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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


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


Summer 2017 Crockham Hill – Cookery Camp
This time we will be making some summer recipes : picnic ideas, preparing seasonal fruit and vegetables and summery sweets! Date:...

Jo Banks
May 5, 2017


What is happening to our cooking skills?
Been a really interesting week of food… and it really has prompted the question what is the future of cooking? I hear more and more...

Jo Banks
Apr 30, 2017


Friday Foodie – Frozen or Fresh
There is associated snobbery about frozen food versus fresh when it comes to fruit, meat and fish. We have all been known to shove the...

Jo Banks
Mar 3, 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
Mar 2, 2017


Easter 2017 Cookery Camp at Crockham Hill School
Wednesday 5th April – Crockham Hill School, Crockham Hill, TN8 6RP After 8 years dedicated to food, Jo Banks brings creative recipe ideas...

Jo Banks
Mar 2, 2017


Easter 2017 Cookery Camp at Hazelwood School
Thursday 19th April – Hazelwood School, Art Room After 8 years dedicated to food, Jo Banks brings creative recipe ideas together through...

Jo Banks
Mar 2, 2017


Beetroot and Dark Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients: 275g cooked beetroot 250g dark chocolate, broken into pieces 250g butter 3 eggs 200g golden caster sugar 1 teaspoon...

Jo Banks
Feb 10, 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 29, 2017


Healthier Flapjacks
We made these at my after school club with the children and they were all voted ‘very yummy’ by the children and all the Mums and Dads...

Jo Banks
Jan 26, 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 20, 2017


Banana Flapjacks
These are more banana bars or banana cake slices but with the oats and being baked they sort of classify a flapjack. They are really...

Jo Banks
Jan 20, 2017


Tasty Bread Tartlets
Ingredients: A little butter 4 slices of bread 2 eggs and 2 tablespoons milk a handful of fresh mint leaves 2 handfuls of frozen peas or...

Jo Banks
Jan 18, 2017


Crockham Hill School ‘Valentines’ Cookery Camp
Thursday 16th February 2017 – Crockham Hill Primary School After 8 years dedicated to food, Jo Banks brings creative recipe ideas...

Jo Banks
Jan 13, 2017
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


Parmesan and rosemary shortbread biscuits
Makes: approx. 18 shortbreads Ingredients: 150 grams plain flour 75 grams grated parmesan 100 grams soft unsalted butter 1 large egg yolk...

Jo Banks
Nov 29, 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 25, 2016
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