An SUV, a double-door fridge freezer that dispenses perfect ice cubes, cigarettes, guns, Belgian chocolate?
2 To take on a picnic, add ice cubes and slices of grapefruit and lemons to the pitcher before leaving.
Other new acquaintances are shown solving Rubik's cubes together, and duetting on the violin.
5ml Somerset cider brandy 10ml gin (Beefeater for preference) 35ml Aperol Appletiser, to top 4 leaves flat-leaf parsley, to garnish Put a couple of ice cubes in a wine glass, add the spirits, top with Appletise and garnish with parsley.
Add the ice cubes and whiz until finely chopped, then spoon in the yoghurt and cardamom and whiz until smooth.
Small, local supermarkets are good and useful should you run out of stock cubes or Persil of a Tuesday evening.
Cut into slices or cubes, these make frequent appearances at French buffets and picnic spreads or as a finger food for aperitifs.
Makes 1 large tart 100g ground hazelnuts 200g plain flour A pinch of salt 225g unsalted butter, cut into cubes 60ml ice-cold water For the filling 600ml double cream 300g dark chocolate (70%), broken into pieces 75g unsalted butter 50g muscovado sugar 5 egg yolks 100g pitted prunes 1 tbsp cocoa powder 1 For the pastry, whizz together the hazelnuts, flour and salt in a food processor.
Mash up two cubes and add to a spinach stir-fry for gorgeous umami creaminess, or just eat – sparingly – from the jar with rice or congee.
For anyone unaware of how it works, someone gives a short speech to camera about the charity, then dumps a bucket of ice cubes in water over their head, or gets a friend to do it, before nominating three people to either do the same or to donate.
Makes around 1 litre Juice of 2 pink grapefruits Juice of 1 lemon ½ litre cold water, sparkling or still 3-4 tbsp honey A small handful of fresh mint leaves Crushed ice or ice cubes Slices of lemon and grapefruit 1 Combine the fruit juices in a pitcher and, if serving straight away, add the mint leaves, crushing them.
