Good food is wasted on kids honestly, they always want the most basic tasting food. My favourite way for broccoli is to toss it in oil, salt, garlic powder and pepper then roast in a really hot oven or bbq so it gets a bit charred all over. Gets a really nice nutty flavour to it.

Currently the youngest just wants whatever we’re eating. Sometimes she doesn’t even know what it is and immediately wants it when she sees us eating it 😂

Do you actually care about the branding? If you don’t just get the highly rated stuff on Temu/Aliexpress, it’s likely made in the same factories.

Are you sure they actually just like cheese sauce, which happens to come with broccoli?

My eldest used to like broccoli, but now doesn’t. We don’t eat it with cheese sauce though!

I was watching the chat too, but got too lost with all the different things going on. It seemed liked they didn’t decide to extend the pink and blue to the left until pretty late? I remember doing a little to help finish the right side earlier on today.

Everything still looks pretty great and the whole thing is really well filled out.

I did as much as I could, but I was lacking imagination after ours was done. Mainly spent time filling in random backgrounds.

Poor wehavecookies.social kept getting changed

Always blows my mind that there are still large species we know so little about. Crazy to think that no one has ever seen a live spade toothed whale and we only know about them from their washed up bodies.

I’m doing my part 🫡

Things such as changing the sick leave rules would help ease the pressure on businesses, or simplifying the Holidays Act.

“While the government doesn’t have any money they have other levers they can use to remove red tape.”

Sounds like Retail NZ wants them to erode worker rights and protections as well, I’m sure those retail workers will appreciate that.

I mean what do they expect? Literally everything is going up in price, Mortgage rates, insurance, power, food, internet etc. Unless you’re already well off I can imagine a lot of people are just paying to survive right now, let alone having money for discretionary spending. Not to mention we’re supposed to save and invest for our futures as well…

Thanks Dave, interesting stats!

As much as I’d love a diynz and Hamilton community here, I don’t think we have enough regular posters sadly. Sorry to say I’m also guilty of not contributing much lately

Yeah that’s ok by me. The sliced kiwi placement doesn’t look entirely right, but I can’t see where else to put it. Keen to hear what others think

I like the fantail, although I feel doing the same flag is kind of boring. Could we recreate something like this: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/new-zealand-flag-map-pixel-art-1092031517

Not to sound ungrateful or anything!

Oh this is a good idea! Guessing the mayo can work as a replacement for the oil or butter in baking recipes

Haha could be a good prank though!

I was thinking it could be used for cooking since it’s mainly oil, but I’m thinking the amount of sugar might not work well. I’ve seen people use it on the outside of grilled cheese sandwiches to crisp it up. Otherwise into the compost it goes!

Highly recommend no one buys Woolworths Essential’s brand Mayonnaise. Absolutely disgusting, looked like glue and also super sweet. I realised after the fact it’s vegan, so no eggs… Mayo with no eggs! Even my Mayo/Aioli loving kid thought it was gross.

Not sure what to do with the jar of it now, feels wasteful to throw it away though 🤮

I’ll follow whatever plan you guys come up with! I don’t know if I’ll be able to spend as much time on it as last time though

It’s so long ago I honestly can’t remember the taste. I just remember being shown to peel and eat the new shoots

This has unlocked a memory for me of being taught how to eat supplejack at a school camp when I was in primary/intermediate!

Guess I’ll need to come up with my superhero name now!