at getting children in the kitchen with colourful, fun and simple recipes. Dishes range from a classic spaghetti bolognese and fish finger sarnies with sweet potato chips to rocky road with a white chocolate drizzle.
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Caviar, baked beans and the bizarre ice cream toppings you actually should try |
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Gone are the days when ice cream toppings involved a simple choice: chocolate or strawberry sauce. Thanks to Dua Lipa, TikTok and the country's top Michelin-starred chefs, the boundaries of what constitutes dessert have been redrawn. Hannah Twiggs has the scoop |
It's 30 degrees outside and the sun is shining. You open the freezer and pull out a tub of baked bean ice cream. The perfect thing to cool you down.
Doesn't take your fancy? How about a scoop of salted caramel sprinkled with stilton, washed down with a glass of port? Walnut ice cream and caviar, anyone?
Welcome to the ice cream renaissance, where the more bizarre the flavour, the better. Gone are the days when ice cream toppings involved a straightforward choice: strawberry or chocolate sauce. Possibly some rainbow sprinkles if you were feeling particularly racy. But even the most timeless indulgences must evolve. Videos of people gleefully dousing their soft serve in everything from crispy bacon to hot sauce have gone viral.
Leading the charge is pop star slash gastronomic revolutionary Dua Lipa. Speaking to Radio 1 in January, she extolled the merits of adding olive oil and sea salt to vanilla ice cream. "I've had so many people try it, and everyone has switched to the dark side," she said. TikTok had a field day.
Me? I was born on the dark side. Nothing appeals to me less after finishing a perfectly salted meal than a bowl of something gloopy, cloying and sickly sweet. But ice cream and, say, blue cheese? Those are two of my favourite things. I know, I know: it sounds gross. But there's something wonderfully palate-perplexing about a dessert that blends wildly incongruous flavours and textures. Besides, sweet and salty is already an accepted winning combo. Obviously, we love that with our popcorn. Churn in some ice cream and is it really so different?
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| 'Let's Cook' by Buddy Oliver |
Featuring 60+ recipes that are fun to make, delicious to eat and written with beginners in mind, this is a fantastic tool for building confidence through flavour-packed food that the whole family can enjoy. Buddy's cookbook takes children on an adventure through a rainbow of tasty dishes, and builds on their cooking skills, supported by simple recipe methods and enticing food photography. |
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