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	<description>Ascension Wine Estate in Matakana, New Zealand - Darryl Soljan's blog</description>
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		<title>Give yourself a personal WOF</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darryl Soljan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Darryl's rambling philosophy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Women tend to look after themselves pretty well. They are aware of their bodies and go to the doctor.
For men, that is pretty radical!
This post is a/ to encourage men to have an annual WOF and b/ to have women consider &#8216;giving&#8217; their man a WOF if they wont do their own!

Each year on my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hot Potato, Hot Potato</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 23:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darryl Soljan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Baked potatoes are awesome and I have recently &#8216;rediscovered&#8217; them!
They are now a family favourite in our house for lots of reasons.
First they taste great! From the cook&#8217;s perspective they are easy as, and from a parent&#8217;s point of view they are nutritious and are cheap to make!
Of course there are loads of different toppings, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Sound of Herbs &#8211; appearing at Ascension April 29</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darryl Soljan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are these the quintessential songs of New Zealand, perched as we are in the Pacific?
For those of you who remember the news of Mururoa and the Rainbow Warrior, the lyrics of &#8216;French Letter&#8217; are especially pertinent.
Check out these videos for French Letter and Long Ago.
Of course you can hear them live with Mark Williams (remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recipe Alert &#8211; Versatile Salsa Verde!</title>
		<link>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/recipe-alert-versatile-salsa-verde</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darryl Soljan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Our very good friends Mike &#38; Andrea Hinchco served us a great lamb dinner the other night.
We enjoyed it with a bottle of 2001 Barolo and a 1997 Te Mata Coleraine (which was especially good!)&#8230;.but I digress.
Andrea (who has an awesome gourmet / kitchen shop in Warkworth called Taste) served this really delicious fresh-tasting acompaniment with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recommended &#8211; The Perfect City Weekend Brunch</title>
		<link>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/recommended-the-perfect-city-weekend-brunch</link>
		<comments>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/recommended-the-perfect-city-weekend-brunch#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darryl Soljan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the Saturday &#38; Sunday morning French Market at La Cigale in Parnell, Auckland.
We had a great time there with the kids on Sunday morning eating fresh French pastries, runny French cheese and a slice of fig / prosciutto / blue cheese pizza.
Really good value organic fruit &#38; veg to take home too as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chief Bottle Washer&#8217;s recipe for Karen&#8217;s Frankfurter Casserole</title>
		<link>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/chief-bottle-washers-recipe-for-karens-frankfurter-casserole</link>
		<comments>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/chief-bottle-washers-recipe-for-karens-frankfurter-casserole#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:12:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darryl Soljan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My mother-in-law Karen is a real good sort (here she is in the kitchen!)

Compared to Bridget&#8217;s father Danny, Karen was pretty &#8216;liberal&#8217; and possibly the only reason I wasnt chased off when I started dating their daughter at 16!
Anyway, I would usually turn up for dinner and this recipe was always one of my favourites [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to dice a carrot like a PRO!</title>
		<link>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/how-to-dice-a-carrot-like-a-pro</link>
		<comments>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/how-to-dice-a-carrot-like-a-pro#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 01:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darryl Soljan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Carrots are cylindrical, right? Actually, they are also tapered just to make it worse.
And often you need to dice carrot, correct?

Cylindrical things arent that easy to dice, but here is a video that could change your life almost as much as the &#8216;how to cut an onion like a pro&#8217; video I posted on Facebook [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stunning Time Lapse image &#8211; 1</title>
		<link>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/stunning-time-lapse-image-1</link>
		<comments>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/stunning-time-lapse-image-1#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darryl Soljan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Darryl's rambling philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time lapse photography]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I am developing quite an interest in time lapse photography.
Check out this stunner!
Anyone got a spare space station?!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ip2ZGND1I9Q
]]></description>
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		<title>Chief Bottle Washer&#8217;s Thai Pork Mince &amp; Noodles Recipe</title>
		<link>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/chief-bottle-washers-thai-pork-mince-noodles</link>
		<comments>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/chief-bottle-washers-thai-pork-mince-noodles#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 03:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darryl Soljan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I am doing this from memory&#8230;
Chief Bottle Washer&#8217;s Thai Pork Mince and Noodles Recipe
Takes about 20 minutes from start to finish!
Serves 4
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.
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600g pork mince
2 Tbsp oil (sesame if you are adventurous)
2 Tbsp fish sauce
3 Tbsp sweet chili sauce
300g Pad Thai noodles (or similar)
1 red pepper finely chopped (optional)
4 spring onions, chopped.
Make noodles to packet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recommended &#8216;non-Ascension&#8217; drinking &#8211; March 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/recommended-non-ascension-drinking-march-2012</link>
		<comments>http://www.ascensionwineblog.com/recommended-non-ascension-drinking-march-2012#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 02:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Darryl Soljan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Wine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
If you drink too much of your own wine you get &#8216;cellar palate&#8217;.
Purely in the interests of &#8216;research&#8217; I purchase wine from other producers &#8211; and then I drink it.
Here are 3 excellent recent drops that I have enjoyed that are widely available &#8211; and often on special&#8230;

Spy Valley Marlborough Pinot Gris 2011 ($18-$25). Benchmark [...]]]></description>
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