Tarta de Queso (Basque Cheesecake)
“This recipe comes from the pintxos bar in San Sebastián that invented it – I go there every year with my gastronomic group. It’s like a big soufflé, and is cooked fast and hot. We stand in the street outside the bar eating it while sipping sherry…”
Poached peaches in pomegranate juice
“Peaches have a quite short season in Palestine. They’re flavorful, and I think they go very well with a lot of desserts, including mouhalabieh. These peaches are poached in pomegranate juice flavoured with lavender…
Peaches in rosé-thyme syrup with creme fraîche
Nab the last of the peaches now (sob); we mean, how much of a bugger is it when they march out of season? Not. Particularly. Peachy. As a parting shot to stone fruit lusciousness, whaddabout making this super-simple peach number, where the fruit is cooked in rosé and thyme syrup, then served with creme fraiche…