500g chicken breast or thigh 440g can unsweetened pineapple pieces 1 green capsicum cherry tomatoes 10 mushrooms 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 tsp grated ginger 2 tbs salt reduced soy sauce METHOD Wash your hands. Put 10 skewers into a tray of water to soak while you prepare the ingredients. Strain the pineapple pieces over a…
INGREDIENTS 4 eggs 2 tomatoes, diced 2 cups English spinach 1/2 cup basil, shredded 6 slices lean bacon, diced 4 pieces day-old bread, diced into cubes 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated METHOD Wash your hands. Preheat oven to 190°C. Use a paper towel to wipe the inside of 4 ramekins (small, oven-proof dishes) with butter. Divide…
150g dried apricots, diced 100g sultanas 1 cup apple juice 8 Weetbix ¼ cup honey Desiccated coconut METHOD Wash your hands. Pour the coconut into a shallow bowl and put to the side for later. Crush the Weetbix using your hands and then by squashing with a rolling pin and put into a large bowl….
INGREDIENTS Violets (edible flower) Egg white Caster sugar Baking paper Tray Small paintbrush METHOD Line the tray with paper. After picking the flowers, stand the stems in a jar of water. The flowers must stay dry. Beat the egg white with a fork or small whisk. Hold one violet and use the paintbrush to carefully paint the…
YOU WILL NEED: Coffee filters (used filters that have been washed are fine) Towel Plastic sheet Small jars or cups Food colouring 2 to 4 eyedroppers Pipe cleaners Coloured beads Fishing line INSTRUCTIONS: Cover the table with the plastic sheet. Lay the filters out on the newspaper. Fill each jar with 50ml of water and add different food…
Newspaper pots are great fun to make and don’t cost anything. Use them to sprout seeds or grow seedlings in and simply plant the whole thing into the ground! The newspaper will break down and the seedlings will grow perfectly. YOU WILL NEED: Newspaper Scissors Glass or Jar (6cm base and straight sides) Thick, dry sponge…
Taking cuttings is a fantastic way to make new plants from the ones that are already in your garden. It’s called ‘propagating’ and it means to grow a plant from the stem of another plant. It’s inexpensive and it’s fun! It’s best to take cuttings when the plant isn’t flowering and when there is nice new…
A mini hothouse is a great way to get your vegetable or flower seedlings off to a good start. They will stay nice and warm to help them germinate. When the seeds have sprouted and two healthy leaves have formed, remove the drink bottle to allow the seedling to grow larger and stronger. When the seedling is around 8cm…
Grass Heads are fantastic fun. They are strange little characters with grass hair that love to watch the world go by from the window sill. YOU WILL NEED: A pair of old pantyhose cut in to 20centimetre lengths Potting mix Grass seeds Rubber bands Decorations such as google eyes, felt, pipe cleaners. PVA glue INSTRUCTIONS:…
Grow a mini herb and vegetable garden with just a bag of potting mix and some seedlings. No pot needed! They will grow in front of your eyes if you use premium potting mix. YOU WILL NEED: 1 bag of premium potting mix 5 or 6 herbs or vegetables Scissors Gardening gloves INSTRUCTIONS: Place the…