Get your freezer summer-ready
Make time to chill on sizzling summer days by stocking your freezer with breakfast shortcuts, handy timesavers and clever cocktail combos.
Brilliant BRUNCH
Sort a satisfying, speedy spread for leisurely mornings with a little help from the freezer.
ALPHONSO MANGO SORBET
Ice cream for breakfast? It’s a yes from us. Split brioche rolls and fill with scoops of mango sorbet. Drizzle with melted white chocolate. Eat straight away, or pop back in the freezer and serve frozen.
BAKE-FROM-FROZEN PASTRIES
Keep a bag of croissants, pains au chocolat or pains aux raisins in the freezer and you’re only ever 20 minutes away from buttery, flaky deliciousness. Try stuffing croissants with No.1 Colombian Coffee Ice Cream for a super-indulgent weekend brunch.
FROZEN MIXED BERRIES
Blitz some frozen mixed berries with bananas, dates, fresh mint and natural yogurt, then top with fresh berries and spelt flakes if you’ve got some – and start the day feeling virtuous.
Add MAGIC to your midweek
Keep a stash of flavour enhancers in the freezer to make dinner delicious in no time – because who wants to spend sunny evenings in the kitchen?
THAI GREEN HERB PORTIONS
Thai green curry in minutes with these piquant powerhouses. Sizzle a few frozen Cooks’ Ingredients Thai Green Herb Portions in oil in a pan, mix in coconut cream and little water, then add chicken or frozen stir fry veg mix and cook until done.
SMOKED BUTTER
Whether you’re grilling outdoors or bringing the barbecue vibes indoors, Cooks’ Ingredients Smoked Butter is the ideal one-size-fits-(almost)-all frozen flavour bomb for grilled steak, fish and vegetables.
CHIMICHURRI PORTIONS
Cooks’ Ingredients Chimichurri Portions are frozen nuggets of Argentinian-inspired sauce loaded with fragrant chopped herbs – just the thing to melt over barbecued steak. Or add to a toastie for a next-level sofa supper.
Freezer HEROES
Make summer eating a breeze with these hard-working freezer standbys.
FROZEN ROSTI
Save time by topping fish pie with frozen rostis instead of mash.
FROZEN PEAS
They’re an old faithful freezer friend – but frozen peas are surprisingly delicious cooked with leeks and garlic then whizzed up in a simple summery soup.
PIZZA DOUGH
Keep a pack of Northern Dough Co pizza dough in the freezer and you’re never far from homemade pizza. Just defrost, roll out, add your favourite toppings and cook.
GYOZA
Handy itsu Gyoza can be steamed from frozen in 8 minutes, and they come in chicken, prawn, Korean BBQ beef, vegetable and vegan chick'n varieties. This speedy chicken gyoza with green rice is on the table in 25 minutes.
Frozen COCKTAILS
Hot weather freezer favourites like sorbet and gelato add a grown-up twist to summer cocktails.
