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1550 days ago

Lemon and or Lime Tart

Grant from Milford

Lemon or Lime Tart

A great lockdown delight, especially during the citrus season

Serve 8

Pastry:
200g plain flour, plus extra, to dust… View more
Lemon or Lime Tart

A great lockdown delight, especially during the citrus season

Serve 8

Pastry:
200g plain flour, plus extra, to dust
80g castor sugar
¼ tsp salt
125g butter, diced
2 egg yolks

Filling:
250ml thickened cream
2 eggs
3 egg yolks
80g caster sugar
2 lemons, juiced
2 tsp finely grated lemon zest
½ tsp vanilla bean paste OR a good sprinkling of nutmeg or both

To make the pastry: Place flour, sugar and salt and butter into a food processor or into a mixing bowl and mix together until crumbs form.
Add egg yolks and mix together to combine. Add 1 tbs water and mix until just combined.

Turn out dough onto a lightly floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic. Shape into a disc. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile make the filling, place all ingredients in a large bowl and whisk until smooth and combined. Allow the flavours to develop while pastry is chilling.
Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan forced.

Place the pastry onto floured baking paper, then roll out until about 3mm thick and large enough to line the base and side of a 22cm round deep fluted tart tin with removable base. Place the pastry into your tin, if it tears while lining the tin, just use any excess pastry to close holes. Prick base with a fork, then rest - freeze (or refrigerate) for 10 minutes.

Cover pastry with baking paper and fill with dried beans, rice or baking beads. Blind bake for 15 minutes, then remove beans/beads and baking paper and bake for a further 10 minutes or until base is just starting to colour and is dry. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.

Reduce oven temperature to 140C/120C fan forced.

Strain the filling mixture through a fine sieve into the tart shell. Bake for 45 minutes or until filling is just set.

Set aside to cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until set.

Serve with whipped cream - or with yogurt or ice cream or with fresh fruit or even better - on it’s own, accompanied by a nice cup of tea served in your favourite china.

Enjoy

Bon Appetite

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1550 days ago

White garden pebbles

Denise from Belmont

We have bags of white garden pebbles free for pick up. They’re bagged in extra thick bags so easy to put in your boot of car. Please help yourself - you’ll find them at front of garage door at 1A Bellcroft Place, Belmont

Free

1553 days ago

Have you found your street eerily empty?

Kendall Hutt Reporter from North Shore Times

Hi neighbours. Auckland is on day two of alert level 3 lockdown and the city centre's streets are empty again. Are the streets empty or emptier than they normally are where you are? Have you found this eerie? Are you doing anything to make your street more lively, such as reviving teddy bear … View moreHi neighbours. Auckland is on day two of alert level 3 lockdown and the city centre's streets are empty again. Are the streets empty or emptier than they normally are where you are? Have you found this eerie? Are you doing anything to make your street more lively, such as reviving teddy bear hunts or making your fence an artwork?

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1550 days ago

Window frame $20

Diane from Narrow Neck

Possibly cedar.
We are in Narrowneck.

Price: $20

1550 days ago

Bath and shower base

Diane from Narrow Neck

They are both enamel. The bath is missing a piece of enamel.
It’s 1700 long.
The base is 1000 square
We are in Narrowneck

Free

1550 days ago

Kitchen

Diane from Narrow Neck

The kitchen has been taken out and is ready for collection.
The cabinets are all in good condition.
The doors could be repainted.
We are in Narrowneck

Free

1553 days ago

Using an Auckland Council rubbish bin tag at home?

The Team from Auckland Council

During Alert level 3 put your tags on to ensure your bin is emptied.

BUY – rubbish bin tags at your local supermarket
TAG – attach a new bin tag to your bin before placing it at kerbside for collection
COLLECT – only bins with tags on will be emptied on collection day

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1551 days ago

Bring out the best in your home with Resene!

Resene

Get 25% off Resene premium paints, wood stains, primer and sealers 10L. Plus buy 1 Resene testpot 60ml-80ml get 1 free!

Offer available for Resene DIY Cardholders at Resene owned ColorShops and participating resellers from 12 August – 7 September 2020. If you don’t have a card … View more
Get 25% off Resene premium paints, wood stains, primer and sealers 10L. Plus buy 1 Resene testpot 60ml-80ml get 1 free!

Offer available for Resene DIY Cardholders at Resene owned ColorShops and participating resellers from 12 August – 7 September 2020. If you don’t have a card sign up free online or while you’re in store.
Get your card

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1554 days ago

Supermarkets urge calm as queues build ahead of Covid-19 lockdown

Josephine Franks Reporter from North Shore Times

Kia ora neighbours, queues outside supermarkets have returned to previous lockdown levels, but shoppers are being urged not to panic buy.
Read more below.

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1552 days ago

Remote Cooking: Lockdown 2.0

New Zealand School of Food & Wine

So here we are again, cooking from home, as we swing back to lessons learned from Lockdown 1.
Choux Pastry transformed into Profiteroles with crème Chantilly and eclairs with pastry cream and rich chocolate ganache.

Take a look at these great examples of Choux Pastry transformed into Profiteroles… View more
So here we are again, cooking from home, as we swing back to lessons learned from Lockdown 1.
Choux Pastry transformed into Profiteroles with crème Chantilly and eclairs with pastry cream and rich chocolate ganache.

Take a look at these great examples of Choux Pastry transformed into Profiteroles with creme Chantilly and eclairs with pastry cream and rich chocolate ganache.

Link below for the recipe and the full story.

1552 days ago

Did you know it's time to get eggplants started?

Mei Leng Wong Reporter from NZ Gardener & Get Growing

In this week’s issue we say August is the ideal time to sow eggplants. Plus keep your guard up against cold weather, choose flowers to grow from seed, get a move on with chillies and capsicums, start sowing basil and trick coriander seedlings.

Follow our guide to spring soil preparation and … View more
In this week’s issue we say August is the ideal time to sow eggplants. Plus keep your guard up against cold weather, choose flowers to grow from seed, get a move on with chillies and capsicums, start sowing basil and trick coriander seedlings.

Follow our guide to spring soil preparation and nominate a gardening hero for Ryman Healthcare Gardener of the Year. Plus go in the draw for $35 vouchers from Awapuni Nurseries and sensational new peace lilies from Gellert’s.

Delivered every Friday to your email inbox, Get Growing digital magazine offers seasonal gardening advice from the NZ Gardener magazine's team of experts. Each week we answer all your burning questions on raising fruit and veges and tell you the top tasks to do in your backyard this weekend. Subscribe here:

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