Saturday Morning with Jack Tame

Resident book reviewer Catherine Raynes joins Jack Tame to discuss the latest releases, including The Alice Network by Kate Quinn and The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy.

US correspondent, Paul Stenhouse joins Jack Tame to talk about what's making news in the States.
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Four time America's Cup winning Sailors, Brad Butterworth joins Jack Tame from Bermuda this morning to discuss the mood ahead of the Oracle Team USA versus Emirates Team New Zealand race on Sunday morning.
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Green goodness  - spinach & hazelnut soup
This soup is as good for you as it is glorious to slurp and it is fabulously fast to make. The roasted hazelnuts pair wonderfully with the spinach and they, like spinach, are high in iron.
Serves 2
½ leek, roughly chopped 
 1 celery stick, roughly chopped 
2 tbsps olive oil 
 2 cups vegetable stock 
 400g spinach, rinsed and drained 
 ½ cup hazelnuts, roasted & skins removed (see note)
 ½ tsp salt
Pinch nutmeg 
Small handful of basil or parsley
2 slices GF bread, cubed
2 tbsps olive oil
¼ tsp chilli flakes (optional)
¼ tsp salt & grind of pepper
 

Heat oil in a large saucepan and sauté the leek and celery until softened –about 5 minutes. Add chopped spinach and stock and cover. Simmer for a couple of minutes to soften the spinach slightly.
Add hazelnuts, salt, nutmeg and basil or parsley and cook for 1-2 minutes. Process in a blender or food processor until smooth. A high-powered blender works best here – I use my Vitamix. Pour back into saucepan, adding more salt or nutmeg if necessary, and simmer for 5 minutes.
Toss bread cubes in oil, chilli flakes if using, salt & pepper. Fry in a pan, stirring often, until golden and crispy.
Serve bowls of soup topped with croutons.

 
Nici’s note: I find the best way to skin hazelnuts is to roast them at 180 C for 10-15 minutes, cool until you can scrunch them in your hands to release the skins, then take tray outside and gently blow on them. The skins will flutter away on the breeze!  
Find more of Nici's recipes on her Facebook page.

NZ Herald movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to talk about My Cousin Rachael and Transformers: The Last Knight.

Kevin Milne joins Jack Tame this morning to talk about which major sporting event is the best to place a bet on.
The Lions versus the All Blacks at Eden Park or the America's Cup race between Emirates Team New Zealand and Oracle Team USA.

Resident book reviewer Catherine Raynes joins Jack Tame to discuss the latest releases, including Camino Island by John Grisham (Hachette $35) and The Leavers by Lisa Ko 9Algonquin Books $44)

Hannah McQueen of EnableMe joins Jack Tame to talk about the role of innovation and education in transforming New Zealand for the better.

In 2007, William Pike lost his right leg when Mt Ruapehu erupted. Instead of letting the injury conquer him, Pike set about trying to make a difference in the lives of children, becoming a public speaker and school programme leader.
Last night, Pike won the Sir Peter Blake Leadership Award. He joined Jack Tame this morning to discuss his extraordinary mission.

NZ Herald movie reviewer Francesca Rudkin joins Jack Tame to talk about the latest cinema releases, including Churchill, and Cars 3.