BASIC SALMON FOR OMEGA3
omega3 cuisine: here’s one. salmon fillet with veges.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa new Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 12.1.13~
iSTOCK STOCK MARKET SHARKS – TIPS FOR YOUTH TO JOIN IN THE STOCK MARKET 2013
In nations that pay people wages of US$36k or less (NZ is one of those nations)… if young people want to get ahead… they need to do what the old rich folks are doing.
Or you can make gains on the stock market. Yet it can be risky terrain. The older sharks have the tip offs, often long before the younger sharks do, so shark chomping is the game.
Yet for some young people… the markets of NZ are seen as okay to invest in for a start. Milford Asset Management writes an article to entice, incite, encourage young investors to ‘give it a go.’ Here’s those thoughts.
*You should always have a diversified share portfolio.
*The stock market isn’t a gamble as long as you pick good companies that will do well over the longer term.
*Good companies usually increase their dividends every year.
*You have to research a company before you invest. (more…)
SHANDY MAX
Yep it’s “shandy” weather in the South Pacific and Asia Pacific. Heat wave. The Food Network posts are always a good starting point, in the quest for sustainable summer bevvies at the beach. Mixology of ingredients is what they do well.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 11.1.13~
CHOC MINT TRIFLE @ PEGGY CHAN’S GRASS ROOTS PANTRY – HONG KONG
At Peggy Chan‘s Grass Roots Pantry: “The hand-written menu shows off what’s to come: potato and tofu croquettes, beetroot salad, sweet corn chowder with guacamole, mushroom risotto and finally a chocolate and mint trifle.”–yum!
–Australia imagines what to eat next in Hong Kong. Photo: Just desserts … chef Peggy Chan prepares the chocolate and mint trifle at Grassroots Pantry. Photo: Craig Platt.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.1.13~
PASSIONFRUIT PAVLOVA @ THE PIRATE’S CAFE 2013
what to do with readers words like: “pirates. parrots. paradise. pavlova. gold teeth grins.”
I am eating pavolova for breakfast. How Kiwi naughty. I am over pirates politics and the greed in real time. Can’t do another year of reading news about it. Done. The parrots at dad’s place, continue to nip the apples from the trees. They do nothing with their sabotage games. Wasteful, they just love to watch the apples fall. Dad’s winnng, he’s developed ways so that the apples win in a year of plentiful harvest on dad’s trees. Good on him. (more…)
KIYOSHI KIMURA’S £1M BLUE FIN TUNA, BIG SUSHI MARKETING SPLASH SPEND FOR 2013
Pic link: Kiyoshi Kimura, president of Kiyomura Co., poses with a bluefin tuna in front of his Sushi Zanmai restaurant near Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013. The bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 155.40 million yen, or about $1,763,000/ £1.m (more…)
SUMMER FISH POTS DELIGHTS
smoked snapper pate:
what u need: 250g smoked snapper. 100g butter, softened. 2 tbsp finely chopped chives. 2 tsp finely grated lemon rind. 2 tsp lemon juice. salt and pepper.
what 2 do: 1. lift the snapper from its skin and then flake the flesh. 2. Mix butter, chives. when smooth mix in snapper. add lemon rind, lemon juice, season with salt -pep. 3. press smoked salmon pâté into greased pots. 4. chill in fridge til required.
Source: HotGossip. Alternative version: nigella. If snapper aint your thing, try salmon pate for extra omega3.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 4.1.13~
AVOCADO AFTERNOONS
Pretty avocado oil pages… just so good.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aoteaora New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 3.1.12~
SOME LUCK OF FRESHLY CAUGHT FISH… NZ’S SUMMER PALATE
Fresh, easy to prepare and tasty, with lots of fresh vegetables and hopefully some freshly caught fish if I have had some luck.
–Jeremy Schmid describes his ideal summer festive palate in NZ.
Photo: Devin Hart.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 28.12.12~
SUMMER BERRY TRIFLE PUDDING…
realisation: The summer berry trifle puddding
is pretty delicious
today. :)
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 25.12.12~
CHERRY PICKING – WHERE WENDYL NISSEN GETS HER CHERRIES, WHEN NOT FAMILY BAKING
Cherry Season in New Zealand:
Writes Wendyl Nissen: “My preference for Christmas cherries would always be a box of fresh ones from Central Otago, but I’m not sure how they would go in baking. So if you need to resort to a glace cherry for your Christmas cake, white Christmas or cocktail go for the Homebrand because they have more cherry per packet, less sugar and no artificial flavours or colours.
I totally forgot central Otago has fresh cherries until Wendyl shared that. Pays to read the newspaper. Always so good in New Zealand.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 15.12.12~
WHIZZING UP A DOZEN EGGS OMELETTE IN THE PAN…
a dozen eggs… a massive omelette… plenty of capsicums plus a knowing of onions all thrown in…
cooked in heaps of New Zealand golden butter… almost felt like home. :)
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 12.12.12~
ZUCCHINI & TOMATO SALSA
How to use zucchini?… add it to tomato salsa.
A Quick Recipe:
- 2 cups seeded tomatoes, finely chopped
- 1 cup zucchini, finely chopped
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 1 medium red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 2 Tbsp brown sugar
- 4 tsp lime juice
- 4 tsp cider vinegar
- 2 tsp chopped seeded jalapeno peppers
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Tortilla chips
–A staple of California, Texas, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina and NZ in summer too. Source: Jules from Food.Com via SIF blog.
Summer fun.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 11.12.12.~
WINNING COMBOS OF HAPPINESS: USA’s GRAIN PANCAKES & NEW ZEALAND’S GOLDEN BUTTER
Winning Combos: Right now I’m thinking of… best American pancakes + New Zealand butter (the best in the world!).
You can always work on making the USA know happiness more. That was one such thought. For free. :)
Photo: The Farm of Beverly Hills does the best buttermilk grain pancakes, just opposite the Apple store and beside the fun movie theater at The Grove. It’s a place I would go to that always kept me sane in Hollywood. :)
We also need a good rib house road house in NZ. My fav in LA was always: Wood Ranch BBQ and Grill. Yeah! The Grove is where all of LA celebrity families go and shop. It’s a community village for sure.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 29.11.12~
CAKE, 34th MOST VOTED TOPIC 2012
It’s weird how cake obsessed people in 2012. Cake is the 34th most voted topic of the year.
Never before has that happened. :)
[Photo: The Hollywood cake store, where stars go to get cake for their special occasions. It was Elizabeth Taylor's favorite cake shop. Photo: My own].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 23.11.12~
GREEN LIPPED MUSSELS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, THANKSGIVING WEEKEND 2012
Right now I am cooking green lipped mussels from the Coromandel.
[Photo: Beaunz Blog. The recipe I'm adapting is Annabella Langbein's one. Fresh chilli on a friday night].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 23.11.12~
FISH N’ CHIPS SNACKS
Lunch was fish n’ chips.
Best ika (fish) in Te Ao (the world).
Yummo! :)
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 19.11.12~
GARLIC HUMMUS FAMILY FAVORITES RECIPES CALIFORNIA
You can never go wrong with a good garlic hummus. When I first got to California, Lebanese friends taught me how to make hummus. I made it every week for the next six months.
Here’s a recipe:
Prep Time: 10 minutes. Total Time: 10 minutes.
Ingredients:
- 1 can chickpeas/garbanzo beans (15 oz.)
- 2 tablespoons roasted garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
Preparation:
BEST WINES, CREME BRULEE TREATS, ATA RANGI VINEYARD & THE HORIWOOD TOP TEN – 16th NOVEMBER 2012
The Horiwood Top Ten are:
2. War Veterans USA & The Human Cost of oil wrangling wars
3. Rod Stewart‘s NY Times best selling book
4. Salvador Dali‘s St John of The Cross & Theoology through fame’s valley
5. A Kiwi father’s fruitful garden
7. Creative homegrown entrepreneurs
10. Prince Charles visits New Zealand 15th Nov 2012
Rugby Sports: Top two stars – Daniel Carter, Adam Thomson & AB’s Team Brand Culture – Social Media drivers
Bonus Posts:
Export Rhythm Action - Upping the anti
Pharmaceuticals Billionaires – Europe Yoon Eun Hye
A Kiwi James Bond – Christopher Chandler
50 Democratically Voted Stars of 2011
Global News: Eurozone back in recession - The 17-country eurozone isn’t tracking as fine as planned.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 16.11.12~
MAYONNAISE USA
"egg yolks and olive oil, then whip to a cream consistency."
–Mayo Mayo USA.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 12.11.12~
LASHINGS OF OLIVE OIL
Kitchen News: Lashings of Olive Oil.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.11.12~
PENGUIN CUPCAKES FOR THE KIDS :)
Cupcakes have been rating okay on the website of late. Here’s Penguin Cupcakes as an activity to do with the kids. This version’s finishings made of Royal Icing via Oh For The Love.
Icing plus.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.11.12~
SPORTS PATISSERIE THEMES
Hot today is one for those prone to a sweet tooth and who also love sports. Sports Patisserie Themes.
Sorta French with the attention to patisserie detail and time involved, yet just an American kitchen artform instead.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 8.11.12~
BOEUF PONEKE FOR TEA AT YEAR’S END 2012
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