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12 Thursday August 11 2022 Satisfy your craving for chocolate Chocolate caramel almond slice Serves 10 Ingredients 250gm butter, softened, place in mixer with: 1½ cups brown sugar (firmly packed) ½ cup caster sugar 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla essence 1½ cups flour, sifted with: ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon nutmeg 240gm (2 x 70gm packets) jersey caramels (leave whole) 2 x 70gm packets blanched almonds (leave whole) 1 x 200gm block dark chocolate (broken into squares) Directions Cream butter and sugars, beat in eggs and vanilla essence. Stir in dry ingredients, then jersey caramels, almonds and chocolate squares. Spread mixture evenly into large springform pan that has been well greased and lined with four thicknesses of baking paper. Bake at 180 degrees C for 50min, turn oven off, check to see if completely set, if not, leave in for another five minutes, remove from oven. When completely cold, cut. Chocolate cinnamon and pumpkin seed cookie brittle Serves 6 to 8 Ingredients 113gm butter, place in large casserole dish and melt ½ teaspoon cinnamon 28gm chocolate (chopped into small pieces) ½ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon vanilla essence 1 Egg 1/3rd cup flour (sifted) ½ cup pumpkin seeds Directions Add cinnamon to melted butter and stir, add the chocolate and stir until melted. Stir in sugar, vanilla essence and egg until smooth. Stir in the flour and beat well. Pour into small springform pan that has been well greased and lined with four thicknesses of baking paper and even out the top, scatter the pumpkin seeds evenly over the top. Bake at 190 deg C for 10min or until the brittle is just set. When cold cut or break into rough pieces like a nut brittle. Chocolate muffins Serves 6 to 8 Ingredients 50gm dark chocolate 1½ cups plain flour 2 tbsp cocoa powder 1½ tsp baking powder ½ cup cane sugar 100gm butter, melted 1 cup milk 1 egg, lightly beaten Directions Preheat the oven to 200 deg C. Lightly grease a six-hole muffin pan. Cut the chocolate into six even-sized pieces. Sift the flour, cocoa and baking powder into a bowl. Stir in the sugar. Combine the butter, milk and egg. Stir into the dry ingredients until just moistened. Fill ⅓ of the muffin cups with the batter. Add a chocolate piece to each. Cover with the remaining batter. Bake for 20min, until they start to come away from the sides. Cool on a wire rack. Great topped with chocolate icing. Chocolate, honey and nut slice Serves 10 Ingredients Base – 340gm butter, place in mixing bowl with: 1½ cups sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 3½ cups flour, sifted with: ½ cup cocoa 2 teaspoons baking powder Directions Cream butter and sugar, add vanilla essence and beat again. Stir in flour/cocoa/baking powder. Press into largest springform pan that has been well greased and lined. Bake at 180 deg C for 30min. Make topping when base is almost ready to come out of oven: Topping – 200 gm butter, place in large casserole dish with: 1 cup sugar 1 cup liquid honey 4 cups mixed nuts, place in large bowl and mix with: 800gm cark chocolate Heat butter/sugar/honey for 10min until reduced. When base comes out of oven, sprinkle nuts/chocolate over top, then pour butter/sugar/honey over nuts/chocolate. Leave to go completely cold and set. Remove from springform pan and cut into wedges. THE 2022 LOCAL ELECTIONS It’s almost time to vote in the local elections. Enrol by 12 August to make voting in the local elections easy. 0800 36 76 56. vote.nz
Thursday August 11 2022 13 REAL ESTATE An unparalleled lifestyle in magical Moncks Bay 111 Hamilton Avenue, Fendalton 4 2 2 1 1 www.harcourtsgold.co.nz | Listing #P175886 242 Main Road, Redcliffs - “As-Is, Where-Is” Captivating Grace + Space! Auction: Thursday, 14 March 2019 Unless Sold Prior You will find yourself being totally 4 bedrooms mesmerised | 2 bathrooms by the timeless | 3 living grace rooms and | 1 office/study | 2 car-garage | 2 off-street parks | Listing Number SM0166 Treasured generous by two proportions generations of and this offering beautifully Moncks Bay incorporating from Shag Rock a truly once modernised in a lifetime character opportunity, home, this set and on right along the Pegasus Bay coastline. tantalizing a rear, home 676m² upon freehold a 2853m2 section section in this This property can potentially be subdivided which furthers your options and adds enjoys an exceptionally overwhelming popular tranquil street. setting and is presented to the market on an uninsured another element of interest for buyers. “as-is, where-is” The homes basis. modernised interior with its Ensconced in a private lane that sits across Situated generous in the tightly floorplan held locale showcases of magical stunning from the waterfront, this property is also Moncks Bay, leadlight this property windows makes throughout. a memorable positioned to enjoy the area’s celebrated first impression The homes and was upgrades constructed have been in the done microclimate and is located within easy reach 1960s but sympathetically has naturally received to include extensive a very of the beaches, boating facilities, Barnett modern generous enhancements open-plan including kitchen a which Bruce flows Park and the amenities in both Redcliffs and Banbury through architectural to the renovation dining in area 2004. Sumner. while the Resort-style spacious serenity living room is provided with French by the With floors needing repiling and being sold doors colourful opens Clivias onto as a well deck as and the private established uninsured, deemed uneconomical to repair, patio area, greenery perfect and palms for outdoor trees entertaining. that border the this unique “as-is, where-is” opportunity is a swimming and spa pool, with the outstanding real game changer with the feel good factor views and This majestic popular cliff pocket face backdrop of Fendalton only and is is guaranteed to attract attention. Your escalating zoned the property’s for Christchurch visual appeal. Girls' and Boys' earliest viewing is advised. Spacious High, living Burnside areas are High, complemented Cobham and Open Homes: Wednesdays, Saturdays by the sizeable Kirkwood Kwila Intermediate, deck, water and feature Burnside and Sundays 1:00pm - 1:45pm. and idyllic Primary alfresco and Ilam surroundings School and which See you at the open homes or for a private is minutes View: Auction have previously only to hosted Medbury a wedding School and Canterbury could viewing or for more information contact Thursday, Saturday & Sunday Thursday 18th August 2022 continue University. to be the scene of many memorable Alison Carter of Harcourts Grenadier 1:00pm - 1:45pm from 10:00am (unless sold prior) occasions. Ferrymead/Sumner (Licensed Agent REAA Skylights, A WINNING the superb COMBINATION! use of timber, a 2008) or on by 384 appointment 7950 or mobile 0274 318 960. Gold Auction Rooms, contemporary colour scheme and the 471 Papanui Road magnificent stone fireplaces create an incredibly inviting ambience indoors where you’ll find four double bedrooms, two bathrooms and a relaxing sunroom area that comes complete with a spa bath. With an expansive lawn area and the picturesque garden at the rear of the property both epitomise peace and privacy and offer access up to the top of the section where A Word On you can sit and admire the ocean vistas over Waiting Deb Crosby Licensed Sales Consultant REAA 2008 Harcourts Papanui 027 999 678 deb.crosby@harcourts.co.nz Have you ever gone past a line of people and wondered what exactly they were waiting for, especially when the conditions for waiting were uncomfortable? It was either unbearably hot or inclement, yet the line continued to grow, confirming the belief that some things are worth waiting for. There’s a psychology to waiting and it’s been studied as part of business management and client services, with some of the most significant findings coming from Harvard Business School professor David Maister. I’m interested in his studies because one of the most common statements I’m hearing in the current market is “we’re waiting” … for the right home, right time, right price, the right circumstances. Everything has to be perfect and yet the chances of perfection, I’ve learnt from experience, are rare and that wait can become an infinite one. Waiting is one of the most dominant of human frustrations, so it makes sense to identify what makes the wait more acceptable. Here are some of his findings: 1) The more valuable the service, the longer you’ll wait. An easy example of this is that people will wait longer for a doctor to attend to them than they would a shop assistant, perceiving the doctor’s service to be more valuable and deeply integral to their wellbeing. Equally, in real estate clients will wait for the right consultant to manage their property needs in the knowledge that this could give them an advantage by reaching more buyers, having their price expectations upheld through superior negotiation skills and giving their properties a better profile. There’s literally a ‘waiting list’ of clients for consultants of this calibre, and it makes sense to want to work with them. Some factors make waiting feel even longer and this realization gives the service industries – and real estate is one of these – a chance to rectify this inconvenience. 2) Uncertain waits are longer than quantified ones. Someone who knows that their wish list home is coming to the market in approximately one month’s time is more likely to wait knowing this is definitely happening versus never having an actual timeframe communicated to them. The lesson here is consistent communication by an agent to keep in touch with their clients around timeframes – and for those clients wanting to be notified to show loyalty and commitment to that consultant. It’s a two-way street with significant benefits to both parties. Here’s a final ‘waiting’ scenario that also gets played out regularly and affects most of us: 3) Unfair waits are longer, much longer than equitable ones. Here’s the scenario. You’re waiting to be attended to and the service you receive (or hope to receive) is interrupted by someone’s phone call. The sense of unfairness this engenders can make the wait intolerable and I wonder how much business is lost chasing the call over helping the actual person standing in front of you. I personally struggle with this the most and will usually move on if I find myself in this situation. So, what are you waiting for? What lines are you physically or figuratively standing in? I’m currently waiting for spring; I’m waiting for a full office without the burden of excessive illness. I’m not waiting for the market to change greatly for some time, but I am working with the awareness that it will, as they always do. So you’re aware of the most recent market statistics, I can tell you that 491 properties sold in June, averaging 33 days on the market and for an average price of $700,000. If you’re waiting for that right time, place or home, know that it’s out there and the right person will guide you to it. Lynette McFadden Harcourts gold Business Owner 027 432 0447 lynette.mcfadden@harcourtsgold.co.nz PAPANUI 352 6166 | INTERNATIONAL DIVISION (+64) 3 662 9811 | REDWOOD 352 0352 PARKLANDS 383 0406 | NEW BRIGHTON 382 0043 | GOLD PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 352 6454 GOLD REAL ESTATE GROUP LTD LICENSED AGENT REAA 2008 A MEMBER OF THE HARCOURTS GROUP www.harcourtsgold.co.nz
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