Liquid Gold
I was convinced I had written about one of most used ingredients in my kitchen, something that adds so much to salads, roasted veg, and...
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Jo Banks
Jun 8, 2018
Gin Made Me Do It
A great title to one of my thoughtful birthday gifts this year… a recipe book of 60 beautifully botanical cocktails by Jassy Davis. So...
Jo Banks
Jun 1, 2018
Shop local
Just a brief few words this week as I have to get my car loaded up for the weekend. Tomorrow is Edenbridge ‘Uncorked’, our first Food...
Jo Banks
May 29, 2018
RECIPES – British Tomato Fortnight – 21st May 2018 through to 3rd June 2018
Thank you to British Tomatoes I have provided you with their recipes to use your delicious tomatoes over the next fortnight: Roasted...
Jo Banks
May 29, 2018
Full swing of Food Festivals…
So its that time of year, the season of food festivals when producers and fellow foodies meet together. The May Bank holidays, June and...
Jo Banks
May 18, 2018
British Tomato Week starts 21st May 2018
Last May, I enjoyed promoting British Tomato Week at the Tonbridge Food and Drink Festival, this year I am happy to be doing the same. I...
Jo Banks
May 10, 2018
Veg Power!
The challenge In the UK, our diets now pose the greatest threat to our health and well-being and the food environment urgently needs to...
Jo Banks
May 10, 2018
Summer Entertaining on the 6th June 2018 at 7.30pm
Cocktails and Canapes Just putting the final arrangements in place for our June ‘hands on’ Supper Club and cannot believe we are talking...
Jo Banks
May 4, 2018
Taking Pictures of Food
We are all snapping away pictures of food… it may well be that loaf of bread you baked, that beautifully risen sponge, Yorkshire puddings...
Jo Banks
Apr 27, 2018
Country Living Spring 2018
A first visit to Alexandra Palace (aka Ally Pally) for me today. Its quite a trek but a fantastic venue once there! I took the free...
Jo Banks
Apr 20, 2018
There is garlic and then there is wild garlic…
So a warm sunny Spring morning we set out with a map from a local friend – destination a secret endless supply of wild garlic.. it was...
Jo Banks
Apr 13, 2018
Career in Hospitality
For the last few years I have had the pleasure of working with celebrity chefs, visited and eaten at some of the most wonderful and most...
Jo Banks
Apr 10, 2018
Eating 4 Better Health – May 15th 2018 – Evening Session
Date: May 15th 2018 Location: Squerryes Winery – Tasting Room Time: 7.30-9.30pm Cost: £15 includes refreshments Book Here Are you...
Jo Banks
Apr 10, 2018
Eating 4 Better Health – Tuesday 15th May 2018 – Daytime session
Date: Tuesday 15th May 2018 Location: Squerryes Winery – Tasting Room Time: 9.30-11.30am Cost: £15 includes refreshments Book online...
Jo Banks
Apr 6, 2018
Easter Carrots
It was National Carrot day on the 4th April 2018, didn’t realise such a day existed. Today we were very busy with one of the favourite of...
Jo Banks
Mar 23, 2018
Natural way to colour foods
Sipping my frothy coffee and munching my toasted, homemade hot cross buns… The Spring sunshine is quite warm flooding in by the window....
Jo Banks
Mar 20, 2018
Thai Supper – May 2018
Wednesday 2nd May 2018 at Squerryes Winery, Westerham Fragrant, spicy and flavoursome, Southeast Asian food especially Thai has quickly...
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 9, 2018
Vegetarian touching on vegan…
Wednesday night we had a great evening with Riverford Organic talking seasonal veg. I had prepared a vegetarian menu based on the main...
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...
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