Better Homes and Gardens (Australia) - 1 Jun 2025
Easy Iced Vovo inspired pie!
+27 SIMPLE recipes
from PET JUMPERS TO soft SCARVES
ronni kahn from ozharvest
SEE PAGE 79 winter garden ideas + make flower art & craft
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get the look. WITH OZ DESIGN.
Cooking with Colin and Clarissa Add an extra pinch of creativity to family favourite meals, from a top-shelf steak sandwich to Malaysian chicken curry and crumbed barramundi with bush salad.
Ozharvest’s Ronni Kahn on creativity and conscience BHG’S Better Conversation with charity trailblazer Ronni Kahn about her passionately creative life.
Artistic abundance Sunday Reed nurtured kitchen gardens and creativity. Top Aussie chefs share recipes inspired by her bounty.
Slice of heaven From concept to cover, follow BHG’S senior food editor Sarah Murphy as she creates an ‘Iced Vovo’ inspired pie.
Winter garden ideas Some plants slumber in winter, but others revel in this time of year.
27 simple recipes From weeknight meals to stunning supper club ideas.
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Supper club From a crafternoon tea to a DIY pizza party, enjoy these connection-focused foodie ideas.
32-page knitting and crochet special From pet jumpers to soft scarves.
Better Conversation with Ronni Kahn from Ozharvest Her secret creative passion.
Tradie of the Year Fabulous prizes for Australia’s awesome tradies.
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Dinner for one An easy, delicious vegetable and lentil pilaf.
Talented Aussies shine in our BHG Creator Awards
Easy ‘Iced Vovo’ inspired pie
Make flower art & craft
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Knit & crochet for everyone Hook up with our 32-page special, from vintage knits, crochet jumpers and beanies to a dog coat.
BHG’S Creator Awards Celebrate awesome Aussie innovators and passionate craftspeople.
Rural idyll with Graham There’s a beautiful balance of garden beds and open space at Oak House.
Forever flowers Even beginners can paint a waratah or draw poppies. Sarah Hankinson shows you how.
Earthly delights Six trends from 2025’s Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show.
Creative paper flower craft Use pastel photocopy paper or wallpaper leftovers for fun flowers.
The fabric of a lifetime Lessons learnt from a country woman’s 88-year crafting journey.
Flower farming with Melissa The prettiest, most romantic field of flowers you can imagine.
Spark creativity in everyday life Tips to reconnect with your inner creative!
Inspired travel Seven destinations beloved by some great creators.
Quirky cacti with Charlie Fall in love with amazing cacti varieties.
Flower-inspired table settings
Moon guide with Milton Black.
In your garden What to plant.
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Charlie Albone discovers some wondrous cacti with succulent specialist Beauties of the Desert. You’ll be amazed by the incredible variety of forms. Be warned – cacti collecting can be addictive!
Melissa King visits the glorious Oxley Hill Farm Flowers, just outside Bowral in the NSW Southern Highlands. It’s been Candi Berger’s beautiful passion for the past five years.
Clarissa Feildel expands the family meal repertoire with an easy Malaysian chicken curry, deliciously more-ish banana doughnuts and a true-blue take on crumbed barramundi.
Colin Fassnidge amps up the wow factor with easy flavour twists on a banh mi, steak sandwich and poached trout salad. Plus, there’s a meatloaf Parmi to remember!
Graham Ross admires the impressive Oak House garden by landscape designer Sam Crawford. Once neglected, it’s now thriving and harmonious.
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SUPPER CLUB
Supper club crafternoon tea
CURRIED EGG SANDWICHES
CHICKEN WALDORF SANDWICHES
LITTLE SMOKED SALMON AND HERB ROSTI S
MINI REUBEN OPEN STACKS
APPLE AND BROWN BUTTER STREUSEL CAKE
TIPS FOR STYLING YOUR CRAFTERNOON SPACE
Pretty paper flowers
FOOD
TIPS FOR STYLING YOUR PIZZA PARTYTABLE
OVERNIGHT PIZZA DOUGH
BBQ ITALIAN SAUSAGE PIZZA
MARGHERITA PIZZA
INDULGENT CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
RADICCHIO AND ORANGE SALAD
ZUCCHINI PESTO PIZZA
Pizza party perfection
COOK’S TIP
INDULGENT CHOCOLATE MOUSSE
Ronni Kahn on Creativity & conscience
Forever flowers
Forever flowers
Waratah
Poppy
Materials
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The fabric of a LIFETIME
The fabric of a LIFETIME
Cake decorating
Baking
Sewing
MELISSA KING
Flower farming WITH MELISSA
VISIT IT
4 FLOWER-INSPIRED table settings
charming cosmos
sunshine and roses
peachy dahlia dreams
pretty in purple celosia
Inspired RELAXATION
Fragrance & STYLE
LOOK AT ME
Stay organised
Better decorating
ESPRESSO ELEVATED
spark creativity IN EVERYDAY LIFE HOW TO BE CREATIVE IN EVERYDAY LIFE
spark creativity IN EVERYDAY LIFE HOW TO BE CREATIVE IN EVERYDAY LIFE
ARTISTIC ABUNDANCE
A FLAN FOR ALL SEASONS
LAMB NAVARIN
ROASTED JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES AND THYME
COQ AU VIN
A PICNIC PIE
CHICKEN WITH WHITE WINE AND RED GRAPES
COQ AU VIN
LAMB NAVARIN
ROASTED JERUSALEM ARTICHOKES AND THYME
HEIRLOOM PEARS POACHED IN WHITE WINE SAFFRON SYRUP
A PICNIC PIE
CHICKEN WITH WHITE WINE AND RED GRAPES
VISIT
A FLAN FOR ALL SEASONS
A FLAN FOR ALL SEASONS
HEIRLOOM PEARS POACHED IN WHITE WINE SAFFRON SYRUP
Slice of Heaven
EASY ‘ICED VO VO’ PIE
Cooking with Colin & Clarissa
colin fassnidge AND CLARISSA FEILDEL
COLIN’S STEAK SANDWICH WITH PICKLED MUSHROOMS & CARAMELISED ONIONS
COLIN’S PARMIGIANA MEATLOAF
COLIN’S BRAISED LEEKS WITH POACHED TROUT SALAD
COLIN’S PORK BELLY BANH MI
COLIN’S STEAK SANDWICH WITH PICKLED MUSHROOMS & CARAMELISED ONIONS
COLIN’S PARMIGIANA MEATLOAF
COOK’S TIPS
MALAYSIAN CHICKEN CURRY
COLIN’S BRAISED LEEKS WITH POACHED TROUT SALAD
COLIN’S PORK BELLY BANH MI
COOK’S TIP
COOK'S TIP
CLARISSA’S LEMON MYRTLE CRUMBED BARRAMUNDI WITH BUSH SALAD
MALAYSIAN CHICKEN CURRY
COOK’S TIPS
COOK'S TIP
BANANA DOUGHNUTS
COOK'S TIPS
Dinner for one
TABLE TALK
Feel the beet
SPACE MISSION
Better cooking
WEAR YOUR VEGIES!
FLOUR POWER
Handmade treasures
creativity
PAWSITIVE VIBES
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Handmade treasures
Earthly delights
Earthly delights
1 Bold Australian natives
3 Rocks, boulders and gravel - just like in nature
2 Botanical art
3 Rocks, boulders and gravel - just like in nature
4 Wellness - saunas, ice baths, firepits
5 Smaller, simpler pavilions
PICK YOUR OWN PERGOLA
5 Smaller, simpler pavilions
6 Water features with a difference
Quirky CACTI WITH CHARLIE
Quirky CACTI WITH CHARLIE
CHARLIE ALBONE
Cactus care
Cactus care
SCAN ME
ZODIAC SIGNS
MOON guide
Milton’s tips for Gemini season
How to use the calendar
RAMBLIN’ ROSE
Gather and grow in Esk
Let’s go native
JUST ADD SALT
PLANT NOW
In your GARDEN
SEASON SPECIALS
GARDEN SECRETS
Flowers are the music of the ground, from earth’s lips spoken without sound.
WINTER WONDERS
Rural idyll WITH GRAHAM
Rural idyll WITH GRAHAM
FRIDAYS 7.00
Sam’s design tips
Inspired TRAVEL
1 Nietzsche’s Path, Èze, France
6 Monet’s Garden, Giverny, France
Alice Springs Beanie Festival
KAFTA Runway and Pop Up Fashion Fair
Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair
Woodend Winter Arts Festival
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SIGNATURE Beauty
Difference between face and body oil
Need to know
TIP
BODY SCRUB – GENTLE
BODY SOAK
Recipes to try
FACE OIL – OILY & COMBINATION SKIN
SOOTHING FACE MASK
BODY OIL BLEND
FACE OIL – NORMAL & DRY SKIN
BODY SCRUB – INVIGORATING
Cash in on your creativity
FOR CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURS
WORDS OF WISDOM “YOU CAN’T USE UP CREATIVITY. THE
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DIY Dynamo
DIY Dynamo
Ceramic Star
Upcycling Icon
Native Wildlife Hero
Permaculture Powerhouse
Floral Visionary
Brilliant Baker
Brilliant Baker
Eye for Interiors
Style Shapers
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ELEGANT ENSEMBLE
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LOUNGE UPDATE
RENO WHIZZ
DIY CHIC
COOL LOOKS
Knit& crochet for everyone
Heart BOTTLE BAG
Top and SKIRT
Chunky JUMPER
Men’s JUMPER & BEANIE
Vintage JACKET
Kangaroo WITH JOEY
Striped CUSHION
Sweetheart JUMPER
Bucket HAT
Mandala THROW
Textured COAT
Garter stitch SCARF
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