JOH – HOST - ANDREW DE SILVA

Australia’s Got talent has uncovered a brand new star. Having being diagnosed with cancer and lacking in confidence due to a stutter, Andrew da Silva is fighting back and winning fans before a national audience. From his incredible first audition on AGT, he has won the hearts of the judge’s and also the nation. We meet the family behind this rising star and Joh finds out about a new comeback Andrew is planning.

ROB - DIY – RECIPE BOOK STAND

This really is the perfect DIY project for any weekend. If you’ve got an odd piece of timber you can’t bear to throw away but you think it’s not big enough to build anything worthwhile… behold the recipe stand! With a few simple tools and a bit of patience you can be creating this fun, functional recipe stand this weekend.

ROB - DIY – TYRE SEE SAW

Swing into action and knock up this bright, old- school see saw for the kids… A couple of used tyres and some timber and you’ll be the most popular person in your house this weekend.

ED - FAST FOOD – PORK POT ROAST

Is it possible that the best recipe that you are going to learn all winter long is also the simplest? That’s what Ed cooking up this week! Pork Pot Roast. Two simple steps equal one delicious result. Pork sirloin has lots of marbling through the middle so it will roast up a treat – best bit - it’s a super cheap cut. Forget potatoes, serve it up with some creamy polenta and you’ll have the recipe for warming success.

ED - FAST FOOD – VEGIE BURGER
Ed’s sharing the ultimate burger recipe – but there’s not a beef pattie in sight! It’s got all the burger-ry goodness without the guilt: Ed’s Gourmet Vegie Burger. Based on a chick pea mix and with a kick of curry flavour and topped with all your favourite salad greens these will become a healthy family favourite. Who said burgers are only a sometimes food?

ED - FAST FOOD - CLASSIC DOUGHNUTS
Mmmm the classic cinnamon doughnut… that thin crispy layer on the outside and a soft fluffy interior, is your mouth watering yet? There’s nothing quite like fresh doughnuts to warm you up and make you feel all fuzzy inside. Ed will step you through how to make these amazing treats at home. Serve them warm, fresh and golden to your family and watch your popularity soar!

KAREN - COOKING – PAN SEARED BLUE-EYE COD

Most of us are short on time when it comes to making dinner. Well fresh fish is one of the fastest meals ever to prepare. Karen’s pan seared cod with capsicum salad looks so good you could serve it to family or for a special occasion. The capsicum salad is something special, with a mix of sweet and sour flavours – infused by caramelised onions and capers and olives, served on top of the pan seared blue eye and you’ve got simple seafood with style.

DR HARRY – AMAZING PETS – POPPY THE PIG
A Pet pig that does tricks? Would Dr Harry ever tell you a porky-pie? No way! Poppy the pig is the real deal and with hours of love and attention she has been trained by her owners to perform a raft of tricks. She can sit, stay, shake her trotter, to just name a few… this is one cute pig who is truly an amazing pet.

DR HARRY - PETS - HOUSE CALL – ANXIOUS STAFFY

Poor nervous Ned. He is an 18-month old staffy who has anxiety; especially separation anxiety when his owners leave for work. This week Dr Harry has set up a secret camera to see how Ned copes when there’s no one at home and the results aren’t good. See how Dr Harry helps this family return to a happy calm household.

GRAHAM – GARDENING - SCHONBRUNN PALACE

Fit for an emperor... Graham takes you on an exclusive tour of one of the greatest palatial gardens in all of Europe - Vienna’s stunning Schonbrunn Palace. Graham tours the great parterre, the privy garden, shows us the glorious rose garden, plus Emperor Franz Josef’s incredible palm house, which survived the bombs of world war two. These are palace grounds built to out shine Versailles, they just don’t make them like this anymore!

JASON – GARDENING – GNOME SWEET GNOME

Jason is on a mission - to bring back the garden gnome! He’s headed to the Glenbrook Gnome Convention to check out the 1,000 plus gnomes of all shapes and sizes and their owners - it is Australia’s biggest gathering of garden gnomes. Enjoy this fun colourful show and can you guess which Better Homes Presenter looks just like a garden gnome?

JASON – GARDENING – GNOME CHESS

Need to do some paving at your place? Why not lay your pavers in a checker board pattern? This not only creates interest in the garden it also doubles as a large game board for chess! And who better to be the chess pieces but your old garden gnomes!

TARA – DECO – DESIGNER ART

You don’t have to spend big bucks to get art with big impact to decorate your walls. This week Tara has 3 great ideas – using silhouettes, textured finishes and unusual stamping - to get some “one of a kind” art on your walls and some money left over in your pocket!

TARA – DECO – EGG-CEPTIONAL ART

You might love eggs for breakfast but you’re really going love what Tara creates with the empty eggs cartons. And we’re not just talking kids craft, although there are some fabulous caterpillars and chicks, but Tara will blow your away with the decorative frame she creates for the adults out of the humble egg carton.

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