Smoked salted caramel & bitter chocolate macarons

At the risk of tumbling shamelessly into the world of the melodramatic, I would go so far as saying that these particular macarons are to die for.

Rhubarb & strawberry cordial

This is a very refreshing cordial, made using the some of the rhubarb and the first of the year’s strawberry pickings from the allotment. Just dilute it with ice cold water or, better still, sparkling water: 1 part cordial to 4 or 5 parts water.