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Craft It Yourself
Craft It Yourself taps into the very latest trends and techniques from the worlds of furniture, baking, ceramics and textiles. Fronted by Clemency Green, Ant Anstead and Robin Johnson, each with a craft background, they create beautiful and innovative objects, of varying degrees of difficulty and price. Whether it’s tile-painting, giant arm knitting, or the […]
Retro Scooter
This week Peter and Annalien build the ideal toy for a little boy. Let them inspire you to build your own toy scooter for your little one. Get a step by step guide to see how you can make this scooter. You will need: Tools Materials Compound Mitre Saw Plywood 18/20mm PST 18 Jigsaw Sides […]
Creamy Haddock Pie
Join Hilary Biller as she shows you how to create delicious seafood dishes that will have your family and friends begging for more! From a tasty Haddock Pie to a hearty Paella, it’s time to start thinking out of the box and get creative. See how you can turn convenient, sustainable, frozen fish into a […]
Puff Pastry Pizza
Serves 4 Ingredients 1 egg yolk, 1tbsp double cream for glaze 500g all butter puff pastry, plus a little flour for dusting Onion jam (pre made) 500g Spanish onions, sliced 2 cloves of grated garlic 50g Demerara sugar 120ml cider vinegar ½ tbsp. picked thyme leaves Crème fraiche 75g full fat crème fraiche 1 […]
Easy Cheesy Spinach
Yield: 4 servings. BYOC: Lemon zest and juice would bring a little bit of sunshine to this dish. Just add the zest and juice with the salt and pepper. Ingredients 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 medium white onion, finely chopped 1 cup (8oz) cream cheese, softened 2 10oz boxes of frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed […]
Pumpkin Pie
I find that a whole wheat pie dough makes for a crust that browns nicely and stays crispy under the pumpkin filling, and the subtly nutty taste really works well with the autumn filling. Makes 1 9-inch pie Serves 8 Ingredients Crust: ¾ cup whole wheat flour (all-purpose) ¾ cup cake & pastry flour 1 […]
Repurposed Cupboard door
Re-purposing old items is a great way to create unique once-off pieces! In this week’s episode, Peter and Annalien give new life to a louvre or shutter cupboard door, by incorporating it into a display shelf. You will need: Tools Material list PCM 7 Compound Mitre saw 16mm MDF (Supa wood) PST 18 Jigsaw Sides […]
The Garden Diaries – January 2012 (Ep.2)
Broadcast at the beginning and end of each month, only on The Home Channel. .