Monday 29 February 2016

Amazon enters fresh food deliveries with UK supermarket giant

Amazon has launched its biggest foray into food outside of the United States with a deal with British supermarket Morrisons to offer fresh and frozen goods to customers, in some places as quickly as under one hour.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/world/77429560/Amazon-enters-fresh-food-deliveries-with-UK-supermarket-giant

First catch of the Bluff oyster season landed

 

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/77405367/First-catch-of-the-Bluff-oyster-season-landed

How to lift your mood with food

MAKE MOOD BOOSTING FOOD

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/77430146/How-to-lift-your-mood-with-food

Wellington's Choice Bros Brewing offering investors free beer for life

It seems too good to be true, but a Wellington brewery is offering investors a golden ticket that will give them "free" beer for life.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/77419910/Wellingtons-Choice-Bros-Brewing-offering-investors-free-beer-for-life

What to do in Christchurch in March

ALLIANCE FRANCAISE FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, MARCH 3 - 10

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/77420429/What-to-do-in-Christchurch-in-March

Saturday 27 February 2016

Local cheeses put under the nose at New Zealand Champion of Cheese Awards

Over 450 types of local cheese have been judged today at Auckland's Langham Hotel for the New Zealand Champion of Cheese Awards.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/77355104/Local-cheeses-put-under-the-nose-at-New-Zealand-Champion-of-Cheese-Awards

Recipe: Bean quesadillas with corn salsa

Run out of ideas for the barbecue? Try these Mexican quesadillas. 

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/77348222/Recipe-Bean-quesadillas-with-corn-salsa

Recipe: Five-spice pork salad with fresh plum dressing

Plums not only suit sweet dishes, but savoury dishes too, especially those involving pork. Maybe it's the flavour of plums that reminds me of sweet and sour pork. In this recipe I use fresh, ripe, sweet, juicy plums (make sure they're all those things – as the flavour of this dish relies on it) to make a dressing that is tossed with pork fillet coated and cooked in Chinese five spice, and fresh crunchy vegetables for a light summer salad with an Asian twist.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/77302678/Recipe-Five-spice-pork-salad-with-fresh-plum-dressing

Recipe: Sam Mannering's crumpets

I came across an old crumpet recipe in my notes that turned out to be a total disaster, more like stodgy damper than the spongy deliciousness I was expecting. Fuelled by failure and an unwillingness to be bettered by a breakfast product, I've spent the last few weeks tinkering with various crumpet recipes.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/77301969/Recipe-Sam-Mannerings-crumpets

Lynda Hallinan: Listen to sage advice

Her name was Marilyn. She was the science's teacher's wife. She may have had other virtues to qualify her as our country school's career guidance counsellor but if she did, no one ever bothered to spell them out to us. As fifth formers we paid little heed as she shared the scintillating specifics of the jobs we might one day hold: accountant, teacher, lawyer, doctor, nurse, police officer.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/77270258/Lynda-Hallinan-Listen-to-sage-advice

Thursday 25 February 2016

Average amount of alcohol in New Zealanders' drinks hits 18 year low

More sophisticated palates and the introduction of strict drink driving laws are believed to be factors in a reduction in the volume of alcohol in New Zealanders' drinks.  

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/77327775/Average-amount-of-alcohol-in-New-Zealanders-drinks-hits-18-year-low

Five so-called 'naughty' foods that are actually good for you

Sometimes it can be hard to keep up with what's happening in the world of nutrition. Foods are bad, then they're good, then they're back to being demonised again. Here are five foods that have long lingered in the "best avoided" pile, but which are actually packed with health benefits.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/77316966/Five-so-called-naughty-foods-that-are-actually-good-for-you

Should we eat red meat? The nutrition and the ethics

Many types of red meat and red meat products are available, from farmers' markets, to supermarkets, to restaurants. The impacts of their production and consumption on human health, animal welfare and the environment are complex.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/77305173/Should-we-eat-red-meat-The-nutrition-and-the-ethics

Beer experts explain how to spot a gold standard beer

There's a clink, a swig, a murmur, a slosh.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/77228546/Beer-experts-explain-how-to-spot-a-gold-standard-beer

Don't miss Gareth Stewart's innovative Cuisine Artisan Awards dinner at Euro

For one night only, one of New Zealand's top chefs is cooking a unique, innovative six-course menu combining the country's very best artisan ingredients.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/77304846/Don-t-miss-Gareth-Stewarts-innovative-Cuisine-Artisan-Awards-dinner-at-Euro

McDonald's trials chicken pancake sandwich in United States

Chicken is on the breakfast menu at McDonald's for the first time, and it comes slathered in syrup.

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http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/77305856/McDonalds-trials-chicken-pancake-sandwich-in-United-States