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Love Shack is a six episode, half hour TV series following the journey of one of the favourite couples from the popular TV show, The Block, Dea and Darren Jolly, as they create their dream of a family farm on the Mornington Peninsula. Darren is a country boy, a professional home builder and ex AFL […]

Traditionally, chocolate éclairs are filled with custard-like crème patissière and are partially covered in chocolate icing. Makes 12 Ingredients 1 quantity Choux Pastry(recipe instructions below) 50g (4 tbsp) butter, cubed 1 tsp caster (superfine) sugar\ 50ml (1⁄4 cup) milk 85ml (1⁄3 cup) water 75g (2⁄3 cup) plain (all-purpose) flour 2 large (US extra large) eggs 1 egg […]

The Home Channel and DIY giant BUILDERS bring you innovative DIY projects and gardening advice suitable for young and old. DIY Expert Andrew Donkin is armed with exciting decorative DIY’s, while Tanya Visser brings expert year-round gardening advice and tips to viewers. Concrete Door Stop With the versatility of cement – creativity knows no end. […]

Prep Time: 20min Cook Time: 1hour Servings: 6 Ingredients: For the potatoes: 8 ounces floury or boiling potatoes, unpeeled and diced 2 to 3 large garlic cloves, to taste, minced About 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided Coarse sea salt For the salad: 2 eggs Leaves from 4 to 6 heads baby romaine lettuce or […]

Baked Pesto and Parmesan Oysters with Fennel salad Ingredients: Fresh Oysters (15 – 20) Parmesan Cheese (grated) Breadcrumbs Basil Pesto Salad Leaves (for garnish) Fresh Fennel Fresh Basil Method: Wash and clean the oysters properly (this can be done by your fishmonger) Shuck the oysters to make sure they are loose from the shell and […]

Ingredients 1 x 750ml bottle good fruity chardonnay 300 grams raspberries 1 vanilla pod (split lengthwise) 16 grams gelatine leaves 250 grams caster sugar double cream (to serve) Method Place the wine and berries in a bowl and allow to steep for half an hour. Strain the wine into a saucepan and keep the raspberries to one side. Heat the wine with the vanilla pod until nearly boiling and leave […]

Directions This recipe has many personal touches: The combination of beef and chicken in the base of the recipe is something I got from my mother, studding the chicken with a couple of cloves to add a special flavor from making chicken stock at Guy Savoy in Paris and most of all, the meatballs from […]

When I was a kid all my friends wanted to come home with me for afternoon tea, arriving to the warm smell of my mother’s biscuits baking. This is her Butter Cookie recipe, into which I mix different flavours to make my Cookie Sampler. You can also freeze portions of raw dough, whip them out […]