Saturday, April 19, 2025

Lifestyle

What’s bugging you?

After the long, wet winter most people are loving the summer sunshine but with the warmer weather, fresh air, longer days, and more time...

Sun-dried Tomato and Sweetcorn Polenta

Believe it or not chocolate and popcorn are both regarded as 'brain food'; chocolate for its antioxidant-rich cacao beans and popcorn for vitamin B6...

Seek and will you find?

Long school holidays may be welcome but inevitably parents are sure to hear those dreaded words, "I'm bored". However, HELEN PERRY has discovered a...

Wise counsel inspires through painful times

New Zealand’s health services, including the mental health system, have been under scrutiny this year with criticism of funding and care coming from many...

The little railway that could!

They may not work on the railroad all the livelong day, but John St Julian and Alan Carline have both been helping keep the...

On our goat

Whenever a particular Rural Living writer is asked “Whose the tart?” he replies with glee: “She is!” while gesturing to his long-suffering dining companion. However,...

Mousse in the hoose!

Chocolate mousse with caramelised milk, chocolate soil and mandarin There’s a mousse in the kitchen that we all want to eat... we’re going to eat...

The delights of Vanuatu

Yvonne Eve Walus enjoyed a family holiday experiencing and relishing all that Vanuatu had to offer from new food adventures to a range of...

Where the wild dishes are – Seafood Chowder

There’s no need to leave the safety of our kitchens to take a walk on the wild side any longer, thanks to Angelo Georgalli!...

Magic Mick – tricks are his trade

Magic moments can last a lifetime but they can also be responsible for making a living, as JON RAWLINSON discovered when meeting local magician,...