A Sicilian Chocolate Experience
Modica the city of chocolate, is a vibrant Baroque town in the south of Sicily. In the sixteenth century, as Spanish conquistadores were...
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Jo Banks
Apr 12, 2019
Chocolate season
Is there a season for eating chocolate? I personally don’t think so. Chocolate for me is the ultimate comfort food, a sure-fire stand-by...
Jo Banks
Mar 17, 2018
Chocolate or Raw Chocolate
With Easter fast approaching, the supermarket shelves are piled high with chocolate eggs of all shapes and sizes. One of the different...
Jo Banks
Mar 2, 2018
Has Fairtrade Fortnight gone quiet?
Maybe its because our children are finished at Primary School or maybe it is because this week we have had so much more exciting news...
Jo Banks
Dec 15, 2017
Week 3 – Prepping puds
Another busy week has rushed by and as I write this the house smells delicious with gingerbread cooking and cranberries simmering ready...
Jo Banks
Sep 8, 2017
Another busy week …
Back to school too, I hope you all got my blog from last week which I focused on snacks and lunchboxes, where did the summer go? If you...
Jo Banks
May 5, 2017
Summer 2017 Crockham Hill – Cookery Camp
This time we will be making some summer recipes : picnic ideas, preparing seasonal fruit and vegetables and summery sweets! Date:...
Jo Banks
Apr 21, 2017
Chocolate and Cheese
Yes it sounded very strange to me initially – chocolate and cheese? really? You may be surprised, but chocolate and cheese are rich,...
Jo Banks
Apr 7, 2017
Friday Foodie – Farm Shops and Easter
We have been so lucky with this beautiful Spring weather the past few days. Normally it never happens in the school Easter holidays! As...
Jo Banks
Mar 2, 2017
Easter 2017 Cookery Camp at Crockham Hill School
Wednesday 5th April – Crockham Hill School, Crockham Hill, TN8 6RP After 8 years dedicated to food, Jo Banks brings creative recipe ideas...
Jo Banks
Feb 24, 2017
Fairtrade Foodie Friday
Fairtrade Fortnight 2017 starts this Monday 27th February and runs till Sunday 12th March 2017. It is a massive worldwide campaign that...
Jo Banks
Feb 10, 2017
Beetroot and Dark Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients: 275g cooked beetroot 250g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 250g butter 3 eggs 200g golden caster sugar 1 teaspoon...
Jo Banks
Jan 20, 2017
Back to January
So January is quite a dull month. Short of money as we are paying off credit cards and Christmas expenses, weather is very cold and then...
Jo Banks
Jan 13, 2017
Crockham Hill School ‘Valentines’ Cookery Camp
Thursday 16th February 2017 – Crockham Hill Primary School After 8 years dedicated to food, Jo Banks brings creative recipe ideas...
Jo Banks
Oct 28, 2016
Beetroot Chocolate Loaf
Ingredients: 2-3 vacumn packed beetroot 2 ripe bananas 120ml cooking oil 160g coconut cream 275g plain flour 50g cocoa powder 1 tsp...
Jo Banks
Oct 15, 2016
Chocolate Chocolate and some more Chocolate!
A busy week for me. I have been working on my Halloween cookery and practising a few ‘pink’ recipes for the Cancer Research day I have...
Jo Banks
Oct 13, 2016
Chocolate and Avocado Cake Experiments
As its Chocolate Week I have been busy experimenting. I have been meaning to do this for a while, baking with avocados! It really is the...
Jo Banks
Sep 20, 2016
Rococo Chocolates with some Scrumdiddlyumptious Chocolate
Last Friday thoroughly enjoyed an excellent evening at the Vaults, underneath Waterloo. I have never ventured down Leake Street (sounds...
Jo Banks
May 22, 2016
Chocolate Souffle
This great recipe comes via Ruth Hinks and you can watch the video on You Tube. Makes: 6 ramekins Ingredients 225g 70% dark chocolate...
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