• Marinated skirt steak

    Ready in 30 minutes plus marinating, serves 4 to 61kg trimmed beef skirt steak, cut into two 3cm-thick pieces2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce½ cup tomato ketchup½ cup HP Sauce½ cup beer2 tbsp vinegar2 tbsp brown sugar or honey½ cup sliced spring onionsPinch chilli powder¼ tsp salt¼ tsp cracked pepper1. Prod the ... More

  • Tuna-Stuffed Mediterranean vegetables

    Ready in 20 minutes, serves 4 to 6. For this dish, look for deeply coloured capsicums, courgettes and red onions.425g can tuna¼ cup diced onion¼ cup diced celery1 tbsp chopped mint4 tsp sour cream½ cup whole-kernel sweet corn¼ cup mayonnaise½ tsp salt and milled pepperA few drops of Tabasco sauce ... More

  • No-fail cheese souffle

    Ready in 30 minutes, serves 6Souffles are a lot easier than you might think. It’s all about measuring the ingredients and having the oven at the right temperature. And make sure you generously grease the ramekins, especially the lips.5 medium eggs 50g soft butter, to grease ramekins 2 tsp flour ... More

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My four-year-old grandson was at the supermarket with his mother when he exclaimed, “You’re buying something, Mummy, auntie is buying something – I want to buy something!” Mum replied, “You have to be big, have a wife, have a job, then you can buy things.” He replied, “I have a wife – Maia,” meaning his four-year-old friend. Mum said, “What about a job?” Master Four replied, “My job is having a wife!”

Robyn, Whangarei

Water you want?

I was in the car and asking Master Three what he wanted for Christmas. He said he was going to ask Santa for a water pistol. “And Nanny,” he added, “I’m going to ask for some water for our paddling pool.” Now that could be interesting!

Julie, by email

Bee gone

Master Three had his first bee sting recently. The incident broke his heart, but after many cuddles he came right. Later he said, “I never want to see another bee again. I don’t like bees any more, I only like flies.”

Gaileen, by email

Fraud with worry

My daughter warned me that “old people are being taken for a ride,” and that I shouldn’t engage in conversation with phone sales people. To this, Master Five piped up, “Nana can’t go on that ride, she’s old.”

Joseph’s Nana, Hamilton

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