Top 8: These shop-bought vanilla ice-creams are far from plain

We all scream for ice-cream — serve some up with strawberries

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Creamy rich, versatile, satisfying, vanilla ice-cream is hard to beat as a base for seasonal additions. The marriage with strawberries is summer in a bowl. 

Buzz some strawberries with caster sugar to make a sauce to drizzle on ice-cream over halved strawberries. Serve with triangles of freshly baked shortcrust pastry, flaky pastry or wafers.