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Alive with Flavour
Feb 26, 2020
Make one small change
As regular readers will know, I love to write about food (especially food in season or less common foods) and my supper clubs but this...
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Alive with Flavour
Jan 31, 2020
Mistry solved! Talking vegan and vegetarian diets with Masterchef finalist, Daksha Mistry
Talking vegan and vegetarian diets with Masterchef finalist, Daksha Mistry
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Jo Banks
Jan 20, 2020
A touch of Spanish sunshine with making marmalade
The smell is incredible as the Seville oranges bubble away....
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Dec 6, 2019
The perfect Christmas cheeseboard
Preparing the perfect Christmas cheeseboard I believe is all about a couple of key components: looks, choice and a variety of textures...
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Nov 15, 2019
The Benefits of Chocolate
It’s a real November Friday! The wind is whipping round the house. It’s raining. It’s grey. In fact, if I was a hibernating animal, I’d...
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Jo Banks
Nov 3, 2019
Seasonal Squash and Pumpkins
There are so many ways to enjoy seasonal squash and pumpkins – Smashed pumpkin on sourdough with poached egg and avocado Ingredients:...
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Jo Banks
Nov 3, 2019
Magic Bean Chocolate Cake
We celebrated a friends birthday this week and this has to be the healthiest of chocolate cakes, gluten free and very little sugar made...
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Jo Banks
Nov 3, 2019
Seasonal Workshops at Flint & Oak, Westerham
Last Wednesday we had our first seasonal workshop covering the traditional combination of apples and pears. Perfectly timed as British...
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Jo Banks
Sep 6, 2019
Beetroot banter…
Autumn has arrived and you can really feel the change in temperature today. Its such an exciting time foodie wise, literally everything...
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Jo Banks
Sep 6, 2019
Walnut Oil
On holiday and always keeping my eyes peeled for the exciting food events and new products. While visiting Le Deux Alps we came across a...
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Jo Banks
Aug 23, 2019
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
Aug 9, 2019
Silly Moo Cider
On the road again and this time visiting a cider and beef farm in Cowfold, Sussex. A great story, which is what interested me,...
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Jo Banks
Jul 25, 2019
Simply Ice Cream
Just back from Italy and I have been so lucky to enjoy delicious ‘gelato’ in all flavours, back home and a local company who makes the...
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Jo Banks
Jul 9, 2019
Vegetarian ‘Pulled Pork’
Louisiana Cajun BBQ Sauce 1 tbl olive oil 2 garlic cloves medium shallot, chopped 1 tsp smoked paprika 1/4 tsp cayenne (more if you...
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Jo Banks
Jul 4, 2019
Greek Bread and Pastry
After a recent weekend in Athens I rediscovered Greek food. I have always been a massive lover of traditional Greek salads, beautiful...
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Jo Banks
Jun 20, 2019
Whats all the fuss about kefir?
The name Kefir comes from the Turkish word keyif, which refers to the “good feeling” a person gets after they have drunk it. Kefir or...
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Jo Banks
Jun 7, 2019
BBQ Season is here again
So us British do have a reputation for cooking outside at the faintest glimmer of sunshine. To be fair, we have to make the most of any...
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Jo Banks
May 25, 2019
British Tomato Fortnight 2019
Love tomatoes and of course promoting British. So much more than just sliced in a sandwich, or chopped in a salad… Please find below some...
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Jo Banks
May 23, 2019
Talking Gin!
The warmer weather is back to stay and we have another long weekend ahead with the end of May bank holiday. We are getting excited about...
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Jo Banks
May 2, 2019
Asparagus Tips
My favourite local farm shops, farmers markets, Delis and of course some supermarkets are full of British asparagus as we are officially...
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