A splash of flavour

Posted on 23rd Feb 2012 16:18 | By Anonymous Author

Gourmet Guideby Jo Blennerhassett of The Good Food Trading Co. CuisineScene’s Roast Vegetable Splash is one of our favourite products in store. It is an amazing accompaniment that will pump up your roast vegetables and salads and also used in marinades and dressings. This popular product has a hint of chilli and the subtle flavours of a...

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Attention all baby boomers – part two

Posted on 21st Feb 2012 11:45 | By Anonymous Author

John ArtsAbundant Living www.johnarts.co.nz Last week we saw our 50s are a critical time where we start to see the effects of our previous health choices, but more importantly, set the scene for our health outcomes in the later part of our lives. Once we hit middle age, we can no longer rely on the resilience of youth. We need to make the decisions...

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The flavours of summer

Posted on 21st Feb 2012 11:41 | By Anonymous Author

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz During summer, the accelerated growth from the garden often brings an abundant array of flavours to our attention. My favourite February flavours, such as tomatoes and capsicums, hang from the plant and seem to scream at you to eat them. There is nothing quite like slicing...

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Sundaise Festival 2012

Posted on 21st Feb 2012 09:19 | By Anonymous Author

Pete MorrisArt blogger www.sunlive.co.nz The Sundaise Music Festival is to be held on March 10 - 11, near Waihi. It is a two day music festival of emerging local and top New Zealand artists. Organisers of this family friendly, cultural event believe Sundaise will prove a great place to renew the region’s festival spirit. “We...

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Meeting the world’s challenges

Posted on 17th Feb 2012 11:48 | By Margaret Beverland

Write Space Literary news, views and reviewshttp://taurangawriters.org.nz This week’s Write Space by Margaret Beverland. At the end of January, the United Nations panel on global sustainability concluded that by 2040 the impact of the projected population growth on the world’s economy and the environment would reach crisis point. The...

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A helping hand

Posted on 16th Feb 2012 08:17 | By Anonymous Author

Captivating childrenby Anna Rutten from Kidiwise Early Learning Centre A warm welcome to the start of February, more settled weather, children off to school, leaving preschool children often at home without siblings to play with. So what to do with these natural early birds who are up at the crack of dawn and itching to do things? Children...

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Sweet sweetcorn season

Posted on 15th Feb 2012 08:28 | By Anonymous Author

Daz SwitallaFlavour SecretsNo.1 The Strand Chef www.no1thestrand.co.nz It was a very hot and humid day and I was riding around Penang Island being a tourist and taking in the sights. In a small village near the middle of the island, I stopped by a shaved ice drink stand and there, beside a contraption that looked like an old washing machine mangle,...

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New look Cargo Shed open

Posted on 13th Feb 2012 12:29 | By Anonymous Author

Pete Morris Art blogger www.sunlive.co.nz Over the years The Cargo Shed on Tauranga’s Dive Crescent has had a mixed history as a local craft market.  Many will remember the former market space where a mixture of arts and crafts, bric-a-brac, home produce and knitting could be found. If that’s still your...

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All matters astronomical

Posted on 9th Feb 2012 08:55 | By Anonymous Author

Star gazingwith Astronomical Society presidentToby Tobias This new monthly column of all matters astronomical, is presented by the Tauranga Astronomical Society and will cover a wide range of subjects from the Big Bang to the latest sun activity. The sun has started a period of intense activity in its, roughly, 11-year cycle. This will have...

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Buy less, spend more

Posted on 9th Feb 2012 08:33 | By Anonymous Author

Step up your stylewith Annette Merrinfrom Platform This is my first fashion column for The Weekend Sun, so let me introduce myself. As Twenty years ago, as a young mother, I was looking for a new challenge and dreamed of creating stylish clothing that reflected the needs of my lifestyle, yet still allowed me to feel sexy and confident. Now,...

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