Time for cherries, another fool proof kids fruit. Serve from a bowl of cold water. The beginning of the fig season may take more convincing with the kids, but you can make a wonderful salad with some blue cheese. Peaches ripe and juicy. It is the beginning of broccoli time, steamed till just tender sprinkled with some olive oil and a hint of chilli. Anything with garlic, which is at its best this time of year. Sweetcorn, something we French only give to pigs and chicken (unbelievable) steamed and covered with butter or why not use the kernels to make corn pancakes.

