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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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Anyone for kimchi or sauerkraut?
Earlier on in the year I wrote a blog about the food trends for 2017 and one of them was fermented foods such as kimchi or sauerkraut. I...

Jo Banks
May 19, 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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Oblix – Up the Shard
As a belated birthday treat a couple of girl friends and I booked for a late lunch at the Oblix restaurant last Thursday. Heading up in...

Jo Banks
May 1, 2017
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Kentish Oils – Dressings
So have you had Kentish crisps and Kentish oils before? I certainly have as they are stocked in our local farm shops and markets. However...

Jo Banks
Apr 30, 2017
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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
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Chocolate and Cheese
Yes it sounded very strange to me initially – chocolate and cheese? really? You may be surprised, but chocolate and cheese are rich,...

Jo Banks
Apr 21, 2017
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Curry Club – ‘Hands On’ Supper Club -7/6/17
Date: Wednesday 7th June 2017 Time: 7.30-9.30pm Venue: Crockham Hill Village Hall, TN8 6RP Cost: £20 Tickets available by contacting Jo...

Jo Banks
Apr 15, 2017
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Friday Foodie – Farm Shops and Easter
We have been so lucky with this beautiful Spring weather the past few days. Normally it never happens in the school Easter holidays! Â As...

Jo Banks
Apr 7, 2017
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Curry Club – ‘Hands on’ Supper Club – 3/5/17
Date: Wednesday 3rd May 2017 Time: 7.30-9.30pm Venue: Crockham Hill Village Hall, TN8 6RP Cost: £20 Tickets available by contacting Jo...

Jo Banks
Apr 3, 2017
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International Food Exhibition – London 2017
Another busy week in the food world with Wednesday taking me up to the London Excel for the International Food Exhibition. As always lots...

Jo Banks
Mar 24, 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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What is for lunch on the go?
‘Lunch is such an important meal in the day. It fuels you for the second half of the day, so get it wrong and you will find yourself...

Jo Banks
Mar 10, 2017
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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
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