Author and comedian David Downs shares his experience with cancer in this series ‘A mild touch of the cancer’.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/94293909/A-mild-touch-of-the-cancer-I-vant-to-suck-your-blood
Owners of Teddytime’s grey "My First Teddy" were warned last month to take it back for a refund because it's dangerous to small children.
It’s yet another black mark against a soft toy that many regard as the most loved.
The My First Teddy shed fur too easily, creating a choking hazard for infants. The official New Zealand recall notice said take it back to the store for a refund. Just imagine all those broken little hearts.
We have a solid history of taking kids’ teddy bears away because it turned out they were dangerous.
READ MORE:
* Teddy bear sent to outer space
* Can we have our teddy bear back please?
* Kind staff send teddy back home
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/93823774/Teddy-bears-you-don-t-want-at-a-picnic
I’m pretty sure we don’t need another raw bliss ball recipe in the world, but the flavours in this one are particularly lovely so I’m sharing it anyway.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/94004852/Recipe-Cashew-apricot-and-coconut-treats-by-Jordan-Rondel
Tom (not his real name) has an usual request when he books a therapy session: “I want to know if I should break up with my girlfriend.”
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94278827/How-to-cope-with-a-crazy-partner
Promotional signs and events designed to support Woodville businesses are under discussion as the Manawatu Gorge closure continues to impact the town.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/94209285/Ideas-to-attract-motorists-wanted-during-Manawatu-Gorge-closure
It would be worse than selfish of me to not share this recipe. In my first foray into food TV, I rather nervously made it on Good Morning, so it’s a recipe I get a bit sentimental about.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93983650/Recipe-Chocolate-and-oat-slice-by-Sam-Mannering
A refugee who risked his life to teach women in his home country of Afghanistan hopes to help them all over again when his business importing a sought-after spice to New Zealand gets underway.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/94164328/Refugee-teachers-expensive-import-will-help-women
An “amazing looking” chicken and noodle slaw caught the eye of reader Andrea Craig while visiting The Wooden Farmer cafe in Putaruru.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/94239181/Recipe-Chicken-and-noodle-slaw-from-The-Wooden-Farmer
OPINION: About twice a week I make a pot of porridge and portion it out in ramekins so I can quickly heat it up each morning for my son.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/94204577/The-return-of-the-porridge-bowl
Children at a Montessori centre are learning to deal with the pressures of modern life using the ancient art of yoga.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/94170122/Children-crowing-over-yoga-at-Montessori-in-Blenheim
A couple celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary were surprised in all the wrong ways when one ended up in hospital after suffering a fall.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/94217028/Fall-leaves-husband-hospitalised-for-75th-wedding-anniversary
Over the hills, through the tunnel, and not so far away from the Canterbury Plains, the portside town of Lyttelton is undergoing renewal like never before. It looks different, it feels different and there is a strong community pride in the differences.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/93998851/The-edgy-town-of-Lyttelton-undergoes-a-cool-revival
Fancy, stacked with double chocolate, fused with cheesecake, or just plain, we love brownies in every form. We went looking for the best in town.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93991701/Where-to-find-the-best-brownies-in-Christchurch
It is a cold Saturday night and I have three hungry boys to feed. It is Dad’s choice tonight and I have vetoed burgers. We’re off to try the chaat of “Indian street kitchen” Mumbaiwala. Will the insatiable 15-year-old get his fill and will the picky nine-year-old be adventurous?
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/94147162/Review-Mumbaiwala-Christchurch
A champagne and oyster bar seems highly decadent for Christchurch. How many people in this city would go out of their way to pay top dollar for bubbles and seafood? When we walked into Louis early on a cold, wet Saturday evening, it was apparent that, actually, quite a few would; the bar was bustling and we were lucky to get a table.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/94125351/Review-Louis-Champagne-Bar-in-Christchurch
Dinner was going well: it contained not just enjoyable meals, but as much laughter and easy chatting as you’d expect from a table of girlfriends.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94242838/How-to-ditch-the-food-guilt-and-order-the-chocolate-pudding
If you found out you had a terminal illness, what would your dying wish be? For many, the bucket list might include visiting those places you’ve always dreamed of, meeting your idols or just cramming as much fun as possible into the time you had left.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/94216530/Terminally-ill-teen-Eva-McGauley-poses-for-top-NZ-fashion-label-to-fund-her-charity
We all think our day starts when we wake up. But what if the day really starts the evening before?
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/motivate-me/94215224/Not-reaching-your-wellness-goals-Take-a-look-at-your-night-time-routine
James Nokise can point to the moment, some 68 weeks ago, when his life changed.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/stage-and-theatre/94133431/68-weeks-sober-Comedian-James-Nokise-opens-up-about-alcoholism
Organising a child’s birthday can be a pain, with multiple trips to an array of shops to get everything required.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/94213235/Young-entrepreneurs-from-Aucklands-North-Shore-bring-the-party-to-you
Strength has no gender, as Serena Williams would say. Strength also knows no size.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94219669/Why-your-size-has-nothing-to-do-with-your-strength
An unhealthy vegetarian. This may sound like an oxymoron, especially as many people who choose to switch to a vegetarian diet do so in a conscious effort to be more healthy.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94159573/How-to-be-vegan-or-vegetarian-and-stay-healthy
The colour scheme at The Option is memorable. Really memorable. it’s like finding yourself on location at the filming of one of those Cadbury's dairy milk chocolate ads.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93728493/Restaurant-review-The-Option-Christchurch
Several years ago, the prime minister of Hungary declared that those who “live unhealthily” should pay more tax.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94134838/Does-taxing-unhealthy-foods-by-governments-work
In the depths of a Wellington winter, it’s all too tempting to dream of escape to that sunny Greek Island taverna of yore – the one where mis-matched rush-woven chairs are set around battered turquoise tables, where there’s a peeling calendar on the wall, and beneath the bench of a rumpty open kitchen, the pots and pans are hidden behind an ancient floral curtain.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/93999516/Restaurant-review-Oikos-Hellenic-Cuisine-Wellington
I met friends for breakfast in Hamilton’s CBD on a recent Saturday. They were from out of town and had their eye on The River Kitchen in Victoria St. That was chocka so we walked down to Scotts Epicurean and were well satisfied.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/94001940/Denise-Irvines-favourite-Waikato-dishes-for-winter-days
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver says New Zealand’s failure to implement a sugar tax is dismissing a move that's "logically, scientifically and economically justified".
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/94165276/Jamie-Oliver-slams-NZ-Government-over-inaction-on-sugary-drinks-tax
Losing two family members to suicide within a month was too much for Katie Morresey-Tahere.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/94183264/Women-organise-fortnightly-walks-and-runs-in-an-effort-to-reduce-suicides
At one point I was juggling my meditation teacher, kinesiologist, hypnotherapist, psychotherapist and chiropractor (who also practises NLP). I had a clairvoyant’s number in my phone and took a friend’s recommendation on a “spiritual healer”. I meditated twice a day, did a course on A Course in Miracles and occasionally made it to yoga.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/motivate-me/94197164/Why-I-abandoned-my-frantic-pursuit-of-spiritual-enlightenment
A Palmerston North supermarket has the all-clear to put wine cartons where they can be seen by shoppers passing its new alcohol area.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93908357/Visible-cartons-allowed-in-alcohol-area
“So, here we have the iced chocolate and the pumpkin kumara pie”. I placed the cold drink down on the table and was about to set the other plate down, when I was interrupted by one of the girls sitting at the table.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff-nation/94178216/10-things-hospitality-workers-want-you-to-know
Love it or hate it, you can’t deny that these days, our biggest city knows how to do food and drink pretty well. With a couple of days to explore, you can sample a good spread of the impressive culinary variety Auckland has to offer.
Take in the regional fare of the city’s Chinese and Indian enclaves, just 10 minutes from the city centre. Enjoy a top chef’s modern take on the traditional cuisine of his home country, and a love letter to Tuscany staged in a grand, exquisitely redecorated historic waterfront building.
Taste gelato made by an Italian immigrant bent on breaking with old-world tradition, and slurp brilliantly fresh oysters with a tumbler of sauvignon blanc.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93390245/Aucklands-best-food-to-try-in-just-48-hours
The steady hum of monks praying is interrupted only by the quiet thump of the drums or the occasional holler from a shopkeeper, but there’s nothing that can distract you from the enormity of the Buddhist monument Boudhanath Stupa.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/asia/93177734/What-to-do-in-Nepal-thats-not-trekking-or-climbing-Mt-Everest
Alysia Montano was the real-life wonder woman of the USA national track and field championships last week. The 31-year-old, who wore a Wonder Woman crop top while competing in the 800 metres, was five months pregnant.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94179676/Competing-while-pregnant-Wonder-women-or-pushing-the-limits-of-pregnancy
Yoga can help relieve those aches and pains but it can also lead to an injury, researchers warn.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94159378/Yoga-more-dangerous-than-previously-thought-study
PhotonFlux​, the term given for the number of photons hitting the surface at any given time, is also the name of Wellington’s first science-fiction movie bar - open now and serving up snacks, brews and photography.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93879977/Cafe-Chat-Sci-fi-movie-bar-opens-in-Wellington-CBD
This dessert is so incredibly quick and easy to make, yet gives so much comfort!
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93986362/Recipes-Comfort-food-for-dinner-and-dessert
FAT EDDIES RETURNS
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/94019558/Cafe-chat-Return-of-Fat-Eddies-juice-bars-to-expand-doughnuts-in-demand
One of winter’s few benefits is seeing steaming hot porridge on cafe menus across the city. In recent years, porridge has been given a revitalisation, and the bland oaty breakfast of your childhood is no more. Instead, expect plenty of variety to suit any taste. We take a look at some of the city’s porridge offerings.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/94070907/Neat-places-Porridge-picks-in-Christchurch
A taste of… Stolen Bagel, 263 Lincoln Rd, Addington, Christchurch.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/94067585/Cafe-review-Stolen-Bagel-does-it-dangerously-well
CREAMY PUMPKIN & SPINACH RISOTTO WITH SAGE
Ready in: 40 minutes
Prep: 15 minutes
Cook: 35 minutes
Serves: 4-5
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93873963/Recipe-Creamy-Pumpkin-Spinach-Risotto-with-sage
A taste of… Escape at 12 Cafe, Clarence St, Hamilton
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/93964165/Review-Big-Breakfast-from-Escape-at-12-Cafe-Hamilton
Neat Places, an independent city guide to New Zealand, has started producing content on Hamilton places via its website, smartphone app for Android and iOS and has produced a printed guide to the central city, with more places to be added over the coming year. The Neat Places team will be sharing regular updates on some of the city’s neatest places starting this week with their pick of the city’s best date spots.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93986591/Hamiltons-pick-of-places-for-that-big-date-night
Popeye famously claimed “I yam what I yam”, but the vegetable version isn’t quite as easy to define. What New Zealanders know as yams originate from South America, where they are known as “oca”. What North Americans call yams are in fact varieties of sweet potato – which are different again to what are called yams in Africa and the Caribbean, not to mention the “yams” of Malaysia and Singapore, which are more like taro. Confused? Don’t be. These recipes are for those fat, knobbly tubers (the ones that look like giant sunburnt huhu grubs) that are in season right now.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93988120/Recipes-They-might-be-fat-and-knobbly-but-yams-are-yummy
“I’d be in meetings in New York and throw my heels off and sit cross-legged on a chair,” Mary-Louise Parkinson recalls.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/94141989/Corporate-burnout-Professional-women-giving-up-their-jobs-to-teach-yoga
If baby vegetables aren’t available, chopped regular carrots and beets are fine to use in this beautiful salad.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93933163/Recipe-Warm-beef-and-vege-salad-with-Brazil-nut-dressing
Toasting the quinoa adds another dimension and interesting crunchy texture. This recipe uses two kinds of quinoa but you can use just white. Be sure to serve this salad warm. After all, it is winter.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93932582/Recipe-Roasted-quinoa-and-crispy-kale-salad
The sweetness of the pumpkin seed dressing drizzled on top is a perfect addition.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93930135/Recipe-Butternut-saffron-soup-with-sweet-pumpkin-seed-dressing
This way of cooking chicken breasts gives a tasty and succulent result every time.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93931691/Recipe-Crispy-chicken-breasts-with-potato-gratin
The smoked paprika in this soup intensifies the tomato colour and creates a lovely smoky undertone. If you can’t find thick-cut pancetta, regular thinly sliced pancetta will create the same flavour. For a vegetarian version, use vegetable stock and omit the pancetta.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93928686/Recipe-Smoky-minestrone-soup
Watching his wife in agony as she was giving birth, Pavel Goldstein didn’t know what to do.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/94138208/Holding-hands-might-just-help-ease-pain
OPINION: Bio hacking is the science of changing the environment around you and inside you so that your body and biology will do what you want it to.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94129468/Lisa-Tamati-My-top-biohacking-tips
More and more Kiwis are developing food allergies at a time when the country’s fascination with food is soaring.
It’s a combination that can make social and work occasions awkward and embarrassing, says Allergy New Zealand adviser and former CEO Penny Jorgensen.
Jorgensen says while there is more general awareness now about food allergies, what is often underestimated is how much of a daily burden it is to sufferers and parents of children with allergies.
“It’s one of these hidden disabilities, really. People don't realise how much impact it has on life for people with the condition.
READ MORE:
* Going gluten-free
* Kids’ parties and allergies
* Nothing trendy about a food allergy
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/92874417/Allergies-are-the-dark-side-of-our-growing-love-affair-with-food
With our busy lives, it can feel as though there isn’t space for us to create any time for solitude.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94071145/Dr-Libby-The-importance-of-finding-some-alone-time
Serving a medium-rare burger is “dangerous and dumb”, says top chef Ray McVinnie, who can’t understand the fuss around new guidelines for cooking mince meat.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/94093875/Medium-rare-burgers-are-dangerous-says-top-chef-Ray-McVinnie
HARISSA BEEF PATTIES WITH WARM CHICKPEA SALAD
Serves 4
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93863201/Recipe-Harissa-beef-patties-with-warm-chickpea-salad
Signing up for Dry July - or just need more dry days in your drinking week?
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94092482/Mindful-drinking-How-to-sip-less-and-enjoy-it-more
Even if you hate sport, watching New Zealand attempt to reclaim the America’s Cup race on Tuesday morning could give you a week-long boost to your mental health; although then again, you might be better off going for a long walk.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/94083190/The-Americas-Cup-final-to-watch-or-ignore
Q. I think my husband is going through a midlife crisis. He posts his run times on Facebook and has become obsessed with eating organic food.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/love-sex/94082449/How-can-I-stop-my-husband-from-criticising-my-diet-choices
Hutt resident Alex Banks-Estall will be polishing up her car painting skills in the next few months.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/small-business/93138429/Hutt-woman-heads-to-Abu-Dhabi-as-part-of-the-Tool-Blacks
Five months after she was burned in an acid attack, a former beauty pageant contestant has gone back to work.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/94076976/Italian-model-Gessica-Notaro-returns-to-work-after-acid-attack
We have a catchphrase at The Amorist magazine: having sex may not make you smarter, but smart people definitely have more sex.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94071434/5-health-benefits-to-having-more-midlife-sex
The Internet has made New Zealand a great place for ethnic minorities to grow a business, according to Chinese mega-company Alibaba.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/better-business/93972665/E-commerce-opens-door-for-ethnic-communities-Alibaba
Dr Aseem Malhotra was in the middle of his ward round when lunch was brought out by the health assistants.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94070845/Lose-weight-and-live-longer-Secrets-of-the-worlds-healthiest-village
Dave Turnbull’s creative juices started flowing in a high school classroom in Queenstown 20 years ago.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/93839816/Wellington-company-Chrometoaster-wins-top-Australian-design-award-for-educational-game
The cacophony of noise town centres could trigger heart problems, according to a study which found that fluctuating sounds on busy high streets disturb normal cardiac rhythms.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/94066564/Why-a-quiet-life-could-help-to-reduce-risk-of-suffering-a-heart-attack
Werner Forssmann had a plan - a plan he knew his superiors would never approve. The 24-year-old German surgeon was frustrated by how difficult it was to access the human heart, but he doubted he’d get permission to perform a risky new procedure.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/science/94052849/Self-catheterisation-and-leg-lice-farming-Scientists-who-are-their-own-lab-rats
New Zealand’s oldest licensed premises has pulled a burger that’s been the cornerstone of its menu – blaming it on bureaucratic red tape gone mad.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93992265/Arcane-new-rules-prohibit-restaurants-grilling-medium-rare-burger
OPINION: An Englishman’s home is his castle, they used to say. And a New Zealander’s private life is equally sacrosanct. Governments intrude at their peril into our bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens and dinner tables.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/94041251/Jonathan-Milne-Stay-away-from-my-burger-the-ban-on-medium-rare-meat-takes-government-intrusion-too-far
Usually associated with the Winter Olympics, curling is played for six months of year in New Zealand.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93892707/Playing-up-We-give-curling-a-go
A staple for more than half the world’s population, rice is also an everyday food for many New Zealanders.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93855542/Whats-the-healthiest-rice-option
OPINION: Have you ever sat in the back row of a domestic flight? In the planes with 29 rows? I totally recommend it.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/93762193/Leah-McFall-Kindest-regards
Many years ago, I heard a psychologist on the radio discussing how important it was to use our personal strengths. The more we use them, the happier we are, apparently. Intrigued, I tried to jot down what I thought my strengths were. I found it really hard. What exactly did he mean by strengths? And how does using them relate to enhanced wellbeing?
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93762141/Lucy-Hone-Play-to-your-strengths
As Men’s Health Month draws to a close, it’s important to reflect on why men need a health month and if it makes a difference. After a series of speaking engagements around the country including Fieldays, I am convinced it does.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93952356/Dr-Tom-Man-up-and-get-a-DRE-Digital-Rectum-Examination
I’ve always done this involuntary eye-roll thing whenever anyone mentions the concept of gratitude, or rounds their social media status off with the ubiquitous #blessed. It’s always just seemed a bit contrived. Smiling pics of mums with their happy kids all doing Pinterest-worthy craft together. Really?
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/93761860/Cultivating-gratitude-A-mid-life-suburban-cynic-trials-keeping-a-gratitude-diary
OPINION: Did you hear the one about the vegetarian vampire? He only ate meat after sundown.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/motivate-me/93861111/Lynda-Hallinan-Be-a-reducetarian-and-embrace-meatless-Mondays
Nadene Lomu, the widow of All Blacks great Jonah Lomu, has started a cosmetics company as a way of overcoming her grief following her husband’s death.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/beauty/94052520/Jonah-Lomus-widow-Nadene-launches-cosmetics-company
Plus-size fashion models help improve women’s psychological health, according to new research.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/94047918/Plus-size-fashion-models-help-improve-womens-mental-health-says-new-research
We are living longer, healthier lives and more of us are knocking off a century. Bess Manson speaks to four centenarians about their long, long lives.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/93241219/Four-Kiwi-centenarians-reflect-on-their-long-long-lives
I love these wholesome cookies because I don’t feel guilty if I want them for breakfast. The oats lend a satisfying texture and the nutmeg a lovely warmth.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93753859/Recipe-Jordan-Rondels-carrot-nutmeg-pecan-cookies
It’s usual for a wine’s back story to be based around a strong connection to a place. Wet Jacket Wines does that, though with a difference. You won’t find any vines in Fiordland’s Wet Jacket Arm. What you will find is an achingly beautiful spot. You may also come across Greg Hay’s heart. It’s as large as a Fiordland moose (though far more real) and it seldom leaves this part of New Zealand. When it does it only goes as far as Central Otago.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/93997516/John-Saker-Love-of-Fiordland-evident-in-Wet-Jacket-Wines-label
OPINION: Chicken breast may be edging closer to eclipsing humble beef mince in supermarket popularity, but foodies still love it.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/94000115/Keep-your-bland-chicken-breast-beef-mince-is-versatile-tasty-and-easy-to-use
A at this time of year I’m in need of comfort. Of course, polenta chips go down pretty darn well no matter what time of year, but in winter they should be obligatory. The Bicycle Thief restaurant in Christchurch started my enthusiasm for them years ago. I was very glad to see it return to the city’s post-quake dining scene.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93752629/Recipe-Sam-Mannerings-polenta-chips
The creamy seafood chowder at The Pier Hotel keeps reader Sharon Osikai returning for more.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93950708/Recipe-Seafood-chowder-from-The-Pier-Hotel
Getting in to see a doctor takes time. Getting the most out of your doctor’s time takes something more: an inquisitive approach.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93997748/10-questions-you-should-ask-your-doctor-on-your-next-visit
Self proclaimed lifestyle guru Gwyneth Paltrow and her website Goop have raised eyebrows yet again by promoting a product which claims to contain material also used by NASA.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/94005370/Gwyneth-Paltrows-latest-claim-raises-eyebrows
Author and comedian David Downs shares his experience with cancer in this series ‘A mild touch of the cancer’.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/93999030/A-mild-touch-of-the-cancer-On-hospital-food-and-sneaking-in-illicit-meals
He may have a reputation as one of cinema’s original monosyllabic tough guys, playing Django in Sergio Corbucci’s 1966 iconic Spaghetti Western of the same name, but today actor Franco Nero couldn’t be more warm and charming.
Dressed in a white towelling dressing gown, longish hair slung back over his shoulders, Nero, 74, is sipping a coffee between takes at a smart St Albans hotel. It’s a setting vastly more in keeping with his role in new British movie The Time of Their Lives as the love interest Alberto; all rich and raffish artist rather than grizzled gunslinger.
In the film, Nero is torn between two women: faded glamour-puss Helen, played by Joan Collins, and Pauline Collins as dowdy Priscilla. Does he think men change in their attitude towards women as they age?
“Well it depends,” he says thoughtfully. “Of course, men appreciate beauty still. But as you get older you like calmer women. Not the ones who are a pain in the ass.”
He continues: “At a certain point you want a quiet life; a gentle way. Friends of mine - they have women who yell. One uses ear plugs. He puts them in” – Nero mimes reaching to his ears – "and he doesn’t hear a thing. He pretends nothing is happening. A quiet woman as you get older is nice.“
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/90330130/Original-Django-Franco-Nero-talks-Vanessa-Redgrave-and-playing-the-romantic-lead-at-age-74
Predictions of revolution come generally from young romantics or middle-aged cynics convinced the promises of Lenin and Castro were crushed and perverted before their true magnificence was revealed.
When they come from a Dame of the British Empire, a distinguished scientist in her 80s, at one stage a Baroness listed in Debrett’s, they carry a certain resonance.
“Sometimes I think revolution is going to be inevitable,” says Jane Goodall.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/stage-and-theatre/93963444/Dr-Jane-Goodall-warns-humans-on-a-path-to-total-ecosystem-collapse-and-disaster
Smoked meat is their bread and butter, but it’s the doughnuts bringing home the bacon for one Motueka eatery.
Open for just over a year in the old Hot Mama’s Cafe premises on High St, owner and chef of The Smoking Barrel Josiah Smits has created a menu based around American-style slow cooked and smoked dishes.
However, it is the popularity of its hand-made doughnuts that has created the biggest buzz.
“It’s taken off and become a bit of a craze and we’ve had people coming from all over the place, just coming over to get these doughnuts,” he said.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93960251/Motueka-cafes-syringe-injected-doughnuts-selling-like-hot-cakes
Leave the pineapples alone - they’re fine in their skin.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93995947/Irish-people-taste-test-Kiwi-chocolate-L-P-and-pineapple-lumps-for-the-first-time
Amutha Kugatheesan, who is from Sri Lanka, joined the WISE Collective in 2014 and began selling her delicious masala vadai at the New Lynn Night Market, where they were a hit. Amutha has now passed the stall on to another Sri Lankan woman, as she has a job as a tutor with HIPPY (Home Interaction Programme for Parents and Youngsters).
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93477750/Recipe-masala-vadai
Ayesha Slimankhil is originally from Saudi Arabia, but on marrying an Afghani man and moving to Afghanistan, she learnt to cook the traditional dishes of her adopted country, such as this famous rice dish named after the capital.
Ayesha used a Saudi packaged spice mix called Kabssa Rice Spices, which is available at Lotus Supermarket and Shefco, both on Stoddard Rd in Auckland’s Mt Roskill.
The spice mix outlined in the recipe can be used instead, or you could substitute with 3 tablespoons of ras el hanout.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93486243/Recipe-Kabuli-pulao
New Zealanders’ appetite for chicken breast meat has soared, as poultry eclipses mince as the preferred protein in the supermarket meat aisle.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93962029/Chicken-breast-replaces-beef-mince-as-Kiwis-favourite-meat
The local board is pulling the plug on a night market because of dwindling numbers.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93974778/Local-board-pulls-night-market-funding
Food blogger and cookbook author Nicola Galloway of Homegrown Kitchen described her Nelson kitchen as a “rustic” and “warm” space that is “the heart of the home”.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/homed/kitchen/93933247/Chefs-own-kitchen-Nicola-Galloway-of-Homegrown-Kitchen
Making homemade soup is one of the easiest and quickest ways to add warmth and cheer to a winter’s day.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93671359/Five-of-the-best-winter-soups-to-warm-up-your-day
One of the biggest events on Kiwi beer lovers’ calendars is back again, and eager punters are snapping up tickets faster than ever before.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93931537/Beervana-ticket-sales-exceeding-expectations-with-first-day-record-smashed
OPINION: Search “New Zealand food" online and you’ll get a list of foods ranging from hangi to pavlova and anzacs to afghans. This is our food, but New Zealand is distracted by Pineapple Lumps, Jaffas, Moro Bars, Snifters, Sparkles, K-Bars, Buzz Bars and Pinky Bars.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93869304/New-Zealand-food-shouldn-t-be-defined-by-lolly-mash-ups
OPINION: There’s a global shortage of vanilla. As my favourite flavour and smell, this concerns me.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93917467/Vanillas-not-bland-but-it-is-facing-a-worldwide-shortage
El Camino means “the way” or “the path” in Spanish. I know this because I Googled it.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93415847/Restaurant-review-El-Camino-Grill-Christchurch
Italian-American cuisine is like our own Anglo-Celtic settler cooking, in that the immigrants concerned have stopped apologising for it.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/93751073/Restaurant-review-Bastardo-Wellington
Marieta Saunders has a shiny white dinner plate on her kitchen bench, she’s surrounded by umpteen ingredients and she’s artfully demonstrating her entry for this year’s Matariki Dish Challenge. She starts with a swirl of pale green pea puree, adds chocolate soil, then a neat square of kumara and urenika dauphinoise (see recipe below), tops it with boldly flavoured smoked red cabbage and offers a taste of the cabbage. "We smoke it with manuka.“
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93749437/Recipe-Urenika-kumara-dauphinoise-from-Agenda-in-Hamilton
Everybody breaks wind, but nobody talks about it.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93875232/What-foods-are-causing-you-flatulence
It was with great sadness last week that I learned of the death of John McIntyre – a hugely respected bookshop owner, and advocate for young readers all over New Zealand.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/motivate-me/93885523/Why-children-should-put-down-their-phones-and-pick-up-a-book
I’m busy, my partner is busy, even my children are busy. I’m living life at the mercy of my ever increasing “to do” list and I bet you are too. There is practically a pandemic of busyness.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93936266/How-to-break-free-from-the-too-busy-trap
Europe may be facing a Camembert cheese shortage, but Kiwi cheese lovers need not worry - worthy substitutes are available.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93827800/Genuine-Camembert-cheese-from-France-on-brink-of-extinction
I had never seen Cory cry before, not in the six years we had been together. We had just finished dinner at an eatery. Standing in a vacant parking lot, basking in the glow of the street lamps, he was asking me to leave behind everything I knew, with the exception of him. All of my family and friends.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/love-sex/93908840/I-moved-somewhere-I-hated-for-someone-I-love
A mother-of-three sent home from hospital days before dying in a suspected suicide was the victim of a mental health system “on its knees”, a prevention advocate says.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/93879451/Mother-took-her-life-waiting-for-help-community-mental-health-meeting-hears
The most helpful healthy-eating tool I know is not about what or what not to eat - it’s about tapping into how hungry or full you feel.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93908921/The-most-helpful-healthy-eating-tool-Accurately-evaluating-how-hungry-you-are
I Am Heath Ledger (M, 92 mins) Directed by Adrian Buitenhuis, Derik Murray ★★★★
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/film/film-reviews/93884109/Movie-Review-I-Am-Heath-Ledger-an-interesting-tale-missing-Michelle-Williams-input
A taste of… Gauchos Churrasco BBQ, 499 Hutt Rd, Alicetown, Lower Hutt.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93538073/Review-Gauchos-Churrasco-BBQ-Lower-Hutt
Wellington food truck favourite the Beat Kitchen is set to open at a new permanent location this Friday, behind the Recycle Boutique on the corner of Cuba and Vivian Sts.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93537993/Cafe-Chat-Beat-Kitchens-new-home
Christchurch’s historic lower High St has finally reopened to hospitality after more than six years of being out of action. It was the only central city block still closed since the 2011 earthquakes.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93690350/Cafe-chat-Monday-Room-brings-hospo-back-to-High-St
Sous vide (pronounced “sue veed”) might be just what you need to wow friends and family around the dinner table at home.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93587694/Hot-water-plastic-bag-you-re-all-set-to-cook-steak
MUSTARD ROAST BEEF WITH THYME ROASTED VEGETABLES AND GRAVY
Ready in: 45 min
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Serves 4-5
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93502532/Recipe-Roast-beef-with-Thyme-Roasted-Vegetables-Gravy
I’m sometimes asked if the wine industry has more than its share of people with drinking problems. “What with all that booze and tasting, it’s got be AA central, no?”
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/93661672/John-Saker-Learn-to-be-a-mindful-drinker
A taste of… Zen Sushi & Dumplings, 301 Montreal St, Christchurch
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/93814092/Review-Zen-Sushi-Dumplings-Christchurch
Micro-roasting coffee is becoming a popular method of roasting for many cafes and restaurants around Christchurch, and for good reason.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93673473/Neat-Places-Micro-roasting-gives-more-tailored-coffee-flavours
The arrival of the British and Irish Lions (and their fans) was trumpeted with as much foreboding as the coming of winter in Game of Thrones.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93749997/Recipes-British-pub-classics-for-the-home-cook
It is a truth universally understood that one doesn’t get Michelle Obama’s arms without sweat, push-ups and that most dreaded of physical activities: burpees.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/93899684/Why-Michelle-Obama-held-bootcamps-at-the-White-House
A convoluted four-year feud between neighbours involving accusations of “inane waving” harassment and roaming dogs may have finally come to an end.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93887935/Inane-waving-complaints-not-enough-to-deny-Queenstown-winery-an-off-licence
If your kitchen bench and cupboards look like a trash-and-treasure stall, you’ll welcome this news. Prominent chefs say there’s a load of kitchen items you can politely show the door.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93866306/9-kitchen-items-you-can-get-rid-of-immediately
One of Witt’s chef’s is focused on food for physical and mental health – with a built of help. In this month’s In Season session Virginia Winder learns some simple recipes for a day of good eating.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93866496/In-Season-Its-not-you-are-what-you-eat-but-you-eat-what-you-are
Often a meal can be more than dinner with friends and family. It can be more than a plate of food, some polite conversation about the achievements of the day and your daily dose of sustenance. Once in a while a plate of food, or in the case of my recent experience at Hiakai at The Food Farm, a number of carefully considered and collected plates of food, can be an uplifting and humanising experience.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93276486/Review-An-ode-to-the-New-Zealand-style-soul-food-at-Hiakai
A Melbourne-based Kiwi chef’s roasting pumpkin in a delicious way.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93714052/Recipe-Tamari-roasted-pumpkin-with-sunflower-cream
WARM CAULIFLOWER, ORANGE & SALAMI SALAD
Serves 4
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93777591/Recipe-Warm-cauliflower-orange-salami-salad
The mouth-watering moveable feasts are back on the menu this winter with more variety and tickets to meet demand for the culinary journey through Nelson restaurants.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93826998/Moveable-Feasts-to-warm-up-winter-tastebuds-in-Nelson
It’s mid-morning on a Monday, the traditional day of rest for hospitality staff, and 10 days after opening Etta in Melbourne, you’d expect chef Hayden McMillan to be taking it easy. But he’s there, along with a few tradies touching up the paint, waiting for a delivery of baby paua. The delivery isn’t for him – it’s for his old boss Michael Meredith for an event being held as part of Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. “I said I would cook them for him… and then found out it was 210 pieces – seriously."
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93234677/Etta-chef-Hayden-McMillans-taking-on-Melbournes-fine-diners
When is a New Zealand wine an Australian wine? When it says so in small print on the back label.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/drinks/93715607/Wine-labels-and-what-they-re-not-telling-you
Sometimes the only thing in the way of you achieving your goals is… you.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/motivate-me/93831193/How-to-stop-self-sabotaging-your-health-goals
As more and more evidence emerges about the importance of the gut microbiome to so many aspects of our health, probiotic supplementation is becoming more common.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93766145/Dr-Libby-Should-you-be-taking-a-probiotic
Breakfast time in our household is anything but predictable.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93841589/Recipes-Emma-Boyds-best-family-breakfasts
Unearth that old waffle iron and give these delicious savoury waffles a whirl for a nourishing weekend breakfast.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93197950/Recipe-Savoury-waffles-with-avocado-black-bean-salad
You’ll never go back to bog-standard baked beans after trying this glammed up version.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93198141/Recipe-Baked-beans-with-chorizo-crumbs
Breakfast meets pudding in this tasty granola recipe, featuring plenty of nourishing nuts and seeds.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93198746/Recipe-Apple-crumble-granola
Fast-growing New Zealand wine brand Invivo Wines has secured the backing of yet another international celebrity.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/93833618/Model-confirms-love-for-Invivo-NZ-wine-brand-with-US-ambassadorship
For more than a year, the fresh smell of coffee has been absent at a south Auckland arts centre.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93757726/Nathan-Homestead-wants-its-cafe-back
Until recent years, Indian food in New Zealand has generally followed a singular style of cuisine – a combination of some of Punjab’s most famous foods with some other northern Indian delights thrown in for good measure.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/93224775/New-Plymouths-Kathakali-making-spicy-waves-across-Taranaki
Cut out carbs, cut out fat, rid your veins of sugar, go Paleo - there’s no shortage of theories on how best to trim down.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93830798/A-weeks-worth-of-vegetarian-meals-to-kick-start-weight-loss
“Calm down” or “don’t worry about it so much”. Two of the key phrases that don’t help people when they’re stressed, and in fact, can make them feel uptight and thus increase their stress levels.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93836785/Non-verbal-cues-that-someone-is-stressed-and-how-to-help
Before you part with $50 for a container of acai powder or $30 for half a kilogram of goji berries, it’s worth considering some other traditional "super foods" – the ones you can buy with small change.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93834195/Hero-carbs-the-superfoods-that-don-t-break-the-bank
Going to bed at the same time each night is just as important for academic and business success as getting a long night’s sleep, new research suggests.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/teach-me/93835389/Why-a-strict-bedtime-is-the-key-to-sleep-success
A Manawatu mother cannot afford the treatment she needs to stay alive.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/93688316/Mother-refuses-to-let-expensive-battle-with-cancer-beat-her
To start with, Mark* seemed unremarkable in the extreme.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/inspire-me/93815419/Staring-down-internet-trolls-My-disturbing-cat-and-mouse-game
A couple of hours into my experience at The Fat Duck, I’m brought what looks like bread and butter. “What’s this now?” I ask, a little too eagerly, the wine pairing tickling my edges. “Fish and chips? A reformed mulligatawny soup?”
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinations/europe/93825323/What-its-like-to-eat-in-luxury-at-Hestons
OPINION: Melbourne was home to the World’s 50 Best Restaurant awards this year. The only other cities to have hosted this prestigious event are London (for the first 14 years) and New York (last year). Landing an event of this magnitude was game-changing for Australia. And so back in April, I set off to experience a series of events designed by Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Tourism Australia and Visit Victoria to spread the message that Australia is a must-visit culinary destination.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/food-news/93223982/Cuisine-editor-Should-a-NZ-eatery-be-among-the-Worlds-50-Best-Restaurants
TUNA & OLIVE EMPANADAS
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93196737/Recipe-tuna-olive-empanadas
In the same way that no road trip is complete, in my opinion, without a pie at some point during the journey, nor should winter be faced without the comfort of a pie. There is something about the buttery crust that makes everything seem right in the world.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93818378/5-of-the-best-pie-recipes-to-try-this-winter
This pie can be made as one large pie or, as in the photo at right, 12 small ones, and I’ve provided directions for both options. The filling can be made a day ahead, as can the bread dough if it’s put in the fridge to rise slowly overnight. Once you have made the pie or pies, it’s best to cook within the hour as the dough will overproof while sitting.
LAMB, FENNEL & SPINACH PIE
Makes 12 individual or 1 large pie for 6-8 / Preparation 40 minutes plus rising time / Cooking 90 minutes
For the filling
700g lamb leg steaks or a casserole cut, cut in 2cm dice flour for dusting
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, sliced
2 fennel bulbs, thinly sliced, fronds reserved and chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
½ cup white wine
1½ cups chicken or vegetable stock
100g spinach, shredded
2 teaspoons cornflour mixed with 2 tablespoons water (if necessary)
Lightly dust the lamb with flour seasoned with salt and freshly ground pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wide saucepan and brown the lamb.
Remove from the pan, add the onion and fennel with the remaining oil. Cook gently until soft. Add the garlic, fennel seeds and orange zest and cook for another minute.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93197852/Recipe-lamb-fennel-spinach-pie
This recipe is based on a Greek leek and feta pie and uses one of the simplest pastries you can make from scratch – it can be mixed together in a bowl in a few minutes and rolls out easily. You can make the pie the day ahead, keeping it refrigerated on the tray, covered, until ready to bake.
CHICKEN & LEEK PRASSOPITTA​
Serves 8 / Preparation 30 minutes / Cooking 40 minutes
For the olive oil pastry
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
¼ cup olive oil
Mix together the flour and salt in a bowl. Add the oil and ½ cup water and stir with a wooden spoon, adding a little extra water a tablespoon at a time if necessary to bring the dough together. Take the dough out of the bowl and knead together. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for an hour.
For the filling & to assemble
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus extra for brushing
1 large leek, halved, thinly sliced
2 cloves garlic, sliced
600g skinless chicken thighs, cut into 3cm pieces
3 tablespoons flour
1½ cups chicken stock plus extra if necessary
¼ cup pitted olives, chopped (I used Kalamata)
100g feta, crumbled
½ cup mint leaves, thinly sliced
sesame seeds to scatter
mashed potato to serve (optional)
Heat the oil in a wide saucepan, add the leek and garlic and cook gently for 5-10 minutes or until soft.
Add the chicken and cook for a few minutes, then sprinkle over the flour and cook for a couple more minutes. Add the stock and cook for 10 minutes or until cooked through, adding a little extra stock if necessary.
Stir in the olives, feta and mint leaves and season to taste. Allow to cool before using.
Preheat the oven to 200°C. Cut the dough into 2 balls, 1 slightly larger than the other. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the smaller piece very thinly to about 2mm thickness and 30cm diameter. Place on a baking paper-lined oven tray.
Pile the filling onto the dough, leaving a 2cm edge.
Roll out the bigger piece of dough, making it slightly larger than the first. Lightly brush the edge of the bottom piece with water, cover with the larger dough piece and crimp the edges together.
from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/recipes/93195507/Recipe-Chicken-leek-prassopitta
