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Martha begins this lesson by showing how one of the most healthful and versatile preparations—simply poached chicken breast—can be incorporated into all-American chicken salad sandwiches as well as a Cobb salad. Martha also shares recipes and techniques for poached salmon steaks, and last she reveals the secret to poaching eggs. MAKES 4 INGREDIENTS 1/4 cup […]

Serves 2.  Ingredients 1 x 300g beef eye fillet steak Sea salt and cracked black pepper aïoli, to serve Three veg 1 large potato, peeled and sliced with a vegetable peeler 1 sweet potato (kumara), peeled and sliced with a vegetable peeler 1 parsnip, peeled and sliced with a vegetable peeler 50g butter, melted ½ […]

Materials that you will need Wundasize (20min) – gold leafing glue Supawood Tea Box Black paint Composite Gold Leaf – Silver Leaf Soft Brush / Piece of cloth Sandpaper 800/ 1000 Varnish (Spray or oil based) Embellishments – mosaic, clay, beads etc Steps First clean and sand the object that you are going to decorate. […]

TV SHOW: Get It DoneSeason 5 / Episode 1 Instructions Tools Pex 220 Random orbital sander PSR 18 Cordless Drill PSR 10.8 Cordless Screw Driver Jig Saw Dremel Trio Dremel Multi Max all purpose machine PFS Spray gun  Material list 5 ltr water based all purpose undercoat/primer 1 ltr water based pastel purple paint – […]

Ease of preparation: Easy, Moderate, ComplexYield:  approximately 2 cups Ingredients 1 cup soy, rice or cows milk 1 cup cashews, blanched and unsalted 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Method Heat the milk in a small saucepan.  Add the cashews, turn off heat and let steep for 20 minutes. Add sugar and vanilla and […]

What to do: Even if its winter, you can still have a continuous supply of fresh herbs by planting frost sensitive herbs such as basil and rocket in containers. Use coconut husk as a planting medium for optimal results. It’s available at garden centres in a block form. You will have to soak it into […]

Nowadays people think that great communities are a thing of the past – that only in the “good ole’ days” did neighbours know each others names… But Debbie Travis is on an ambitious journey to prove that community is alive and well in Canada. Episode 1 In this debut episode Debbie must convince Montreal’s Italian […]

Yield: 4 – 6 servings Ingredients 1 large organic chicken 4 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped 4 stalks celery, chopped 4 onions, peeled and cut in half 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon dried thyme Sprinkled sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Method Preheat your oven to 500°F. Rinse the chicken thoroughly […]