Dark Chocolate Brownie
When cutting down on sugar, or going sugar free, it can be hard to create healthy tasty food that everyone can enjoy. Often the way around this is to use fruit in fresh or dried form. This recipe from Yvonne Gloor, one of our instore Nutritionists, is a great idea for everyone's favourite - Chocolate Brownie!
1 1/3 cups dates
2 ripe bananas
4 tblsp cocoa
1 tblsp cinnamon
1 cup cooked black beans
1 cup walnuts pieces
1 cup dessicated coconut
Preheat oven 10 190C.
Chop dates and put in food processor with bananas. Process until creamy. Add cocoa, cinnamon, black beans, walnuts & coconut. Process again until mixture holds together.
Put into a rectangular tin with a removable base and bake for about 30 minutes. Cool on a rack for an hour.
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Once again, Resene and NZ Gardener are on the hunt for New Zealand’s best shed! Send in the photos and the stories behind your man caves, she sheds, clever upcycled spaces, potty potting sheds and colourful chicken coops. The Resene Shed of the Year 2026 winner receives $1000 Resene ColorShop voucher, a $908 large Vegepod Starter Pack and a one-year subscription to NZ Gardener. To enter, tell us in writing (no more than 500 words) why your garden shed is New Zealand’s best, and send up to five high-quality photos by email to mailbox@nzgardener.co.nz. Entries close February 23, 2026.
Poll: 🤖 What skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
The Reserve Bank has shared some pretty blunt advice: there’s no such thing as a “safe” job anymore 🛟😑
Robots are stepping into repetitive roles in factories, plants and warehouses. AI is taking care of the admin tasks that once filled many mid-level office jobs.
We want to know: As the world evolves, what skills do you think give a CV the ultimate edge in a robot-filled workplace?
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15.3% Critical thinking
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29.8% Resilience and adaptability
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2.9% Other - I will share below!
Brain Teaser of the Day 🧠✨ Can You Solve It? 🤔💬
Make a hearty dish. Take just half a minute. Add four parts of kestrel. Then just add one. What have you made?
(Trev from Silverdale kindly provided this head-scratcher ... thanks, Trev!)
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