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| Five coffees could put you in a trance |
| Workers who rely on coffee to get through a stressful day in the office could start hallucinating, an Australian study claims.A La Trobe University study has found stressed people who have five cups of coffee can exhibit signs... |
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Published: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:45 a.m. |
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| The big cheese |
| Is there more to a cheese board than a bit of cheddar and camembert? Want to expand your cheese-tasting repertoire but are put off by the smell of old socks? And what's this about the arrival of unpasteurised cheeses on New Zealand... |
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Published: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Full steam ahead: Winter puddings (+recipes) |
| With another winter firmly under way and the woollies dug out of the wardrobe, it's time to turn our cooking attention to the hearty meals we shy away from in warmer months.Now's the time to rug-up by the fire and indulge in tasty... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 12:00 p.m. |
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| Catherine Bennett: Diet industry built on the failure of its products |
| Have you ever wondered how French women stay so miraculously thin? Me neither. However, given the regularity with which this question comes up, it may not be an issue we can dodge much longer.Supposing French women are, indeed,... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Good taste: Waitaki Valley |
| Most New Zealand wine producers wouldn't plant in the Waitaki Valley if you paid them. The region is nail-bitingly marginal and many of the country's most successful companies have decided their cuticles don't need to be eroded further.But... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:30 a.m. |
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| Tapu Misa: Gluckman's report shows the way |
| "There is always a solution to every human problem - neat, plausible and wrong," wrote the American journalist and essayist H.L. Mencken.I'm not sure about neat and plausible but there was plenty of the wrong from the anti-PC,... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 05:27 a.m. |
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| Boysenberry buttermilk pudding |
| 250g boysenberries3 large egg whites3 large egg yolks100g caster sugar1 tsp vanilla paste20g butter, melted150ml buttermilk160g self-raising flour30g black sesame seeds, toasted and ground1/2 tsp baking powder... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:00 a.m. |
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| Pear Saxony pudding |
| 4 pears, peeled, cored and diced100g caster sugar100g hazelnuts, roasted, peeled and ground100g unsalted butter100g flour, sifted250ml milk2 tsp vanilla paste2 egg whites6 egg yolks8 egg whites (for the meringue)100g... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:00 a.m. |
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| Sugar-cured prawn omelette with smoked chilli sambal |
| Anna Hansen says: "This is the signature dish at The Modern Pantry. To me, it has the perfect balance of flavour, texture and aroma and I think it truly reflects my approach to cooking."It began with me finding a packet of dried... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:00 a.m. |
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| The Modern Pantry sausage rolls |
| Sausage rolls are one of my guilty pleasures. What could possibly be better than light, flaky, buttery pastry filled with moist, unctuous porky goodness?This is the recipe we make at The Modern Pantry. It has a hint of smokiness... |
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Published: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 01:00 a.m. |
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