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Kale Caesar Salad
Pete visits an organic Kale farm for a chat with Australian Organic’s Andrew Monk, in an all-vegetarian episode. Meals include Kale Caesar Salad, Raw Slaw with Homemade Mayo, Cauliflower Tabouli, and Luke Hine’s Paleo Parfait. Serves: 4 Ingredients 6–8 rashers of bacon 4 eggs 1 bunch (about 300 g) of kale, thinly sliced juice of […]
Never Too Small
Growing populations and land scarcity are squeezing our cities, and around the world, people are turning to more affordable and smaller homes. Never Too Small sits down with award-winning designers and architects to break down their tiny homes, micro-apartments, cabins and more, revealing how urban design and architecture will shape how we live, how we […]
The New Reclaimers
Dan Hill and Charis Williams are “The New Reclaimers”. They built up a unique, award winning reclamation and salvage business in Brighton, stocking it for next to nothing. They reclaim excess product, “waste”, from some of the UK’s biggest property developers. Everything from baths to sinks, tiles to toilets, bricks to floors, walls to windows […]
Spatchcocked Birds
Total Time: 24 hr 55 minPrep: 20 minInactive: 24 hrCook: 35 minYield: 7 birdsLevel: Easy Ingredients 1 spatchcocked or butterflied chicken 2 tablespoons black peppercorns, lightly crushed in mortar and pestle Generous 1/3 cup olive oil (not extra-virgin) 2 cloves garlic, peeled and bruised Maldon or other sea salt Handful fresh parsley leaves, chopped 2 […]
Painted Fabric Cushion
Chalk paint is any crafters addiction; with its multiple uses on various surfaces, it makes it hard not use. This week on Show Me How, Gloria Bastos is joined by Sofia da Cunha of O’Grady’s Paint. She will show us the versatile uses of this product on wood, ceramics and fabric. She will teach us […]
LG Life Tastes Good Championship : Team 13 & Team 14
Thai vs Cape Team 13 – Tristan and Erin – woo the judges with flavours of the East with their Green Thai Chicken Curry which will be going against Bobotie Butternut Cup with nasturtium salad that Team 14, Tania and John, serve up. Who will be the first Team to book their place in the […]
Spice Mixtures from Excursions
Ingredients Caribbean Spice Blend 1 tbsp. allspice berries 1 tbsp. cumin seeds 1 tsp. coriander seeds 1 tsp. dried thyme leaves 1 tsp. brown mustard seeds 1 tsp. dried ginger 1 ¼ tsp. cinnamon, preferably Ceylon cinnamon 1 tbsp plus ¼ tsp turmeric powder Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg Finely grind spices in spice grinder […]
Asian-Style Chicken Salad
Ingredients 1 packet Italian salad mix 1 ready-cooked chicken, shredded into thin strips (deboned and skinned) 2 avocados, sliced 1 fresh mango, cut into chunks or 1 tin lychees, drained and dried well 1 packet mange touts or snow peas, julienned 1 packet minute noodles 1 tbs sesame seeds DRESSING 1 tbs peanut butter 2 tbs […]