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  1. Pork with Apple and Pear

    in Main Dishes

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    This is really yummy and very easy to do and serves two people:

     

    Ingredients:

     

    Pork Chops or Pork steak (your choice)

    One Apple - cored and thinly sliced

    Two Pears - cored and thinly sliced

    1/4 cup of Honey

    1/2 to 1 cup of vegetable stock

    Salt and Pepper to taste

     

    Method:

     

    Place the pork in a large saucepan and brown on all sides

    Add sliced apple and pears, honey, stock, salt and pepper

    when this comes to the simmer, cover and cook approximately 40 minutes on low heat

     

    Serve with your choice of vegetables or salad and enjoy

  13. ANZAC Day - 25th April

    in General Discussion

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    ANZAC Day happens in Australia on 25th April every year.

     

    Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War and is a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, and is commemorated by both countries on 25th April every year to honour members of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps who fought at Gallipoli in Turkey during WW1. It now more broadly commemorates all those who died and served in military operations for their countries.Anzac Day is also observed in the Cook Islands, Niue and Tonga, as well as Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, France.

     

    Every ANZAC Day there are several ceremonies held - all cities and towns have their own celebrations which include a Dawn Service, a Street March and then usually a lunch and a game of two-up at the local pub. This year I will attend the service at the gravesite of the man who held the very first Dawn Service in Australia. He was Padre White and an Anglican Padre in WW1 and he held a service with his parishoners on April 25th 1930 at Albany in Western Australia. Since then the Dawn Service is held on ANZAC Day all over Australia and NZ and in many other countries such as Gallipoli and France.

     

    To all those who served and still serve in the armed forces, their family, descendants and friends, gather to say "thank you" for what they have done.

     

    Lest we Forget

     

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  15. Happy Easter

    in General Discussion

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    Happy Easter to all - I realise not everyone celebrates "Easter" - however to me it's a family time and a time to reflect on the past 12 months, so for everyone who has family and will be spending time with them over the Easter holidays, enjoy your time together.

     

     

    Here in Australia we have the Easter Bilby (we have bunnies too of course). Why an Easter Bilby? Well the Easter Bilby is the Australian version of the Easter Bunny. Rabbits have already caused the extinction of the Lesser Bilby in Australia and there are now less than 1000 Greater Bilbies left in the wild. Promoting the Easter Bilby helps spread awareness of their plight and will help save them.

     

    aussie-easter-bilby.jpg

  16. Computer Technology explained - Aussie Style

    in Jokes

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    The following was in the local newsletter from our High School this week, I thought it was fun and decided to share:

    Log on: Adding wood to make the barbie (bbq) hotter

    Log off: Not adding any more wood to the barbie

    Monitor: Keeping an eye on the barbie

    Download: Getting the firewood off the ute (pickup vehicle)

    Hard Drive: Making the trip back home without any cold tinnies (beers)

    Keyboard: Where you hang the ute keys

    Window: What you shut when the weather's cold

    Screen: What you shut in the mozzie (mosquito) season

    Byte: What mozzies do

    Megabyte: What a mozzie from the coast does

    Chip: A bar snack (potato crisp)

    Microchip: What's left in the bag after you've eaten all the chips

    Modem: What you did to the lawns

    Laptop: Where the cat sleeps

    Software: Plastic knives and forks you get with takeaways

    Hardware: Stainless steel knives and forks - from KMart

    Mouse: The small rodent that eats the grain in the shed

    Mainframe: What holds the shed up

    Web: What spiders make

    Website: Usually in the shed or under the patio

    Search Engine: What you do when the ute won't go

    Yahoo: What you say when the ute does go

    Upgrade: A steep hill

    Server: The person at the pub who brings out the meal

    Mail Server: The bloke (man) at the pub who brings out the meal

    user: The neighbour who keeps borrowing things

    Network: What you do when you need to repair the fishing net

    Internet: Where you want the fish to go

    Netscape: What the fish do when they discover the hole in the net

    Online: Where you hang the washing (laundry)

    Offline: Where the washing ends up when the clothes pegs aren't strong enough

  18. 50th Anniversary

    in Jokes

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    Koach, what exactly are you saying ?

     

    Did you mean you want to take all your lovely chatter people to Italy and leave us there?

     

    Think about this carefully as we are all your family :rolleyes:

  23. Earth Hour

    in General Discussion

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    Saturday night around the world is Earth Hour!

     

    What is Earth Hour?

     

    At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people will commit to actions that go beyond the hour. http://www.earthhour.org/Homepage.aspx

     

    Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2,000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change. Only a year later and Earth Hour had become a global sustainability movement with more than 50 million people across 35 countries/territories participating. Global landmarks such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge, CN Tower in Toronto, Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, and Rome

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