Nourish Summer 2012-13 Bay of Plenty

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Issue no. 9, Spring 2012

Fresh local flavourBAY OF PLENTY, NZ

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TomatoesHow to growand great recipes

My DarlingLemon Thyme

All Things Fishy– we discover whatsustainable means

– learn to fi llet a fi sh– great fi sh recipes

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IntroIssue 9 Welcome

Summer in New Zealand is all about spending time with family and friends, enjoying much of what makes this country paradise.

Fishing has to be one of the great pastimes for many Kiwis and on page 12 we explore what sustainable fishing really means.

This is a massive topic and one we can only touch on in two pages but one I would encourage more people to learn a bit more about and decide where they stand.

Summer is also a time of year that most of our vegie patches, big or small, are at their best. On page 22 Heather, our gardening expert, gives us some tips for growing great tomatoes. Then on page 10 we have some wonderful recipes for your bumper crop.

Summer is also the time of year we are all on the road a lot, visiting family and friends or off on holiday. Remember to stay safe, watch your speed and have regular rest stops. And if you discover a great cafe on the way what a bonus!

From all of the team at Nourish we wish you and your family a happy and safe holiday season.

Vicki Ravlich-Horan

Editor – Vicki Ravlich-HoranDesign – Carol Oldfield (Print House), Anna Molekin (Alm Creative)Proof Reader – Nikki CrutchleyContributors – Vicki Russell, Sarah Turpitt, Karin de la ReyHeather Carson, Bronwyn Lowe, Henry JacobsPrinters – Print HouseCover – Vicki Ravlich-HoranAdvertising EnquiriesBOP Region: Sue [email protected] 021768165Waikato & National Sales: Vicki [email protected] 0210651537Feedback – [email protected] – www.nourishmagazine.co.nz/subscribe – $25 for a year (4 issues)

2 Welcome

3 BOP news

4 Vic’s Picks

5 Market page

6 Lavish

8 My Darling Lemon Thyme

10 Tomato recipes

12 Sustainable Fish feature

14 Filleting a Fish

16 Fish recipes

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22 Gardening

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Issue no. 9, Spring 2012

Fresh local flavourBAY OF PLENTY, NZ

La de da

TomatoesHow to growand great recipes

My DarlingLemon Thyme

All Things Fishy– we discover whatsustainable means– learn to fi llet a fi sh– great fi sh recipes

From Beanto Cup

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CONTRIBUTORSKevin GrahamKevin Graham is Founding Director of Friendlypak and a qualified plastics and packaging engineer with more than 30 years experience. Kevin’s passion for the environment and sustainability inspired him to develop the Friendlypak concept and vision.

Karin de la Rey Karin has been living in Tauranga since 2000. Formerly the editor of a national health magazine for ten years, Karin is passionate about nutrition, health and New Zealanders’ love affair with food. Being an amateur cook and keen foodie, she is in a happy place when

left alone in her kitchen surrounded by fresh, organic produce, mixing bowls, music and her Ragdoll cat Dvorak. Her love of freshly brewed coffee has led her to explore café culture and cuisine worldwide.

Spring saw several new cafes open in Tauranga. Flux in the Cargo shed is well worth a visit for great coffee and a cake while taking in their amazing view or browsing the wonderful artwork.

Elizabeth Café and Larder on the corner of Elizabeth Street and Cameron Road is a wonderful space which has quickly become one of the Nourish team’s favourite spots. The cabinet food is so tempting we haven’t even looked at the menu. Open 7 days for breakfast, lunch as well as dinner and tapas on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

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Old Grumpy’s Gallery recently opened on 245 Maunganui Rd, Mt Maunganui. Browse the wonderful local artwork and gifts or relax with a coffee and cake. Also available is a professional photographer and studio for that family portrait you have been talking about for years.

Earth hour 2013Interested in sharing dessert by candlelight with your neighbours to mark Earth Hour 2013? Tauranga Environment Centre is interested in hearing from individuals and groups that would like to get involved in, or find out more about a Big Dessert Night to mark Earth Hour with their neighbours next March. Please email [email protected] to register your interest and find out more.

FeedbackWe would love to hear your views, opinions or compliments, so please feel free to send your letters to [email protected] Each edition we will pick a winning letter which will win a wonderful MaxiAir Bin from FriendlyPak.

MaxAir Bin is the world's best kitchen food scrap collection system. Using compostobale liners it removes the yuck factor in recycling your food scraps. www.friendlypak.co.nz

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The Storehouse RangeThe New Zealand Maori Arts and Crafts Institute (NZMACI) has just launched The Storehouse range of condiments. A fusion of traditional Maori ingredients and modern day cuisine the range includes a Horopito Passion Chilli Splash, Titi (Muttonbird) and Titoki Liqueur Pate and a Horopito and Piripiri aioli. Available at New World and Pak n Save supermarkets the range is sure to spice up your BBQs this summer.We have 2 packs of the Storehouse range to give away. To go into the draw simply email [email protected] and tell us who makes the Storehouse range.Entries close 30th January 2013.


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The Tauranga Farmers’ Market is a meeting place for friends and family, a place where strangers

become friends. The atmosphere is relaxing and homely, and the aroma of freshly brewed coffee mingles with home baking and the smell of summer flowers and herbs; plump, juicy red strawberries promise the arrival of summer.

Would-be customers wander from stall to stall, frequently stopping to exchange a friendly word. Bunches of flowers form a colourful island amongst stalls laden with salad and vegetable greens, freshly picked lemons, macadamia nuts, an array of cheeses and fresh cuts of meat. Whether you are vegan, vegetarian or a meat eater, whether you have food allergies or simply enjoy fresh food, there is a stall for you.

You may happen upon Lavish, the stall that belongs to Kathrin Chappell, former private chef to Beverly Hills’ celebrities. Kathrin believes in using well-sourced produce from the Farmers’ Market in her food preparation. Her motto is to keep her delicacies fresh, clean and seasonal. She offers her clients top quality food that takes the taste buds on an unsurpassable culinary journey. Her baking is filled with the goodness of produce found in your backyard. The term ‘food miles’ does not enter the equation; the produce journey can be likened to ‘food steps’ that are taken from the vendors’ patches to their stalls, then into Kathrin’s kitchen and from there, onto your dinner table.

Although she caters for those who are sensitive or allergic to dairy, eggs, wheat and gluten, anyone who appreciates good food finds their way to her stall on a Saturday morning, come rain or shine. She does not compromise on taste and that is why the fresh and seasonal produce from the Farmers’ Market plays such an important role in her kitchen. However, we eat with our eyes first, and then we put it to the taste. Hers is honest and clean food. Hers is food that cares about you as a whole person and communicates with your taste buds in a delicious and satisfying way.

Kathrin uses only prime ingredients in her food. “I like to know exactly where my ingredients come from,” she remarks. “You should shop in your own backyard. If you cannot grow it yourself, get your high from shopping at your Farmers’ Market.”

From pizzas and pies to muffins and tarts, her recipes are adaptable with the seasons. She says the recipes morph themselves throughout the year depending on availability from the produce market.

She enjoys being at the Farmers’ Market and says with a smile, “I am a Farmers’ Market person on a Saturday and a shop owner during the week. Lavish, The Shop is an extension of my stall at the Farmers’ Market. I can only sell what I produce.”

Kathrin Chappell never deviates from her inner belief when she prepares food and bakes delicacies for her clients – keep it simple, shop fresh, eat clean.

Fresh and Seasonal Treatsby Karin de la Rey

For more information on Lavish Foods, The ShopOwner: Kathrin Chappell

Address: 34 Fifteenth Avenue, TaurangaPh: (07) 579 9863

Email: [email protected] at Lavish Foods


A Divine Slice of Summer

Base1 ¼ cups gluten free flour½ tsp gluten free baking powder125 grams butter¼ cup low GI or raw sugarZest of 1 fresh lemon

Topping3 free range eggs1 cup low GI or raw sugarZest of 2 fresh lemonsJuice of 3 fresh lemons¼ cup gluten free flour1 ½ cups sliced fresh strawberries¼ tsp Heilala vanilla syrup

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for a beautiful savoury brunch tart.

1 Pre-heat oven to 180°C. Place all 5 base ingredients in food processor bowl and blitz till just combined. Roll out ‘base’ between 2 sheets of baking paper, discard top sheet and gently press to fit into 24 x 7cm, 3cm deep tart tin. Bake at 180°C for 12 to 15 minutes until lightly golden.

2 While base is cooking prepare the topping. Slice strawberries into slim rounds and toss with vanilla syrup then set aside.

3 In a small bowl beat the eggs and sugar together till light and fluffy, then fold in zest, juice and flour.

4 Remove base from oven, freely spread sliced marinated strawberries over base then quickly but carefully pour mixture on to the hot base. Return to oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes until top is spongy and golden brown.

5 Remove from oven and allow slice to cool in pan, cut into 6 portions and dust with icing sugar to serve.

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A Raglan lass, Emma says, “I grew up vegetarian and was lucky enough to have parents who instilled in me from a very young age the importance of eating real food, a lot of which was grown at home.” But it was the discovery, four and a half years ago, that Emma and her two children were gluten and lactose intolerant that led Emma on a journey of discovery. “I really struggled in the beginning and still remember the feeling of looking in the fridge hungry and not finding anything that I could eat.”

Emma says that she began to think that if it was hard for her, a trained chef, what was it like for other people? The blog, Emma says, was “my way of sharing all I had learned about allergy free eating.”

My Darling Lemon Thyme has been a runaway success, being featured on Oprah.com as well as being ranked by many as one of the best food blogs, and now there is a book in the making. “I have been blown away by how much exposure my little blog has had, both in New Zealand and internationally,” says Emma who is excited by the next step as writing a recipe book has always been a dream of hers.

Now living in Perth, Emma is enjoying the year round warm climate which means tomatoes and basil growing all year round and other delights like juicy mangoes from her own tree. “The variety of food and produce available over here blows my mind,” says Emma, who also enjoys the fact that organic food is not only cheaper but much more readily available in Australia. But having said this, Emma misses family and friends as well as the ocean back home and is thankful for the modern technology that enables her to share her food journey with the world as it also helps her stay connected with loved ones in New Zealand.

“For years all these recipes and stories have just been rattling around in my head,” laughs

Emma, “it’s a great relief to get them out!” For two and a half years now Emma Galloway has been doing just that, getting her recipes “out” via her blog, My Darling Lemon Thyme. Emma describes herself as slightly addicted to food blogs so thought starting her own would be a great way to share everything she had learned about allergy free eating.

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Strawberry coconut ice-blocks

These dairy-free ice-blocks get their creaminess from coconut milk. Do make sure you check the ingredients list of your coconut milk though; it should just read coconut and water. That’s it.

Makes 4

250g punnet strawberries, washed, hulled and sliced¼ cup (50g) unrefined raw sugar½ cup (125ml) coconut milk2 tsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

Combine sliced strawberries and sugar in a bowl, stir to combine and set aside for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally until syrupy. Place strawberries and their syrup, coconut milk and lemon juice into a blender and blend on high until smooth. Divide mixture between ice-block moulds and snap on the lids, or if using wooden sticks, freeze the ice-blocks for 1 hour before inserting wooden sticks. Freeze at least 4 hours or overnight.om

Pineapple mint ice-blocks

These all natural ice-blocks are super fast to make and the recipe can easily be doubled if you want a good stash in the freezer. I use Billington’s unrefined raw sugar, but any raw sugar will do.

Makes 4

½ medium (approx 500g) pineapple cup (80ml) water

¼ cup (50g) unrefined raw sugar½ cup loosely packed mint leavesThe juice of ½ medium lemon

Peel pineapple and discard hard inner core. Finely dice around ½ cup of pineapple and roughly chop the rest. Combine water and sugar in a small saucepan and bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Boil for 1 minute, then remove from the heat and set aside to cool briefly. Combine roughly chopped pineapple, sugar syrup, mint leaves and lemon juice in a blender and blend on high until smooth. Pass mixture through a fine mesh sieve set over a jug, discarding solids. Spoon a little finely diced pineapple into each ice-block mould then top with pineapple mint mixture. Snap on tops or if using wooden sticks freeze the ice-blocks for 1 hour before inserting wooden sticks. Freeze at least 4 hours or overnight.


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Gaz pacho

Gazpacho is a classic summer dish originating from Andalucía in Southern Spain. A peasant dish made with basic ingredients it is best made in the height of summer when the main ingredients are at their ripest and most flavoursome. Served chilled it is a refreshing dish on a hot summer evening.

100g slightly stale crusty white bread (I used Volare Sourdough)1kg very ripe tomatoes, diced2 red capsicums, deseeded and diced1 medium cucumber, chopped2 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed150ml extra virgin olive oil2 tbsp sherry vinegar*Salt, to taste

Soak the bread in cold water for 20 minutes.

Squeeze out the bread and add to the diced tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber, crushed garlic and olive oil in a food processor or blender. Blend until smooth, and then add the salt and vinegar to taste and stir well.

Pass the mixture through a fine sieve, then cover and refrigerate until well chilled.

Serve with a couple of bagel crisps or homemade crostini topped with an avocado salsa.

To make the avocado salsa simply mix equal quantities of chopped avocado, capsicum, cucumber, tomato and red onion.

Gazpacho served in shot glasses also make a great canapé and are a wonderful way to start a summer dinner party or BBQ!

*You can find Sherry Vinegar at good food stores like Dante’s Fine Foods in Cambridge, otherwise simply use red wine vinegar.

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How to peel tomatoes

With a sharp knife score a cross on the bottom of each tomato.

Place the tomatoes in a large pot of boiling water for 30 seconds. If doing a lot of tomatoes do this stage in batches.

Tomato Pasta Sauce

2kgs of ripe tomatoes, peeled and chopped1 onion3 cloves garlic2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil¼ cup red wine2 tbsp fresh oregano2 tbsp fresh basil1 tbsp brown sugar

Finely chop the onion and slowly sauté in the oil. After a few minutes add the crushed garlic and continue to cookuntil the onions are transparent but not browned.

Add the chopped tomatoes and the red wine. Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Add in the chopped herbs and sugar and continue to cook for another 15-20 minutes until thick.

This sauce will last for up to 5 days in the fridge. I make big batches to portion and freeze.

Using a slotted spoon remove the tomatoes from the boiling water and plunge into ice cold water.

The skins should now peel off easily.

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SARAH TURPITT SHOWS USHOW TO EASILY FILLET A SNAPPER

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To Fi llet Fi sh

Using a pair of kitchen scissors, trim off the fins

Working under running cold water or over plenty of sheets of newspaper, grip the fish by the tail and scrape it from tail to head with the back of your knife or a fish de-scaler to remove scales.

Remove guts by slitting open the belly from the anal fin to the head, pull out guts with your hand and cut away any remaining guts with a small knife.

Lay the fish on a board with its back towards you. Cut around the back of the head, through the flesh of the fillet down to the backbone.

Turn the knife towards the tail and beginning just behind the head, carefully start to cut the fillet away from the bones.

Wash with plenty of cold water

Once you have loosened enough flesh, get the whole blade of the knife underneath the fillet, rest a hand on top of the fish and cut away the fillet in one clean sweep, down to the tail. Keep the blade close to the bones as you do so.

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Turn the fish over and repeat on the other side. Remove any small bones left in the fillers by cutting them out.

Place the fillet skin side down on a board with the tail end nearest you. Use a flexible filleting knife, angling the blade of the knife down towards the skin cut a little flap.

Take hold of this flap, keeping the knife as flat as you can, use the knife to lift the flesh from the skin, working as close to the skin as you can.

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Believe it or not but sardines, a popular fish in the Mediterranean, are what we call Pilchards and primarily use for bait.

This beautiful recipe with simple grilled Sardines (or Pilchards) is from Natalia Schamroth and Carl Koppenhagen of The Engine Room in Auckland and can be found along with many other wonderful recipes in their gorgeous new cook book.

The rich flesh of the sardine is a great match with the punch of the olives and capers used in this late-summer Tuscan salad of ripe tomatoes and stale bread.

Photo by Kieran Scott

Grilled Sardines with Panz anella

Serves 4

Panzanella1 loaf stale Volare ciabatta (2 days old ideally),

torn into walnut-sized pieces1 kg very ripe tomatoes, blanched, skinned and

roughly chopped2 cloves garlic, very finely chopped2–3 tbsp red wine vinegarsea salt and freshly ground black pepper½ tsp chilli flakes125ml–190ml peppery extra virgin olive oil2 tbsp salted capers, rinsed¼ cup black olives, pitted2 red peppers, charred to blister the skin, then

peeled, cored and roughly tornlarge handful basil leaves

Toss the bread with the tomatoes and garlic, squeezing the tomatoes gently to release their juices. Season well with red wine vinegar, sea salt and pepper, chilli flakes and 125ml of olive oil. Taste the bread at this point — it should have a good vinegary tang. Add the capers, olives, red peppers and basil leaves. Gently toss the salad with your hands, adding more olive oil if it looks a bit dry. Allow the salad to sit for 30 minutes before serving with the sardines.

Grilled Sardines8 whole sardines, scaled and gutted2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to servesea salt and freshly ground black pepperlemon halves to serve

Heat a barbecue or grill plate until smoking hot, then allow it to cool slightly; you want a medium heat. Brush the sardines with olive oil and season well with salt and pepper. Place on the grill and cook for 2 minutes on each side. Don’t be tempted to play with them or the skin will stick. Transfer the sardines to a serving plate, and dress with an extra glug of olive oil. Serve 2 sardines per person with the panzanella and a lemon half on the side.

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This recipe which uses the whole snapper is from the book Coromandel Flavour by Deborah Hide-Bayne. Available for $45 from selected book sellers or online (www.coromandelflavour.co.nz) this fabulous local book has great recipes for every season inspired by the produce and people in the Coromandel.

oil1 whole gutted snappersmall bunchspring onionsthumb fresh ginger2 cloves garlic1 red chilli3 tbsp soy sauce1 tbsp sugar2½ tbsp vinegarwhole Szechuan or black peppercornswater to coverparsley

1 Heat the oil in a wok.2 Put the fish in the oil on both sides to sear it.3 Put the fish to one side.4 Add the sping onion, ginger, garlic, chilli and

cook for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.5 Put the seared fish on top of the spices, add

the soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, peppercorns and enough water to cover the fish.

6 Cover and cook the fish for approx. 10 minutes.7 Garnish with parsley, and serve with rice or

vegetables.


La de da on 1st Avenue in Tauranga started as a humble business in Tania Greenwood’s home in Omanawa. Her inspiration? She wanted “somewhere to go every day and be

happy.”

Six years ago, working as a PA and about to turn 40, Tania took the bold step to “follow her dream”. Her vision was to bring affordable and beautiful vintage and designer clothes to everybody. On her business card was the quote ‘to the house of a friend the way is never far’. “It was 26km out of town to my house,” laughs Tania. She quickly discovered that people were willing to travel to view and purchase her wares. So willing in fact she was soon able to reclaim her house and open a shop in Greerton before La de da made its final move to 1st Avenue.

When you walk into the shop, Tania and her team have managed to recreate that warm familiar feeling you get when you walk into a friend’s home. Inside exudes Tania’s impeccable style. It is feminine and charming with an air of sophistication, whilst making you want to kick your shoes off and settle in for a jolly good browse and a natter. “I feel like I am sharing, not selling,” says Tania. “Everything in the shop has been hand selected by me. They are things I would love to own and wear.”

There are nik naks, collectables, re-loved and labelled clothes available for purchase. Any stigma attached to second hand clothing is completely eradicated in La de da; instead you will find racks of freshly laundered beautiful designer apparel, either current or from the last season or two. The clothes are sold on consignment and if they haven’t flown out the door, they are returned, meaning a great turnover of stock. To have access to these beautiful garments at affordable prices is enough to make any girl feel giddy!

Keeping with the theme of providing quality designer clothes at affordable prices Tania created her own label Molly May. When Tania talks about Molly May you would be forgiven for thinking it was an actual person. “If I had a daughter she would be called

Molly May,” smiles Tania and it is clear a lot of hours, research and hard work has gone into creating the Molly May template. Tania explains that dresses are hard to design to fit and flatter women’s different sizes and shapes. Details such as long hems, allowing for taller women to wear the creations have all been considered. The expert finishing touches, such as beautiful piping puts a Molly May dress, which incidentally are all made locally, in a league of their own.

With affordability being such a key factor in the concept of MollyMay, Tania has created patterns that can be tweaked each time a new frock is released, without having to start again from scratch. Once the right vintage inspired fabrics are sourced and matched with the perfect template, a new range of Molly May dresses are released, each with their own names. There are never more than 5 dresses made from the same fabric, sometimes as few as 2. For those cooler days a Molly May merino cardy allows you to wear your beautiful frock beyond summer. This move, Tania says, harks back to sustainability of the clothes and what she is trying to achieve with the re-loved range at La de da. The cardys are all impeccably finished too with hand dyed buttons and velvet trim.

The Molly May range exemplifies the essence of La de da. “It’s all about style, not fashion. If you find your style, your confidence will follow,” says Tania.


Support Local!

Tania is always busy. A big supporter of events like Tarnished Frocks and Divas as well as Frocks on Bikes, she has just finished helping to organise the second annual fashion parade raising funds for the Omanawa hall. “It’s about supporting local and giving back to the community,” says Tania.

Having just returned from Europe Tania believes Kiwi’s have their own unique style and “would like to encourage loyalty to local.”


There is no doubt that we are a nation of coffee lovers. With so many fabulous cafes all over the country, we are rarely far from a great tasting caffeine fix. Next time you sit

down to your delicious flat white, long black or latte, you might like to consider the journey, time and expertise that has gone into creating your delicious cup of coffee. The final person in the talented line up involved in the process of bean to cup, is the barista.

In NZ, we tend to drink espresso, which is the brewing method favoured in most cafe’s using an espresso machine, where you find your barista happily pulling shots.

Jeff from Excelco believes that the green bean and the roasting technique were of equal importance in producing high quality coffee; it is the “roasters art to bring out the best characteristic of the bean” says Jeff.

The origin of coffee cannot be known for certain. There is a widely accepted legend that a goat herder in Ethiopia called Kaldi noticed his goats were high spirited and “dancing” after eating the bright red cherries from the coffee bushes. He too tried them and discovered they had an energising affect on him as well. He reported this to the abbot at the monastery nearby, who made the beans into a drink. There are many variations of this story and of course it cannot be known if it is true, but it is quite an endearing story!

Most of us know that coffee comes from coffee beans, these are harvested from the Coffea bush. Coffee plants are classified in the large family Rubiaceae, and if unpruned can grow to over 15ft, making them rather tricky to harvest! Coffee plants are generally ready for harvesting 3-4 years after they have been planted.

The majority of coffee comes from two species of the coffea bush, Aribica and Robusta. Generally speaking Robusta beans are cheaper with more caffeine than Arabica, but are inferior in taste.

Excelso uses exclusively Arabica green beans sourced through two brokers, Trade Aid and John Burton Ltd. Bean decision is made “based on its characteristic’s and blending potential” according to Jeff. “When blends are developed, they don’t change unless

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Coffee bushes produce clusters of white blossoms which mature into green oval coffee berries, these ripen to yellow and then crimson, when they are called coffee cherries. Each cherry usually contains 2 seeds. These are coffee beans, which if unprocessed could be replanted to produce a new coffee plant.

There are two harvest practices, strip picking and selective picking. Selective picking, as the name suggests, involves harvesting by hand only the ripe cherries. This is time consuming and expensive. Strip picking is a process which can be done either by hand or machine and involves all the berries being harvested simultaneously regardless of ripeness.

The berries are then processed by one of two methods. The “natural” or “dry” method basically involves drying the cherries

in the sun for up to four weeks, this is the oldest method of coffee processing. The “washed” or “wet” method involves mechanically removing the outer layer of the cherry then immersing it into a fermentation tank for 12-32 hours and finally washing then drying the bean. There are numerous variations of this method.

The coffee is now hulled, sometimes polished then graded and sorted and packaged ready for export.

Excelso have been roasting in NZ for almost 20 years, and during that time the major changes Jeff and Carrie have seen has been the volume of speciality coffee and espresso consumed. Initially, Excelso roasted their coffee lighter, but over the years their roast has become darker with a rich flavour to keep up with their customers preferences.

When Excelso started there were only around 12 speciality coffee roasters and now it is estimated there are over 200 in NZ. Jeff says he finds it hard to understand why the majority of consumers buy their coffee from the supermarket. “If there is not a roaster in close proximity to where you live or shop, the majority of roasters are online, so treat yourselves and only drink fresh roasted!”

At home you will find Jeff using an Espresso machine called a Vibiemme domobar.

Jeff invites you to pop in to Excelso and try a great cup of coffee, why not buy a bag to take home? They can even grind it for you.

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by Heather Carston of Th e Garden Pantry

“Apples of Love” weren’t, as it turned out, apples at all. The name given to these members of the Nightshade family by Spanish, Italian and French alike all dealt with

the word apple but in fact, they are the much loved tomatoes. They are also relatives of potatoes, tamarillos, eggplants and capsicums, which are also members of the Solanaceae family, so they have a great pedigree in being a staple food.They originally had their origins in Central America and have been in use for more than 3000 years, although they were not grown in Europe until the 16th century and even later in England, as they were considered poisonous by a rather influential gardener of the late 1590s. However, by the time the 19th century rolled around they were in use throughout the world and have remained one of the favourites of all summer fare.

Contrary to popular belief, tomatoes are not annuals – there are a number of tomato vines that are many years old in parts of Europe, faithfully producing each year. But because of their love of sun and the kind of climate heat we don’t produce in New Zealand, we’ve had to settle for the plants that have to be grown from seeds or planted out as seedlings each spring.And speaking of vines, there are actually two different types of tomatoes – the determinate, which is the small bushy variety that grows to a compact four feet and the indeterminate, which likes to wind its way up a stake and will grow to whatever height you let it if the conditions are right.Many of the determinate bushes will flower and produce for just one part of the season, while the indeterminates will flower and produce right through, so they are the better choice by far for the home garden. These include varieties such as Grosse Lisse, Moneymaker, most of the beef and big tomato varieties, as well as the cherry tomatoes like Sweet 100s. Most heirloom tomatoes are also indeterminates.Many tomatoes will grow just as well in big pots as the garden, so they make ideal container garden selections, as long as you provide a cage for them to be tied to and plenty of sun, along with good fertiliser and plant tonics like Power Feed and Seasol, which you can use together once a fortnight. (Even your normal garden planted tomatoes will like this).They are gross feeders, so if planting in the garden, make sure the soil is well drained and that you have added a good mix of compost and animal manure that has broken down well. The site needs to be very sunny, sheltered from winds and preferably in an area that isn’t prone to cold. Tomatoes will keep going till the first frosts get to them, as they are not plants that do well with those. Having said that, there are some great varieties like Sub Arctic Plenty and Taupo which are designed to be cold resistant. I have had success with Sub Arctic, (which was designed for use back in the 1940s in the US Military base in Greenland!) although they are not the sweetest of tomatoes!To get the best from them, there are a few tips you should remember. • With your indeterminate types, prune back the suckers and

leaves below where fruit is setting. This puts more production into the fruit. I do not advise pruning determinates other than to keep the lower leaves off the soil.

• Water at the soil level, not on the foliage. Tomatoes are prone to blight and their thick, heavy leaves will attract that if they are kept wet through watering, which the plants need.

• To prevent early blight and stave off late season blight, once a fortnight use a solution of one part milk powder to three parts water and add around each plant at soil level, although if you are having a very dry summer, it does not hurt to spray the leaves once a month too.

Don’t forget if you have any queries, please feel free to ask at www.facebook.com/thegardenpantry and you can see us on The Garden Pantry, The Living Channel at 8pm every Friday.

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Summer is upon us, we are planting and tending to our gardens and organising our compost systems at home. It’s wonderful to be able to compost so much more of our household waste because of the many compostable and biodegradable products now available. There are compostable plates, coffee cups, serviettes, cling film, bin liners and more. Wouldn’t it feel fantastic to compost all your Christmas dinner plates and cutlery too?

Some of the practices we grew up with, such as disposing of our kitchen refuse with the general weekly landfill collection is harmful to our environment. But it doesn’t have to be this way

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