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Tasting Chocolate and Cheese
Last night we hosted another successful evening of chocolate and cocktails. The chocolates were all canapés savoury and sweet. I have...

Jo Banks
Oct 5, 2017
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What was pasta before pesto?
At last nights Autumnal supper demonstration at the Little Bull pub in Brenchley I made a homemade pesto. I was slightly surprised that...

Jo Banks
Sep 29, 2017
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Savoury ice cream and salads…
Last weekend I had a trip away with some girlfriends near Valencia, Spain. I have recommended a weekend away to a few of my Mum friends...

Jo Banks
Sep 22, 2017
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‘Choctails’ – 4th October 2017
We ran a very successful evening earlier in the year over at Temper Temper, Tunbridge Wells but the great news is I am bringing them to...

Jo Banks
Sep 8, 2017
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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
Sep 8, 2017
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Don’t forget your lunchbox!
1st September and its back to school, personally I feel its time to get back in to some sort of routine, but I am sure my teenager would...

Jo Banks
Sep 1, 2017
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Foraging already?
The Summer gets earlier and then Autumn starts sooner. The mornings are already with a slight chill, dew covered grass and that smell...

Jo Banks
Aug 26, 2017
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Mediterranean Food
Holidays are well under way, if you are staying in this country or venturing to far off tropical islands as I have been blogging for the...

Jo Banks
Aug 18, 2017
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Mediterranean – ‘Hands on’ Supper Club – 6/9/17
Date: Wednesday 6th September 2017 Time: 7.30-9.30pm Venue: Crockham Hill Village Hall, TN8 6RP Cost: £30 inclusive of glass of wine and...

Jo Banks
Aug 14, 2017
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The dark side of food!
A few days lazying by the pool and soaking up some of that beautiful Mediterranean sunshine I thought I would write this week while...

Jo Banks
Aug 12, 2017
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Why do food and wine taste much better on holiday?
Back from my holidays but friends are still sending me beautiful photos from Greece, Spain, Portugal, and the South of France. Not...

Jo Banks
Aug 4, 2017
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The wilds of Africa
Camping in Botswana has been a real walk on the wild side for us as a family! I watch ‘Planet Earth’ and David Attenborough TV programmes...

Jo Banks
Jul 27, 2017
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Hot in the Garden of England
Wow, its been a scorcher this week hope you haven’t all melted… as we all agree it is beautiful if you are lying by a pool sipping a G&T...

Jo Banks
Jun 23, 2017
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Hands On Supper Clubs 2017
6th September – Mediterranean Evening Even though we are all back from our summer holidays you can still feel the sunshine in the food as...

Jo Banks
Jun 15, 2017
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Over Coffee…
Another busy week with our June supper club taking place at Crockham Hill, Kent. Again we themed the evening on Thai food – this time,...

Jo Banks
Jun 9, 2017
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Food at the Fair
Last weekend there were so many food extravaganzas I don’t know where to start… actually I am not even going to list them, but so many...

Jo Banks
Jun 1, 2017
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Frozen Food and Batch Cooking
Following on from reading this article in the Daily Mail I was prompted to write this week about freezing food and batch...

Jo Banks
May 12, 2017
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Kitchen Kids
Interesting read and quite timely as my blog last week was questioning the future of our cookery skills.  Waitrose Weekend newspaper –...

Jo Banks
May 5, 2017
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Events 2017
List of events in the diary, constantly being added and amended. So check back frequently. **** Date: Wednesday 4th October Event:...

Jo Banks
May 5, 2017
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Summer 2017 – Crockham Hill – Cookery Camp August
This time we will be making some summer recipes : picnic ideas, preparing seasonal fruit and vegetables and summery sweets! “Cookery is a...

Jo Banks
May 5, 2017
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