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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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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
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Live life on the veg…
Riverford boxes of organic fruit and vegetables have been available for many years, delivered to your door. I would say they were the...

Jo Banks
Mar 16, 2017
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lean Leftovers
How was Christmas? it already seems a long time ago… It was a flurry of food and family for me but no snow until now! Generally it was a...

Jo Banks
Jan 13, 2017
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No-stir Chicken/Turkey and Cranberry Risotto
This is another one pot but even easier as it can be made in the microwave. Ingredients: 1 cup dried cranberries 2 cups hot water 1...

Jo Banks
Dec 16, 2016
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No-stir salmon and leek risotto
I love this recipe as its a throw in one pot and pop in the oven. You add the sliced pieces of smoked salmon to serve with a little fresh...

Jo Banks
Dec 16, 2016
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Last Friday Foodie Blog for 2016
So today the girls break up from school and the routine all changes as we have a couple of weeks of well earned holidays. Last night we...

Jo Banks
Dec 16, 2016
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Christmas Markets and Present Ideas
I have been looking at what I think is ‘the thing’ this Christmas, for ‘foodies’ that is… and in my opinion its the ‘How to make’ kit… I...

Jo Banks
Dec 12, 2016
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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
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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
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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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