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This week I want to talk about figs, as they are so ripe right now! 
Figs have a very short season, so when they are fresh, we need to pick them straight away, as they don't last long once picked, 
Fresh figs are low in calories and contain a variety of vitamins and minerals. However, dried figs are high in sugar and calories. So fresh is best. 
So, this week we are making the most of the last summer nights and we are making a pretty amazing fig and halloumi salad. 
 
BBQ fig and halloumi salad  
Cook time: 20 minutes 
Prep time: 10 minutes 
Serves: 6 
 
10 figs, halved lengthways  
6 small red onions, quartered  
200 gm red char leaves, spinach leaves and cos leave mixture  
300g halloumi, sliced into long strips  
5 tbsp grapeseed oil  
3 tbsp flaky sea salt freshly ground black pepper  
6 pita pockets  
 
Walnut dressing  
1 cup toasted walnut pieces  
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar  
4 tbsp grapeseed oil 
 2 tbsp brown sugar  
salt to taste 
 
Pre-heat BBQ or cast-iron pan to med-high heat.  
Brush halloumi and fleshy side of figs with 1 tbsp grapeseed oil and chargrill on BBQ until soft but not gooey, set aside on a tray.  
Toss red onion in 1 tbsp grape oil and a touch of salt and cook on BBQ hotplate until it begins to caramelise, again set aside with the halloumi and figs.  
Split the pita pockets in half, then rip each half in two. Brush with 1 tbsp oil and season with black pepper and BBQ until crispy.  
Combine the pita pockets with the red char, spinach and cos leaves. Then layer up the salad by starting with the leaves then the figs, halloumi and onions. Repeat. 
Make up the walnut dressing and pour over the top before serving.  
For the dressing  
Roughly crush walnuts in mortar and pestle. Add all other ingredients and mix.

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Mike’s website – goodfromscratch.co.nz 
 
This week I want to talk about figs, as they are so ripe right now! 
Figs have a very short season, so when they are fresh, we need to pick them straight away, as they don't last long once picked, 
Fresh figs are low in calories and contain a variety of vitamins and minerals. However, dried figs are high in sugar and calories. So fresh is best. 
So, this week we are making the most of the last summer nights and we are making a pretty amazing fig and halloumi salad. 
 
BBQ fig and halloumi salad  
Cook time: 20 minutes 
Prep time: 10 minutes 
Serves: 6 
 
10 figs, halved lengthways  
6 small red onions, quartered  
200 gm red char leaves, spinach leaves and cos leave mixture  
300g halloumi, sliced into long strips  
5 tbsp grapeseed oil  
3 tbsp flaky sea salt freshly ground black pepper  
6 pita pockets  
 
Walnut dressing  
1 cup toasted walnut pieces  
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar  
4 tbsp grapeseed oil 
 2 tbsp brown sugar  
salt to taste 
 
Pre-heat BBQ or cast-iron pan to med-high heat.  
Brush halloumi and fleshy side of figs with 1 tbsp grapeseed oil and chargrill on BBQ until soft but not gooey, set aside on a tray.  
Toss red onion in 1 tbsp grape oil and a touch of salt and cook on BBQ hotplate until it begins to caramelise, again set aside with the halloumi and figs.  
Split the pita pockets in half, then rip each half in two. Brush with 1 tbsp oil and season with black pepper and BBQ until crispy.  
Combine the pita pockets with the red char, spinach and cos leaves. Then layer up the salad by starting with the leaves then the figs, halloumi and onions. Repeat. 
Make up the walnut dressing and pour over the top before serving.  
For the dressing  
Roughly crush walnuts in mortar and pestle. Add all other ingredients and mix.

Tomorrow is Pi Day, so I thought we would celebrate one of the most well-known numbers in math. 
March 14th, or 3/14 – in the American date form – is celebrated as Pi Day because 3.14 are the first digits of Pi. 
Nerds around the world – including me – love celebrating this infinitely long, never-ending number – usually by baking and eating an actual pie. 
Pi is the most studied number in mathematics and integral to our understanding of geometry. 
Historians aren’t sure when people first discovered the concept of Pi, but it’s been known in some form for almost 4,000 years. Ancient Greeks and Babylonians knew estimates of it and we think the Egyptians used Pi to build the pyramids. 
Today Pi is used in almost everything that involves circles. It helps engineers plot the orbits of satellites. Physicists use it to understand particle collisions inside the Large Hadron Collider as well as to describe other kinds of curves including light waves and sound waves. Architects use it for the construction of arches in bridges and buildings. 
Technically, Pi is a ratio that's equal to the circumference of a circle divided by that circle's diameter. 
More interestingly is that Pi is an irrational number. 
This means that it can’t be expressed as a fraction as doesn’t end with a repeating pattern and it doesn’t terminate after a certain number of decimal places so it just keeps going forever. 
To date, Pi has been calculated to over 62.8 trillion digits – which took computers over 100 days to calculate. 
So, on the official day of Pi tomorrow – which is coincidently Albert Einstein's birthday – let's celebrate this incredible mathematical ratio by eating our favourite pie.

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Tomorrow is Pi Day, so I thought we would celebrate one of the most well-known numbers in math. 
March 14th, or 3/14 – in the American date form – is celebrated as Pi Day because 3.14 are the first digits of Pi. 
Nerds around the world – including me – love celebrating this infinitely long, never-ending number – usually by baking and eating an actual pie. 
Pi is the most studied number in mathematics and integral to our understanding of geometry. 
Historians aren’t sure when people first discovered the concept of Pi, but it’s been known in some form for almost 4,000 years. Ancient Greeks and Babylonians knew estimates of it and we think the Egyptians used Pi to build the pyramids. 
Today Pi is used in almost everything that involves circles. It helps engineers plot the orbits of satellites. Physicists use it to understand particle collisions inside the Large Hadron Collider as well as to describe other kinds of curves including light waves and sound waves. Architects use it for the construction of arches in bridges and buildings. 
Technically, Pi is a ratio that's equal to the circumference of a circle divided by that circle's diameter. 
More interestingly is that Pi is an irrational number. 
This means that it can’t be expressed as a fraction as doesn’t end with a repeating pattern and it doesn’t terminate after a certain number of decimal places so it just keeps going forever. 
To date, Pi has been calculated to over 62.8 trillion digits – which took computers over 100 days to calculate. 
So, on the official day of Pi tomorrow – which is coincidently Albert Einstein's birthday – let's celebrate this incredible mathematical ratio by eating our favourite pie.

“That’s some bullsh—… someone has miscounted” – Samuel L. Jackson learns that he isn’t #1 on a list of who’s sworn most on-screen. So, who is?  
Thoughts on new NBA true story Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. 
Editor at flicks.co.nz, Steve Newall joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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“That’s some bullsh—… someone has miscounted” – Samuel L. Jackson learns that he isn’t #1 on a list of who’s sworn most on-screen. So, who is?  
Thoughts on new NBA true story Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. 
Editor at flicks.co.nz, Steve Newall joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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Kiwi Phil Keoghan has had just the most amazing career.  
He started off with TVNZ in the 1990s and he’s travelled the world as host of the Amazing Race – which is now up to an incredible 34 seasons.  
Phil’s latest reality show is called Tough As Nails and it’s inspired by his working-class New Zealand ancestors. 
Phil Keoghan joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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Kiwi Phil Keoghan has had just the most amazing career.  
He started off with TVNZ in the 1990s and he’s travelled the world as host of the Amazing Race – which is now up to an incredible 34 seasons.  
Phil’s latest reality show is called Tough As Nails and it’s inspired by his working-class New Zealand ancestors. 
Phil Keoghan joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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Remember Nurse Jenny? 
A couple of years ago now, Kiwi intensive care nurse Jenny McGee made headlines around the world, for her care of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 
Jenny McGee is now back in New Zealand. 
She joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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Remember Nurse Jenny? 
A couple of years ago now, Kiwi intensive care nurse Jenny McGee made headlines around the world, for her care of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. 
Jenny McGee is now back in New Zealand. 
She joined Francesca Rudkin. 
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