Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

This week Janet Wilson and Jack Tame talk about the loss of Anthony Bourdain, giving up your cellphone, Barnaby Joyce and the Amazon All Black's documentary.

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Dr Bryn Thompson enlightens us on the importance of our immune system.
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Resident reviewer Tara Ward talks all things television.
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 Billy Bob Thornton returns for a second series as a washed-up lawyer in legal drama Goliath (Amazon Prime, Thursday 15 June)
 Paris Etc. is a new French drama about the lives and loves of five very different Parisian women (Lightbox, Monday 11 June) 
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Quality home-made muesli bars usually contain less sugar than the bought ones, come un-wrapped, saving the planet from the ever-growing mountain of food packaging waste from individually wrapped portions and cost half as much to make per 100 grams!
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Ingredients

650 gram bag toasted muesli
100 grams dried cranberries or chopped dried apricots (about ¾ cup)
250 gram bag coconut sugar
250 grams butter
1/4 cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground mixed spice

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 20cm x 30cm sponge-roll slice tin with baking paper. Set the oven rack in the middle of the oven.
Into a large bowl stir together the muesli, dried fruit and coconut sugar.
In a saucepan over a low heat, melt together the butter and honey with the vanilla, cinnamon and mixed spice. Once the butter has melted, pour into the dry ingredients and mix well to make sure the butter ingredients are thoroughly blended through the dry ingredients.
Turn into the prepared tin and press down firmly. Ideally roll a smooth, straight-sided glass over the top of the muesli, pressing down firmly.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes or until the slices has begun to brown well around the edges and the whole mixture can be seen bubbling when you look through the oven door.
Remove the slice from the oven and place on a wooden or heat-proof board. Place a piece of baking paper on top and sit a second slice tin on top. Half fill this tin with water (make sure it does not leak) to make an even weight pressing down on top of the slice and leave until cold.
If you do not have a second slice tin, use magazine or something of similar size. Weighting the slice will ensure it is deliciously firm and easy to cut into pieces. Keep in an airtight container to ensure the muesli slices do not absorb moisture from the air causing the pieces to become moist and crumbly.

Cooks Tips
 For this recipe, muesli is taken to be a toasted product that is mainly oats, with the addition of a few nuts and dried fruit including coconut and a few seeds. Muesli toasted into clusters is not suitable here.

Kevin Milne explains through his own experience why New Zealand is so lucky to have the Consumer Guarantees Act and recommends people make good use of it.
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Anthony Bourdain was more than just a 'celebrity chef', he used food to connect to people, places and cultures. Jack Tame has enjoyed following his lead, literally, learning and experiencing much while doing so. News of Bourdain's death brings shock and real sadness, along with gratitude for the lessons he passed on.
LISTEN ABOVE AS JACK TAME REMEMBERS ANTHONY BOURDAIN

Book reviewer, Catherine Raynes, joins Jack Tame to review her latest favourite fiction releases including:
The Burning Chambers by Kate Moss, Pan Macmillan $38
On Leopard Rock: A Life of Adventures by Wilbur Smith, Allen&Unwin $ 45
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New Zealand Herald movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to talk about the latest releases, including:
Kodachrome starring Jason Sudeikis, Ed Harris, and Elizabeth Olsen
Francesca’s verdict: 3/5
The Bookshop starring Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy and Patricia Clarkson
Francesca’s verdict: 2.5/5