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...
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Jo Banks
Oct 27, 2016
Shortbread with Beetroot Glaze
yield: 16 cookies Ingredients: 440g plain flour 220g unsalted butter at room temperature 1/4 teaspoon salt 110g caster sugar 220g icing...
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 27, 2016
Apple Bread
A fast, healthy apple bread loaded with cinnamon and fresh apples. So easy, you don’t even need a mixer, and your house will smell like...
Jo Banks
Sep 16, 2016
Autumn Schedule 2016
Autumn Schedule of classes-Alive with Flavour-September to December 2016 All classes include ingredients, recipes to take home, and...
Jo Banks
Sep 12, 2016
Almond and Plum Slice
Thank you to Jo Wheatley for this delicious baked treat – Jo’s Blue Aga Recipes. I have made it several times using special home-made jam...
Jo Banks
Sep 9, 2016
Rhubarb & Apple Jam
So I am no jam expert, always sounds quite a laborious task. I have however, made marmalade a couple of times, my Mum and I have done it...
Jo Banks
Sep 7, 2016
Jo Wheatley
Had a lovely chat on the phone this afternoon with Great British Bake Off winner, 2011 – Jo Wheatley. She was down to earth, chatty and...
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...
Jo Banks
Aug 10, 2016
Crab Cakes and Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce
Recipe (Makes about 14 mini crab cakes) Ingredients: – Crab Cakes 2 thick slices day-old crust-less white bread 70 g green beans 4...
Jo Banks
Aug 2, 2016
Sunshine and Biscotti
Just home from a beautiful week in Tuscany, Italy. It was a family holiday with 7 of us altogether and in an area we haven’t visited...
Jo Banks
Jul 5, 2016
Spanish Flavours!
Just back from a fantastic weekend in Benicasim, about an hour north of Valencia, Spain. I have made the decision that I will need to do...
Jo Banks
Jun 22, 2016
Adventures In Fruit
Last Monday Sue and I headed up to Shoreditch, London to attend a Thai Fruit Adventures event. We had heard about this event through Pink...
Jo Banks
Jun 15, 2016
Minced Beef Pasty
Ingredients: Shortcrust Pastry 2 red onions chopped small 3 carrots diced 1 small sweet potato diced 1 packet of minced beef – 500g 1...
Jo Banks
Jun 9, 2016
Cooking Party Packages
Fancy sitting in your own kitchen or living room with your friends and learning some new entertaining ideas over a glass or two of wine?...
Jo Banks
May 31, 2016
Masterchef, Bake Off, Competition Event
Team Building/ Corporate Packages If you are looking to get the team together, break down some barriers or get your work force working as...
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...
Jo Banks
May 18, 2016
Soda Bread Rolls
This is the recipe for Soda Bread Rolls that I changed from a traditional one found in an old book. This is using Pure Kent – White &...
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