Following my chat just yesterday on BBC Radio Kent I thought I would write my blog today about cookery books. The story came about as...

At last nights Autumnal supper demonstration at the Little Bull pub in Brenchley I made a homemade pesto. I was slightly surprised that...

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...

Interesting read and quite timely as my blog last week was questioning the future of our cookery skills.  Waitrose Weekend newspaper –...

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

This time we will be making some summer recipes : picnic ideas, preparing seasonal fruit and vegetables and summery sweets! “Cookery is a...

This time we will be making some summer recipes : picnic ideas, preparing seasonal fruit and vegetables and summery sweets! Date:...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A few years ago I went on a course to learn how to master macaroons. It is not an easy skill and quite time consuming but if you have...

These work for any round cheese brie or camembert. Chilli-Pecan Camembert Ingredients: 50 g pecan halves, coarsely chopped 1 fresh...

A quick easy, one pot risotto made in the microwave. I use a stone dish but any microwave proof bowl or serving dish would work. 175g...

These rich chocolate flavour cupcakes with beetroot added have a moist, fluffy light texture and a fresh raspberry hidden inside....

Ingredients: 2-3 vacumn packed beetroot 2 ripe bananas 120ml cooking oil 160g coconut cream 275g plain flour 50g cocoa powder 1 tsp...