My moment of discovery with alcohol and desserts came one of the first times I went to the River Cafe and ordered the panna cotta. At the time, they were serving it with raspberries and a healthy dose of grappa poured over the plate....
According to my notebook, this was at least initially inspired by a Felicity Cloake column, though which one is lost to the sands of time. These are great to toss together when there’s some excellent summer fruit to be enjoyed....
Unfortunately, we haven’t gotten our act together and settled on standards for flour types in the US. I’m using King Arthur white whole wheat flour here. If you can’t (or don’t want to) hunt that down, I’d recommend substituting a roughly 1:3 ratio of whole wheat to all-purpose flour....
A crumble is about the easiest dessert it’s possible to make. Get good fruit, toss it in a bit of sugar to taste, add some cornflour to thicken, and then cover with this topping....