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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas These cute cookies make the perfect holiday dessert, snack or treat to leave out for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve.
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4 Ingredients | Servings: 1 baguette of bread 1/4 cup olive oil coarsely chopped 1/4 cup walnuts, 1/4 cup pine nuts cheese 115 grams plain goat 1 ripe pear, sliced leaves 2 sprigs fresh rosemary, removed 2 fresh figs, sliced leaves A few fresh basil 1/4 cup honey taste to pepper, and Salt
Directions 175 C (350 F). Cut eight 1. Preheat the oven to Sprinkle both sides of goat cheese on thin slices of baguette. Spread about 15 grams with salt and oil and salt. Place 3. of each slice with olive each slice of bread. Season sheet and bake for place a few pear the slices on a baking pepper. On four of them, leaves. On until golden brown. about 10 minutes, or slices, walnuts and rosemary nuts and figs, pine Set aside. the other four, layer the heat the walnuts 2. In a small dry skillet, basil. igh board, medium-h serving a over on nuts the crostini then the pine , until lightly 4. Arrange heat, stirring constantly and drizzle with honey. browned. Set aside.
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ramps on that road and Johns Lane would be upgraded. The whole project would cost about $450,000. It’s been met by outspoken opposition from the community and Pakuranga MP Simeon Brown, who labelled it “crazy”. AT says more than 21,000 vehicles drive along the relevant stretch of Pakuranga Road daily and the
proposed changes aim to make the road safer and easier to cross. “The raised crossings would slow drivers to a safer speed near the crossing point and the intersection with Grammar School Road and Johns Lane. The traffic lights would help stop drivers so people can cross the road safely. “The lights would only turn red to stop drivers when a pedestrian
has pushed the pedestrian crossing request button.” AT officials fronted a public meeting Brown held on the proposal in August attended by several hundred locals. They said there were 12 recorded crashes at the location of the raised crossing between 2016 and 2020, one of which involved a pedestrian being seriously injured. Continued on page 3
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