Recipe developed by Jenny Tschiesche BSc(Hons) Dip(ION) FdSc BANT. For more information see www.jennytschiesche.com.

Refreshing and fragrant, homemade elderflower cordial is so much better and more pleasing than anything you can buy in the shops. The elderflower season is short, and falls in early summer, but makes a great excuse for long walks spent collecting flowers.

If the specific herbal tea is unavailable use one that has similar ingredients.

For best results use ripe fruit. If fruit is lacking in flavor, add the optional sugar.

For a decorative and traditional presentation, before pouring the margarita into the glasses, rub a half lime or lemon around the rim of each glass, or turn each glass upside down and dip the rim in a plate of coloured flavoured syrup. Then dip the wet rim into a plate of salt or sugar.

To make your own vanilla ice cream, refer to the recipe on Cookidoo®.

For a decorative and traditional presentation, before pouring margarita into glasses, rub a half lime or lemon around the rim of each glass, or turn each glass upside down and dip the rim in a plate of colored flavored syrup. Then dip the wet rim into a plate of salt or sugar.

This is a thick style of advocaat. If you prefer a thinner consistency, add 150-200 g full cream milk in step 2 and proceed as per recipe.

Serve your cocktail glass with a salt rim. Before adding cocktail, rub the glass rim with a lime wedge to wet, then twist rim in 1-2 Tbsp salt in a saucer.

Thanks to Thermomix® it’s easier than ever to make your own nut milks. The powerful blending results in richly flavoured milk, in this case almond, although the method works equally well for other nut varieties.

If you prefer you can make this latte dairy free by using almond milk or soy milk. My favourite for texture and taste is half cow's milk and half almond milk.

The syrup can be made up to 1 week ahead and stored in the refrigerator.

If you prefer, you can replace the fresh turmeric with fresh ginger.

Replace calamansi with 2 lemons, cut into quarters.

Increase the amount of parsley for a stronger flavour.

Shake well before drinking, as it tends to separate.

This sophisticated cocktail is a twist on traditional warm mulled wine.

Hot Chocolate : place 1 recipe (1110 g) Nut Milk into mixing bowl and heat 8 min/85°C/speed 1 . Add 230 g dark chocolate, in pieces and 30 g agave or 30 g maple syrup and mix 30 sec/speed 3 . Transfer Hot Chocolate to mugs and serve.

This delicious smoothie has a lovely purple color and is a good source of antioxidants, particularly anthocyanins from the blueberries. Popular with children and adults alike!

If you don't have a punch bowl, you can serve your sangria in the large jug instead.

To prepare jar, thoroughly wash jar and lid in hot, soapy water. Rinse by pouring over boiling water. Prepare for filling, if needed, by placing on a clean tea towel in a roasting tin and heating in the oven at 100˚C until required.

Aquafaba is the liquid used in cans of chickpeas and makes a great substitute for egg whites. Drain a can of chickpeas into a jug to get the liquid for this recipe, then add the chickpeas to recipes of choice, such as our Gwinganna biryani or search Cookidoo® for more recipe ideas.

Recipe inspired by Rita Ditaranto, Thermomix® Independent Consultant Toronto West.