Capturing the essence of summer with homemade ice creams, sorbets, gelatos and ices.

Using the easy and delicious recipes in The Ice Cream Bible and an ice cream maker, home chefs will have everything needed to make a range of luscious frozen desserts to satisfy everyone all year round. Here is a selection of the mouthwatering recipes:

• - Ice creams: raspberry white chocolate, pine nut and honey, hazelnut, cookies and creme, mango crème brûlée, lemon dill
• - Ices, sorbets and granitas: pomegranate ice, spicy plum sherbet, pear ice, almond snow granita, frozen lemon meringue pie, chili honey lime sorbet, berry banana ice, black pepper and berry ice, ice wine ice, star anise and mandarin orange ice
• - Gelatos: honey-walnut gelato, grapefruit lime gelato, super-fast milk gelato, pear-gingerricotta gelato, pear and buttered pecan gelato, toated pine nut gelato, milky gelato.

The authors also provide expert guidance on purchasing a suitable ice cream maker, dozens of fabulous recipes for sauces, and tips and techniques for making the perfect ice cream every time.