It’s one of the world’s most versatile and beloved treats—easy to dress up or down, do healthy or flamboyant, for kids or for the most sophisticated guests. Ice Cream is packed with 75 sensational recipes, including delicious sorbets, frozen yogurts, parfaits, and bombes. Recommended by Nigela Lawson.

Shona Crawford Poole is the food editor of Country Living. Prior to this she was food and cookery editor, then travel editor of The Times. Her books include The New Times Cookbook and The Sunday Times Cook's Companion.