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Who doesn’t love a summer salad. Try any of the ones below and you will be guaranteed a winner at home or to take out to a gathering with family or friends. Recipe 1: Asian Slaw with Peaches and Herbs · Colorful, juicy, crunchy, sweet, bitter, herby, spicy… there are so many flavors and textures to put together with all the great fruits and vegetables that are in season right now. Perfect for picnics! Ingredients to serve 4 as a side dish ·…

Apparently vaccinated airline pilots are having 'events', sometimes at the controls of their aircraft. · Private aircraft owners are now actively seeking unvaccinated pilots. · DOCTORS /PILOTS WARNING - DO N... · https://www.bitchute.com/video... · https://www.bitchute.com/video... · among the many discussions about this topic.

While we are being hammered daily with images and news reports of the war in Ukraine, which I have trouble digesting, ever since I watched 'Wag the Dog' with Dustin Hoffman and Robert DeNiro (bet they have a problem too), I am always reminded of this quote from an American war hero, Major General Smedley Butler. · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_general_%28United_States%29Major General Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30, 1881 – June 21,…

By the time you read this, the Christmas season will all be over, and we will be heading into a brand-new year, 2023. That’s 23 years since the world teetered on the brink of a potential disaster as computer programmers grabbled with the Y2KBug, the point at which the world slipped over to the 21st century, and the year 2000 ticked over from 1999. It was thought and hyped up by the media that computer systems would experience huge malfunctions…

The media is awash with stories about the state of the real estate market, house values plummeting, interest rates rising, an increased average in the number of days to sell which could strike fear into the hearts of any prospective vendor who wants to sell their house and move on. However, for mother and daughter duo, Jo-Ann Townsend and Victoria Day, it is business as usual, they have both seen it all before, have proven their consistency and…

No matter what your age or fitness level you will be more than welcomed and encouraged to participate in the Navigation Homes Fun Run series. After running successfully at the start and end of last year, the new season of Fun Runs kicks off on Tuesday February 7th and every Tuesday after that until late March. Starting at 5pm with registrations, the race kicks off at 6pm followed by a prize giving at 7pm, making it an ideal way for…

As we look into the New Year, there are a lot of crucial issues facing the country – how do we deal with the ongoing unaffordability of housing (notwithstanding the recent fall in house prices); how do we increase our rate of productivity growth so that we can afford the good things of life that wealthier countries take for granted; how do we improve the serious problems in our education and health sectors; how do we deal with the longer-term…

We have all seen the social media posts of ‘free kitten/puppy to a good home’ sweet, cute, innocent faces looking back at us in all manner of colours and fluffiness. Small, defenseless, ‘presents’ for that child or family member who we want to please. But for Taryn Gibbs, her team at Fur Paws Sake and many hundreds like them throughout the country, the aftermath of that impulsive purchase is heartbreaking. · Having been involved in animal…

A Covid delayed Repco Beach Hop went off with great success back in November at the cool Coromandel town of Whangamata. New Zealand's largest celebration of the 50's & 60's proves to be as popular as ever with people coming from all over New Zealand as well as other parts of the world. The nearly week long event kicks off on the Wednesday at Waihi, then onto Thames on the Thursday and then Onemana on the Friday. The main parade day in…

RECIPE : Frozen Cherry Chocolate Pudding Cake · Ingredients 1kg store-bought Christmas pudding, crumbled 6L vanilla ice cream, softened 2 cups cherries in cane sugar syrup (from delis and specialty food shops) 2/3 cup (165ml) cherry syrup Chocolate shards and pitted fresh cherries, to decorate · Chocolate Icing 1/2 titanium-strength gelatine leaf 11/3 cups (330ml) thickened cream 1/3 cup (35g) cocoa…