Week 2 – Desperately hunting Christmas presents
Further down the list of festive preparations, however, I cannot find a purple tractor for my 5 year old nephew, every other colour, the...
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Jo Banks
Nov 21, 2017
Christmas Preparation – wreath and canapes workshop
Date: Saturday 9th December 2017 Time: 11:30-2.30pm Venue: Crockham Hill Village Hall, TN8 6RP Come and get all ready for...
Jo Banks
Oct 16, 2017
Festive Cookery Demonstration – At the Little Bull, Brenchley
Date: Thursday 9th November Time: 7pm – 9.30pm Venue: The Little Bull, Brenchley, Kent Cost: £19.95 Tickets available by contacting The...
Jo Banks
Mar 2, 2017
Easter 2017 Cookery Morning – Crockham Hill School
Thursday 6th April 2017 – Crockham Hill Primary School, Hall and Kitchen After 8 years dedicated to food, Jo Banks brings creative...
Jo Banks
Jan 29, 2017
Friday Foodie – Winter Veg
Another week has whizzed past, sticking with no alcohol and watching the calories, who said this was a good idea? I have had to look...
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
Lean Leftovers
How was Christmas? it already seems a long time ago… It was a flurry of food and family for me but no snow until now! Generally it was a...
Jo Banks
Dec 16, 2016
No-stir salmon and leek risotto
I love this recipe as its a throw in one pot and pop in the oven. You add the sliced pieces of smoked salmon to serve with a little fresh...
Jo Banks
Dec 16, 2016
Last Friday Foodie Blog for 2016
So today the girls break up from school and the routine all changes as we have a couple of weeks of well earned holidays. Last night we...
Jo Banks
Dec 2, 2016
Christmas Muffins
Christmas Muffins Ingredients: 2 cups self-raising flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground allspice ½ cup light brown sugar 1...
Jo Banks
Dec 2, 2016
Home-made Christmas Mincemeat
Adapted from Delia’s Happy Christmas recipe book. Ingredients: 450g cooking apples, cored and peeled and chopped small 225g shredded suet...
Jo Banks
Dec 2, 2016
Christmas Shopping
Hopefully Christmas cake is made and pudding too, if you make it from scratch. I have also made homemade mincemeat this year which I...
Jo Banks
Nov 25, 2016
Thanksgiving this side of the pond
Our teenage daughter was born in the states, Tennessee to be precise so we used to celebrate Thanksgiving in a big way. It was a good...
Jo Banks
Nov 11, 2016
The Christmas lights are on!
It’s official the John Lewis Christmas ad is out… back in to London with BBC Good Food show today and feeling thoroughly festive. The...
Jo Banks
Nov 10, 2016
Sundried Tomato and Chorizo Risotto
A quick easy, one pot risotto made in the microwave. I use a stone dish but any microwave proof bowl or serving dish would work. 175g...
Jo Banks
Nov 8, 2016
Christmas Treats – Crockham Hill Primary School
Saturday 3rd December 2016 – Crockham Hill Primary School After 8 years dedicated to food, Jo Banks brings creative recipe ideas together...
Jo Banks
Nov 5, 2016
Canapes and first mincepie for the year!
This was an extremely busy week. Back to normal after half term, and Halloween on a school night, which I can never remember! It didn’t...
Jo Banks
Oct 28, 2016
A Pink Halloween!
It’s been a busy half term with Halloween cookery classes and ‘batty’ baking sessions. We have made ‘mummy sausages’ and spider webb...
Jo Banks
Aug 25, 2016
Cheese & Ham Bites
These are delicious for a picnic, snack or as an accompaniement with other things for lunch. I made these with half a red pepper which I...
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