Thursday, March 30th, 2017

Jill Wagner

The actress and host of “Handcrafted America,” Jill Wagner is guest host today on Home & Family and talks to Kym about the season 3 of her INSP series “Handcrafted America,” which premiers Friday, August 11th at 7:30/6:30c. She also shows off her DIY skills by making a DIY confetti bowl.

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Chef Shirley Chung

“Top Chef” season 14 runner-up Shirley Chung is in the kitchen preparing a delicious seared duck breast. She gives you some extra tips for preparing the dish, including cooking it in a dry pan and resting the duck breasts after cooking.

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Jacob Tomsky

The author of “Heads in Bed,” Jacob Tomsky is here to give you some tips to getting the most out of your hotel stay. He recommends befriending the hotel front desk agent because that can lead to upgrades. He also says avoid being rude to hotel staff because that can sometimes result in getting a “bad” room.

DIY Mini Gift Bags

Paige Hemmis has a fun and creative DIY for your baked goods: a mini gift bag. You can also decorate the bag with stamps, craft paper, foam squares, ribbons and embellishment. The entire cost of this project is only a dollar a bag.

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Erin Bowman
The singer sits down with Debbie and Jill to talk what it was like having a #1 song on Sirius XM’s “VENUS” station, “Good Time Good Life,” which also reached #3 on Radio Disney. She even stays to sing the song for Home & Family

Spring Cleaning

Doing a little closet spring cleaning for summer? Lawrence Zarian helps you out by giving you some suggestions on where you can donate those clothes, including DressForSuccess.org

Apple-Cheddar Biscuits with Spicy Pork

Damaris Phillips of Food Network’s “Kids BBQ Championship” is in the Home & Family kitchen and prepares a delicious dish of apple-cheddar biscuits with spicy pork and sorghum dijonnaise. If you want, you can substitute the cheddar with blue cheese, smoked gouda or any aged cheese.

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DIY Spring Flower Display

Floral designer Amy Marella is back and today she is showing you how to display spring flowers properly. She reminds you to replace the water daily and advises you to place the flowers outside each night. An extra tip is adding a drop of bleach to the water to kill bacteria.