Simple nutrional, herbal and emotional healthcare for our feline friends – by Joel Le Blanc
February 4, 2012 – 11:46 am | No Comment

Cats face the same issues in commercial food  that push many people every year to turn towards eating whole and organic foods. Many brands of commercial cat food are highly processed, and are full of …

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Switch to Local Food for your belated 2012 New Years Resolution – Ooooby
January 16, 2012 – 6:34 pm | No Comment
Switch to Local Food for your belated 2012 New Years Resolution – Ooooby

Switch to Local Food for your belated 2012 New Years Resolution.

It’s good for you, your family, your community and our future generations.
Simply by visiting the supermarket less and having local food delivered to your door, …

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Try the award winning, organic Richmond Plains Sauvignon Blanc 2011 this Christmas
December 5, 2011 – 2:12 pm | No Comment
Try the award winning, organic Richmond Plains Sauvignon Blanc 2011 this Christmas

I’m gazing at an empty bottle of Richmond Plains Sauvignon Blanc 2011 wine. There is a certain degree of nostalgia that comes with looking at this empty bottle as drinking it was a fine, fine …

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Check out New Zealand’s new organic raw food Awaken energy bar
December 4, 2011 – 7:23 pm | One Comment
Check out New Zealand’s new organic raw food Awaken energy bar

You may have noticed them in your local organic shop recently, these blazing new raw food musli bars, wrapped in vibrant colours and crying out to be sampled. New stuff is so exciting isn’t it?  …

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Out Standing in our Fields … Foodie Blog by Zo Zhou
October 31, 2011 – 9:30 am | No Comment
Out Standing in our Fields … Foodie Blog by Zo Zhou

Zo Zhou, Two Spoons blogger
While we’re high on beating France at rugby, let’s recognise another victory this year – New Zealand’s flourishing food scene. There were over two hundred food and wine events taking place …

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Local, Seasonal, Simple…with Alison Lambert Ep 1
October 29, 2011 – 1:18 pm | One Comment
Local, Seasonal, Simple…with Alison Lambert Ep 1

Alison Lambert shows you how to cook seasonal, locally grown food to make delicious and economical meals for all the family, right from her kitchen in Dunedin…Episode 1 – the delicious Eve’s Pudding…
check out her …

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Ooooby is Coming Home to Waiheke!
October 13, 2011 – 10:52 am | 2 Comments
Ooooby is Coming Home to Waiheke!

Ooooby, ‘Out of our own back yards’, was born on Waiheke almost 3 years ago. Since then it has grown into a network of over 4000 food growers and more than 200 Auckland customers who receive local food on …

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Book Review: Party Food for Girls by Alessandra Zecchini and Arantxa Zecchini Dowling
October 2, 2011 – 6:29 pm | No Comment
Book Review: Party Food for Girls by Alessandra Zecchini and Arantxa Zecchini Dowling

Note: Members of Club Happyzine go in the draw to win a copy of Party Food For Girls – make sure you join up by this Friday the 3rd October to be elligable for the …

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Top Kiwi Chefs Show How Its Done at Eighteen Kiwi Farmers Markets
August 31, 2011 – 3:10 pm | No Comment
Top Kiwi Chefs Show How Its Done at Eighteen Kiwi Farmers Markets

Local cooking demos to showcase “real” NZ food to the world
New Zealand, Aug 31, 2011.
Outstanding in their Fields presents New Zealand’s first live and free chef and producer cooking shows at 18 Farmers’ Markets around …

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Breakfast Brainfood!
August 30, 2011 – 9:52 am | One Comment
Breakfast Brainfood!

By Tricia Curtis
is is the breakfast that will supply heaps of nutrients and keep your sugar levels balanced for much of the day. I have given this recipe to many of my patients who …

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Keep’n it Local in the UK: British food is best, says New Olympics Campaign
August 3, 2011 – 9:20 am | No Comment
Keep’n it Local in the UK: British food is best, says New Olympics Campaign

By Tom Goulding
A new campaign is aiming to get British-grown food on menus across the country during the 2012 Olympic games in an effort to create a more sustainable and fair food system.
People across …

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The Good Old Days – In a Jar!
February 3, 2011 – 10:51 pm | 10 Comments
The Good Old Days – In a Jar!

By Kara Whaley
We use a lot of tomatoes! Canned, fresh, I’m not fussy – they are delicious. And so, when I stumbled upon a table laden with very cheap, perfectly ripe, fresh tomatoes at the …

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Tahini Mania (my favourite recipes with the sesame paste)
December 3, 2010 – 2:29 pm | No Comment
Tahini Mania (my favourite recipes with the sesame paste)

by Claire Chateau
For the past three months we have become “The Tahini Household”. It all started with my friend Hannah offering to make a group order for basic organic essentials at a very low price. …

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An Ode to Eatright Foods (Slow Dried anyone?)
September 28, 2010 – 3:43 pm | No Comment
An Ode to Eatright Foods (Slow Dried anyone?)

Something I’ve been meaning to write about for a while are a few goodies from the new Eatright Food slow dried range.  For those who haven’t discoverd them, Eatright are big into natural, mostly certified …

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An Excerpt from the Wholefoods Handbook – ‘Chickpeas’
August 29, 2010 – 8:27 pm | 4 Comments
An Excerpt from the Wholefoods Handbook – ‘Chickpeas’

Chickpeas (Garbanzos)
Chickpeas, native to Asia, are a key ingredient in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cookery.  They’re tan and shaped like a small hazelnut.  Chickpeas contain more iron than other legumes and are a good source of unsaturated fats.  …

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It’s in the Bag! A Simple, Energy Saving Cooking Idea
August 11, 2010 – 8:10 am | 10 Comments
It’s in the Bag! A Simple, Energy Saving Cooking Idea

By Tish North
I want to tell you about a product that I have developed that can help you save power when cooking. It’s called a Haylo Bag and it’s based on an idea that I …

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Science Festival Seeks ‘Ultimate’ Southern Cheese Roll
June 4, 2010 – 3:25 pm | No Comment
Science Festival Seeks ‘Ultimate’ Southern Cheese Roll

New Zealand International Science Festival, 6-11 July, Dunedin, New Zealand
Cheese roll lovers in the Deep South are being urged to reveal the secret of the ‘ultimate’ southern cheese roll – far superior to its northern …

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Conscious Consumers Cafe Guide Launch – June 2nd – An Exciting New Project for the Wellington Cafe Scene
May 22, 2010 – 10:19 pm | One Comment
Conscious Consumers Cafe Guide Launch – June 2nd – An Exciting New Project for the Wellington Cafe Scene

On June 2nd we are launching an exciting and innovative project that will revolutionise the way Wellingtonians make choices about their cafes.
An increasing number of New Zealanders are seeking sustainable products and services including organic …

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Vegan Pancakes
February 6, 2010 – 8:09 am | No Comment
Vegan Pancakes

What you’ll need
Flour, sifted (soy, white, brown, rice, spelt – whatever you like)
Dairy-free milk (soy, rice, oat – again, whatever you fancy)
Soya margarine or your cooking oil of choice
Baking powder
Pinch of salt
*If you want sweet …

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Elissa’s Yummy Lentils
February 5, 2010 – 8:41 pm | No Comment
Elissa’s Yummy Lentils

What you’ll need
Green lentils
Garlic
White onions
Vegetable stock
Green onions
Tomato
Sugar snap peas
Salt and pepper to taste
What to do
Bring a pot of vegetable stock to boil (water works just as well but isn’t as tasty). Once you’ve got a …

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Summer Special: Wake Up With a Smoothie – The Ultimate Smoothie
January 15, 2010 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Summer Special: Wake Up With a Smoothie – The Ultimate Smoothie

This is the final in our smoothie series, and today, we’re stepping it up yet another level and learning how to make the ultimate in smoothies – that’s right, we’ve reached the grand finale.  We’re …

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Summer Special: Wake Up With A Smoothie – The Blushing Smoothie
January 14, 2010 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Summer Special: Wake Up With A Smoothie – The Blushing Smoothie

Now that you’ve had time to digest and assimilate yesterday’s Tame Smoothie , it’s time to step it up a level.  Yes, today, we’re actually making a smoothie smoothie. There’s nothing tame about this …

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Summer Special: Wake Up With a Smoothie – The Tame Smoothie
January 13, 2010 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Summer Special: Wake Up With a Smoothie – The Tame Smoothie

Welcome to day one of ‘Wake Up With a Smoothie’.  Let’s take things gently.  This morning, we’re going for the classic, super-simple smoothie.  I’ve named it ‘The Tame Smoothie’ … actually, now that I think …

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Summer Special: Wake Up With a Smoothie – Preparing for the next three days
January 12, 2010 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Summer Special: Wake Up With a Smoothie – Preparing for the next three days

Welcome! If you’re visiting Happyzine upon this special day, you’ve hit upon a special opportunity.  How would you like to start your next three days with a health boosting smoothie?  Oh yes, this is Day …

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Organic Health Supplement of the Month – Lifestream Certified Organic Spirulina – Review
January 3, 2010 – 5:36 pm | 4 Comments
Organic Health Supplement of the Month – Lifestream Certified Organic Spirulina – Review

This is a paid review. You can help Happyzine to flourish and become financially self-sustainable by supporting the products and services that we write about.
Lifestream Spirulina
I’ve been a fan of spirulina for years and …

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Boxing Day – or Should I Say: New Potatoes Day
December 26, 2009 – 3:49 pm | No Comment
Boxing Day – or Should I Say: New Potatoes Day

As I write, a pan of brand new potatoes, harvested a slender twenty minutes ago, are being boiled and then lightly sauteed into savory perfection with oil, garlic and onions. They’re for our Boxing …

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Banana, Date and Linseed Muffins
December 24, 2009 – 12:22 pm | No Comment
Banana, Date and Linseed Muffins

What you’ll need
4 Large or 6 small very ripe Bananas
125g of chopped Dates
2/3c Agave Nectar
2c Flour
50g of Flax Seed Linseed
1/4 cup Soy Milk
1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 tsp Baking Soda
1/2c Margarine
Cinnamon, Allspice …

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