Issue # 3, October - November, 2013
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Contents 3
From the Editor
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Celebrating Festuri
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Holding the Line
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It’s All About the Colour
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Changing Systems, Changing Lives
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Ask a Local
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So You Want to Write a Book...
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Koalas - What Does the Future Hold?
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The Classifieds
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A Mega Day for Aroona
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Perfecting Your Summer Steak
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Daniel Toohey Captures the Colour
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Haiku Meets Art
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Tamarind Book Club
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Caloundra Gallery
Cover Photo — Hughenden Windmill, mosaic work by Deb Caines. Photo contributed. Articles and photos are by Mary Barber, unless otherwise attributed. Food photos and gum leaves are from Bigstock Photos. Chris Postle’s art photos are contributed. Please seek permission from the editor to reuse any material, articles or photos in this issue. PDF versions of articles can be sent to contributors if requested. Every effort is made to accurately represent the people and their opinions in these stories. However, no responsibility is accepted for wrong or misleading information in any part of this magazine. Views expressed by the contributors are not necessarily those of Tamarind Magazine. The publisher will not be liable for any opinion or advice expressed in Tamarind Magazine. Information given is believed to be accurate and from reliable sources. However, factual errors may occur and can be corrected in the next issue. Please address any concerns to the Editor. Thank you, Mary Barber
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Connect, create, celebrate, Caloundra From the Editor
Hello Readers, Here we are at Issue #3 already. Thank you for all the positive comments about Issue #2. It spurs me on. There are two guest writers in this issue. Alex Mitchell, a professional book writing coach, has written an article called So You Want to Write a Book. Susan Schultz has given us a piece called Koalas – What Does the Future Hold? Susan updates us about Sunshine Coast koala numbers and the threats to their survival.
The second part of my story about Vivianne Dawalibi is titled Changing Systems, Changing Lives. Our featured artist is Deb Caines. Deb creates mosaics that reminds me of the power of art to bring joy to every day. For Deb, It’s All About the Colour. Our regular items are here too: Chris Postle’s beautiful paintings, your chance to play with words and send in your art haiku. Daniel Toohey has provided another colouring-in page for the kids. Santosh Walunjkar is back helping you to improve your knowledge and results in the kitchen. And of course there’s a book review by Graeme Bowden. The next issue will be out at the beginning of December. Until then, you can find updates on the Tamarind Magazine website or our Facebook page. Please send any comments, suggestions or story ideas to the editor. Enjoy.
Mary Barber The Editor
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Festuri, Celebrating our Multi-cultural Sunshine Coast Saturday 28th September, 2013 at Kings Beach, Caloundra
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Holding the Line Tony Moorhead, the President of the Currimundi Catchment Care Group, explains that the group has three objectives, “to improve water quality in the waterways, to limit the erosion of the banks of the lakes and creeks and to improve the environment of the area.” Tony Moorhead, President of the Currimundi Catchments Care Group
“ We have a core of about 30 volunteers. Other people come and go to various events we hold, ” says Tony. “They’re locals. They realize they’re living in a wonderful place and they’d like to look after it.” “There’s a social element too. It’s a pretty fun group. We don’t get too serious about things, ” he continues.
Tony joined the group when he moved to the coast about 5 years ago. “It was a good way to meet some people in the local area,” he says. “The focus is on the waterways but the land’s all connected to it. The water runs off the land. It’s a catchment. That’s the whole concept of it. Litter and run off comes in and that effects the water quality.” “This is such a beautiful area that we live in and people use it for recreation all the time. We just want to hold the line against all the development that’s going on and all the rest,” Tony says.
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Coir logs are used for bank stabilization. Photo contributed.
Tony is proud of the co-operative way the group and the Sunshine Coast Regional Council work together. “The council can only do so much. When you bring volunteer hours into the equation, you can get hundreds of hours of work done for free, so it’s a big return on investment for the council. They give us an annual budget and we provide labour.” “We have a very productive relationship with them. It’s one of the high points of the whole thing, I think.” For the last 5 years, the group and council have been stabilizing the creek banks by putting in walls of coir logs. The logs, made from coconut fibre, are laid horizontally to form a wall. “We’re giving nature a hand to shore up the bank. It filters any run off. It stops litter from getting into the creek because we plant vegetation on the top of it,” says Tony. Local people can get involved in an activity, such as creek bank stabilization or treeplanting. “They can put the kids in the car and come along and do two or three hours. The kids get to see an example of the right thing to do and Mum and Dad get out with the family and have some fun and it has a positive impact on the environment as well.”
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Despite their small numbers, the group makes a big impact. “It’s nearly as much about the
teaching and engaging people as the activity itself. By doing that, we’ve got a very high profile in the community. People see our yellow shirts out there doing projects and they think wow, that’s the Currimundi Catchment guys and they’ll stop and say ‘Good work, guys or ladies.” According to Tony there’s a job for everybody. “We have people planting, cutting up geofabric, cooking the sausages for lunch. Everyone can come along and we’ll find something for them to do.”
A Tree –Planting Event. Photo contributed.
The group recently did a fish survey in the catchment with the help of a professional aquatic ecologist. The results were positive, Tony says. “It seems to be fairly healthy. There was a good variety of fish, good-sized fish and plenty of them.” Tony thinks that many people enjoy giving back to the community. “When you’ve finished this year’s projects, the coir log walls or if you’ve had a tree planting, like National Tree Day and 30 or 40 people have come along, and planted a few hundred plants, there’s a real sense of achievement. You’ve made a real difference and you’ve helped other people, given
them an opportunity to contribute as well. So it’s great.”
Holding the Line. Photo contributed.
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Currimundi Catchment Care Group is the main organizer of Lights on the Lake, which is coming up in December. “We have music and entertainment and food stalls. We have a parade of decorated and lit up kayaks and canoes which is the finale,” says Tony. “Last year was a huge success. We expected maybe a thousand people but we think we got three thousand.” Bring a picnic rug, enjoy the stalls and music and watch the lights twinkling on the lake.
Lights on the Lake Date: Sunday 8th December, 2013 Time: 4.00pm to 8.00pm Location: Crummunda Park, Wurtulla For more information, please visit the CCCG website.
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It’s All About the Colour Mosaic totems stand tall among the strappy tropical plants in the front garden. The front door is a blue-jeweled welcome. This is the home of Moffat Beach mosaic artist Deb Caines.
Deb Caines discovered the beauty and versatility of mosaics when she visited Barcelona and saw the work of Antoni Gaudi in the Parc Guell ten years ago. “Whenever I thought of mosaics, I thought of the Roman traditional mosaics with tiny flat pieces that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. They’re so neat and so perfect. I’m not really like that. I’m more organic. I just like big loud bright colours. I love that 3D look,” she shares. Returning to Australia, she enrolled in a mosaicking class and she has been mosaicking ever since. “I love the fact that once you make a mosaic, it’s there for life.” There’s also a wide range of materials to use. “With a piece of mosaic, you can use old pieces like lamp bases and jugs, anything that’s cracked and old. A great big pot you can pick up really cheap because it has a crack in it.”
Deb says that mosaics are a great art form for the Sunshine Coast. They enhance an outdoors area. They don’t fade. They’re very durable and long-wearing. They can be washed.
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On her kitchen wall, Deb has one favourite
piece made from her mother-in-law’s collection of fine china and souvenir teaspoons. Rather than see them go to a secondhand shop or gather dust in a cupboard, Deb made a tea party mosaic depicting a chocolate cake on a cake stand with functional candlesticks and a tea setting. “It reminds me of her. I look at it and it makes me feel happy,” says Deb.
Deb has recently returned from a year in Hughenden, 400 kilometres west of Townsville where her husband was building an aged care facility. It was a bonus for the small community to have an artist-in-residence. Word spread. “I had so much work out there it wasn’t funny,” she remembers. Deb did mosaic projects for the local primary schools with some student involvement. She mosaicked the vegetable garden beds and decorated the wall behind the school bubblers, with a mirrored tree mosaic. She gave mosaic workshops at the municipal swimming pool.
Deb was then commissioned to do a work for the Flinders Shire Council, featuring the giant windmill that Hughenden is known for. Deb gives meaning to her works by sourcing local materials where she can. In the Hughenden piece, she has used old butter knives from the local op shop and pebbles and broken glass that she collected by the local river. TAMARIND MAGAZINE
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While in Barcelona, Deb was amazed by the giant lizard by Antoni Gaudi that forms the bannister at the Park Guell. She has always wanted to make a lizard, “just like Gaudi’s.” She took a sculpture class and made the lizard in clay, in three sections so that it would fit in the kiln, fired it and then mosaicked it. The lotus totem that stands in the front yard was inspired by visits to India. “We saw lots of different clay lotus that they use for lights and floating bowls that I loved the shape of and tried to replicate. The colours, and the mirrors and the swirls, it just sort of came together,” Deb says. Asked how the people of Barcelona feel about the public art in the Parc Guell, Deb says, “They are so proud of it. It makes an enormous income for them. Millions of people go
through there every day. It’s just awesome.” Here on the Sunshine Coast, she thinks that public art is becoming more important to people. “People are more aware of public art and wanting it around them. Everyone wants a bit of colour and beauty in their life.” For enquiries about commissions and mosaic workshops, email Deb Caines. TAMARIND MAGAZINE
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Vivianne Dawalibi, owner and Practice Manager of Caloundra Bulk Billing Surgery
Changing Systems, Changing Lives Vivianne Dawalibi worked for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Armenia from 1993 to 1996. “I was in charge of assisting the United Nations in providing solutions to refugee issues,” she recalls. “At that time, Armenia was hosting around 300,000 refugees, Armenians who were living in Azerbaijan and had to flee due to conflict. They became refugees in their own home country.” “The Armenian government hosted them in communal facilities. There was no means of heating, no electricity. Armenia is a cold country. The snow was around one and a half metres,” Vivianne says. Her first task was to lead a convoy of 10 trucks, bringing food from Turkey, through Georgia into Armenia. She remembers, “At that time, Armenia had an international blockade due to the conflict. I had to risk my life convoying these trucks. I could not say that it was coming to Armenia so we said it was coming to Georgia.”
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Food parcels being trucked to Armenia Photos contributed
“We stopped in the middle of nowhere. I had to off-load all these trucks and organise the railway to get wagons and secure this food,” she says. To add to the difficulties, “At that time there was a civil war in Georgia itself and people were hungry. Prisoners were allowed free from prison because they could not look after them. They were all holding guns and scattered everywhere, trying just to catch what they can.” “Here we were off- loading trucks of food. We were working at night just to make ourselves safe. We were also attacked by bandits. Three men with masks stopped us. I really thought at that moment, I will die. I just said ‘Oh Lord, I seek your help. And that’s it.’” “However, soon after we were stopped, these people just told us ‘go’. I was telling my driver ‘Don’t go. Don’t go.’ He said, ‘Vivianne, don’t worry. Don’t worry.’ We went. That was on the border between Georgia and Armenia.” “Then we found that they stopped the car behind us and they robbed the Americans. They put them naked, left on the street, they took everything. My Lord, lucky that was not my experience,” she says, laughing. Back in Armenia the refugees rejected the food parcels. “They didn’t have any fire to cook. This food was rice and pasta. It was not really workable for them,” Vivianne explains. Having risked her life to convoy this load of food, Vivianne wrote to the UN and explained the situation. TAMARIND MAGAZINE
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“We changed the scope of the program
from emergency relief of twenty kilo food parcels to more community development,” she says. “I worked with the government and international aid agencies. We planted wheat and barley. We funded animal husbandry and kept helping the UNHCR Grain Project, Armenia Photo contributed.
community during this tough time.”
Vivianne’s Own Refugee Experience Vivianne, her husband and son came to Australia in 1999 as refugees themselves. “I worked 20 years of my life helping refugees to integrate into new societies. Never, ever had it crossed my mind that I would become a refugee. And when I became a refugee, never, ever I thought that I would really struggle with my settlement,” she recalls.
Vivianne applied for countless jobs and was told she was overqualified. After 5 years of rejection letters, she created her own solution. She bought the Caloundra Bulk Billing Surgery in 2004. The business delivers around 3,500 medical services a year in the centre of Caloundra. Vivianne wants other Australians to know that leaving one’s home country and starting again is not a decision that any family takes lightly. Refugees face emotional and social challenges and economic hardship. She thinks that Australia’s multicultural programs generally promote the arts and the foods of other countries but do not address the economic needs of migrants and refugees. Vivianne recommends small business development programs to help people integrate and achieve some dignity and financial independence. “If we don’t focus on the economic side, we will keep these people all their lives relying on the (Centrelink) system. And we are already an aging population,” she says. “Every refugee, we have faced many hardships. We work our guts out. We are contributing to the economy of Australia, if we are given a chance,” says Vivianne. TAMARIND MAGAZINE
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Ask a Local Michael Hallam, owner of the Bounce Smoothie and Ice-cream Bar on The Esplanade, Bulcock Beach is our guest for this new item, Ask a Local. Best Fish and Chips: I get my fish and chips from Beachview Seafoods up the road. They really do have fantastic fish and chips. Great restaurants: I like Sandbar for casual dining. Tides is a really nice upmarket restaurant. Michael Hallam, owner of the Bounce Smoothies and Ice-cream Bar
Child-friendly places to go to dinner: The taverns are very good because they tend to have Kids’ Clubs. There’s Golden Beach Tavern. Pelican Waters is good because it has both an indoor and an outdoor area for kids. There’s also the RSL. Favourite coffee shop: It’s a photo finish between The Pocket and Lambkin Lane Espresso Bar, the home of Tim Adams. He’s just a legend. He’s three-time Australian Barista Champion. I live at Moffat Beach so I’m a bit partial to The Pocket. They sells Campos coffee. It’s a beautiful coffee. A favourite view: There’s a seat right at the top of Moffat Headland between Moffat and Shelley. You can sit there and watch the ships come past. They seem so close that you could just about reach out and touch them. It’s actually a fantastic place to watch the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. This winter, I’ve seen whales off there as well. So that’s a really special spot.
A local secret: Bounce Smoothies & Ice-Cream Bar has the best smoothies on the Sunshine Coast because we use fresh Australian fruit. We focus on quality. We could get cheap imported fruit but we wouldn’t get the same result. The best ice-cream: I like to think we serve the best ice-cream. Our gelatos and sorbets are made by an Italian family who have been making gelatos for six generations. They make fantastic sorbets and gelatos.
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So You Want to Write a Book ...
Alex Mitchell helps people to get their book from an idea to a reality. Here Alex shares some insights for budding authors. It’s often said that 80% of people want to write a book. But of those that start, only 20% actually finish. This certainly shows us something – writing a book is a great idea, but not as easy as it first looks. I’m a book coach and editor, and every day I help aspiring authors who have discovered that writing your first book is a pretty steep learning curve. What seems like a purely creative process actually requires a lot of planning and thought. There needs to be a clear structure, a mould for your creative outpourings to flow into. Otherwise, like preparing a cake without a cake tin, you end up with some fabulous ingredients in a big messy pile on the oven floor. It’s a waste of your precious time, energy and creativity. The good news is that you can avoid this, and get back on track if it happens, by using three powerful questions. When you sit down and really work through these questions, the power behind them becomes clear. Why are you writing? There are lots of reasons to write a book, and none of them are right or wrong. You don’t need to tell anyone, so you can be honest. The reasons why you are writing are your inner goals, and as with all goals, if you aren’t clear what they are, you have a pretty slim chance of reaching them.
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Here are a couple of common reasons:
You have a burning desire to share a message that will help people You want to raise your public profile and be seen as an expert You want to create a keepsake for your family You want to make money and be a bestselling author You feel you have a talent and want to create something beautiful You want to open up a new avenue for your teachings, with a view to bringing in lots of paying clients. These ideas are just the tip of the iceberg. You may have other reasons, you may reso-
nate with many varying, and even conflicting reasons. Decide what you really want from this, as the answer will direct the way you structure your book, the way you have it edited, the production style you use and your marketing plan. A book designed as a family keepsake will follow a completely different preparation and production process to one that is designed to showcase your expertise and propel you forward in your career. Who is your reader? A little tip – if you are tempted to say ‘everyone’, remember that ‘everyone’ has not been the reader of any single book. Perhaps you feel that everyone SHOULD read what you have
to say, but the reality is that they won’t. People will read what they want, not what you believe they need. The opposite approach is actually more effective. The more you can niche down who your reader is, the higher your chance of finding a place in the market. If you speak clearly to one group, others will hear you as well. If you speak in a general overview, no one is engaged.
Alex Mitchell conducts writers’ workshops at her inspirational location in the Glasshouse Mountains. All photos contributed.
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Once you have your ideal reader worked out, knowing their gender, age, socio-economic
status, interests and fears, you can write to them. You can imagine them sitting in front of you, and so accurately choose your voice, tone, complexity of language, depth of detail and even what to include and what to leave out, based on what that person is interested in. What a powerful self editing tool! What are you trying to say? As a new author, it’s tempting to share all your ideas in your first book. However the most successful books have one central message, and say it well. Think about your why question.
If you are writing a how-to book, will it cover every step from start to finish or just one aspect of the journey? Which gems of writing brilliance can be kept for book two, or your blog, or website? Sometimes the answers to these questions can raise further questions and sometimes they will even result in a change of direction in your writing. Isn’t it better to know these answers now, rather than once you have finished your manuscript and handed it to your editor? Take some time to reflect and to plan. If you need a little help to find your way, get in touch and we can do it together.
Alex Mitchell is an independent book coach and editor based on a pineapple farm on the Sunshine Coast. She has helped hundreds of local and interstate authors to achieve their book publishing dreams. Alex has a reputation for freely sharing her extensive knowledge of the book planning and publishing process in a down to earth style. She offers one to one coaching, small group author workshops and Skype consultations. Visit www.AuthorSupportServices.com to find out how Alex can help you write the book you imagined.
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Koalas What Does the Future Hold? Will the koala become a distant memory like the Tasmanian tiger? Is time running out? Susan Schultz reports. Meghan Halverson, President of the Queensland Koala Crusaders. Photo contributed.
Meghan Halverson, President of the Queensland Koala Crusaders estimates that there are only one to two hundred koalas left on the Sunshine Coast. Halverson says there are just two koalas left in the Noosa National Park. Maroochydore which once had an abundance of koalas, now has none.
At a recent fundraiser, Halverson highlighted the plight of the koala. Habitat loss due to development, mining and logging is a major concern. With smaller fragmented habitats, the koalas have to cross busy roads and highways, resulting in injuries and deaths. As development encroaches near their home range, koalas are attacked by dogs and cats. Some injured koalas are found and taken to wildlife hospitals. However, due to the severity of their injuries, most need to be euthanized. The Local Situation At present the Queensland State Government is planning a 400 million dollar upgrade of
the Bruce Highway, including an interchange at Caloundra Road, Steve Irwin Way and the Bruce Highway. 24 hectares of remnant forest will be cleared to make way for the upgrade. The forest is a nationally recognized critically endangered ecosystem with century-old habitat trees and unique wetlands. Channel 7 News (18 May, 2013) reported that conservationists, who attended the “Save Steve Irwin Way� Rally, are outraged about the development plans because this area of bushland is a koala habitat. TAMARIND MAGAZINE
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Photo contributed by Queensland Koala Crusaders
At the rally, Ray Chambers of Sunshine Coast Wildlife Rescue stated, “This bushland is the last safe haven for Caloundra’s koala.” Chambers said there are alternative designs that will enable the upgrade to go ahead without the removal of one tree. Meghan Halverson says that if we take no action, koalas could die out in South East
Queensland within 2 years. Currently the koala is listed as vulnerable. Halverson says the reality is the koala is an endangered species and it needs to be listed as such to get maximum protection from development and other threats. She encourages people to lobby state and federal governments to have the koala listed as endangered. Only then will koalas have a chance of surviving. More information is available at the Queensland Koala Crusaders website.
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Did you know ? Koalas drink water. They eat dirt for additional minerals. They grieve, cry and feel pain. Koalas have a face rather than a muzzle.
Mature koalas can weigh between 4 kg – 15kg. Orphan joeys can cry for three or more days for their mum. Bats pollinate the koalas’ food trees. Koalas are Queensland’s fauna emblem.
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A Mega Day for Aroona Diane Camm from RE/MAX is busy knocking on doors in Aroona to invite the locals to join a Mega Garage Sale on Saturday 19th October. Diane Camm of RE/MAX Caloundra
RE/MAX recently held a garage sale event in Golden Beach, raising over $900 for the Make a Wish Australia. Diane says the event was a great success. “There were people out on foot everywhere.” The feedback from locals was that it was the best day. People were amazed that RE/MAX was staging the event for their neighbourhood. Locals estimate that over a thousand people visited the garage sales. Diane recalls, “One street had more than 8 garage sales. That was the street that was mad all day.” Now it’s Aroona’s turn. Aroona Park in Miranda Street will be the centre of the next Mega Garage Sale. RE/MAX have dropped over 500 invites to houses around the Aroona Park area. The Who’s Hungry van will be making bacon and egg rolls, hot coffee and drinks. Local businesses have donated prizes, including personal training sessions, beauty salon vouchers and a family ten pin bowling pass. Garage sale holders and anyone donating on the day will go
in the draw for these prizes. Stall holders will donate $10 to Make a Wish Australia. It’s going to be mega. Diane says, “I can’t wait for this one.”
Golden Beach Mega Garage Sale. Photo contributed.
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Everyone’s out and about at the Golden Beach Mega Garage Sale. Photo contributed.
Clear out your junk.
Make a few dollars.
Meet the neighbours.
Grab a bargain.
Enjoy the buzz.
Be there!!
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Perfecting Your Summer Steak Local Chef Santosh Walunjkar shares his knowledge
1 Meet Your Butcher Introduce yourself to your local butcher and become his friend. Buy your meat from the butcher’s counter not the pre-packed section.
2 Choosing Your Meat Choose steaks that have a fine texture and are firm to the touch. A good quality steak should have an even layer of marbling or fat. The colour should be a light cherry red, not deep red. Stay away from grey-coloured meat.
3 Consider the Cost When you are selecting meat, you do get what you pay for. Expensive cuts of meat tend to be more tender but they do not always have the most flavour. Meat that is marbled is more flavoursome. With barbequing or grilling, you can cook a cheaper cut of meat just right and make something better than most restaurants can turn out.
4 Take Your Steak Out Take the steak out of fridge at least 20 minutes prior to cooking. If you try to cook your cold steak on a hot griddle, the sudden change in temperature will toughen up the steak. Make sure the steak is covered. If the steak is sitting out of fridge for longer, then the bacteria will start developing.
5 Getting the Heat Right Turn up the heat to maximum. You want the grill or pan to be hot enough that you can hold your hand over it for just a second. A high heat ensures a good sear and a crispy crust on your steaks.
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6 Preparing Your Steak Steaks don’t need much to make them great. Just before grilling, brush them lightly on both sides with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. If you want to get fancy, you can add spices like chili powder, paprika or garlic powder to the rub.
7 Turning Your Steak Your steaks are ready to be flipped when they release easily from the grill. Turn the meat with a pair of pincher tongs instead of poking it with a barbecue fork. Those forks just pierce holes in the meat, mauling it and releasing the juices.
8 Knowing When Your Steak is Done The best way to check for doneness is to poke a steak with your finger. A rare steak is soft and squishy; a medium rare steak is yielding; medium is gently yielding; medium-well is firm; and well-done is hard and springy.
9 Resting Your Steak After you remove the steak from the grill, allow it to rest on a plate for five minutes. The meat will continue to cook . This gives the juices time to re-circulate through the meat. Slicing the steak earlier lets the juices run out and makes your steak taste dry.
10 The Final Flourish Just before serving, drizzle a little extra-virgin olive oil, melted butter, or beef fat over your perfectly grilled steak. This adds flavour, sheen and succulence. Think of it as the varnish on your masterpiece.
To jazz up your cooking in your own home, or join a cooking class, contact Santosh at Talking Turkey. Class dates for October and November are listed on Santosh’s website. www.talkingturkey.com.au Phone : 0429 535 734 Home catering is also available so plan your Christmas bash with Santosh. TAMARIND MAGAZINE
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Daniel Toohey Captures the Colour For the colouring-in page, Daniel Toohey has shared part of a triptych of Gouldian finches. “I saw a bunch of these little guys in north western Queensland during a camping trip a few years ago and have been wanting to paint them for a while.” They are painted with acrylic on canvas and are available at the Seaview Gallery, Moffat Beach. Daniel’s drawing is on the next page and also available on the Tamarind Magazine website. Detail from ‘Stick the Landing’ by Daniel Toohey
Daniel’s News Daniel Toohey is currently doing more portraits and commission-based work. He is at the Seaview Gallery at Moffat Beach for two days a month. He can also be contacted at his Facebook page.
Daniel Toohey with a self-portrait he is currently working on.
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Haiku Meets Art
Green rustle above. A thread of clear water shines. Life flows to the sea. by Anna Campbell
Encroaching forest Flow of life-giving water
Nature replenished. by Mary Ann Wright
Forest Fantasia by Chris Postle
Thank you to Mary Ann and Anna for contributing haikus for this issue. First
there was one, then there was two. Chris Postle’s art invites you to slow down, take a moment with nature, wonder and create. I hope to see your haikus in the next issue. To find out more about Chris Postle’s art and which Sunshine Coast galleries show his work, visit his website.
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Suncatcher by Chris Postle
Chris Postle calls the egret “another masterpiece by the maker.” Here Chris has caught the egret basking in the midday sun, catching the breeze in the plumes of the casuarina. Submit your haikus here. TAMARIND MAGAZINE
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Tamarind Book Club October, 2013 Mr Wigg is our book of the month for October. Graeme Bowden from the Bookshop at Caloundra has reviewed this book.
Inga Simpson, I am pleased to say, is a Sunshine Coast author and with "Mr Wigg" she has written a wonderfully comfortable novel. I would find it hard to imagine how anyone could not enjoy the telling of this story. Mr Wigg has been widowed for a number of years but still lives as if Mrs Wigg was present and influencing his work in their garden of flowers, vegetables and his beloved fruit trees. Mr and Mrs Wigg have had nothing to do with their daughter for many years and since the death of his wife, the relationship between Mr Wigg and his son has also been difficult. Some very special passages in this novel involve the grandchildren of Mr Wigg, Lachlan
and Fiona, and the way he tries to instil in them a love for the simple things in life. This is not an action story. It is just a lovely gentle story about family and the problems and joys that confront them all. I am sure that you will love this book. Graeme Bowden Mr Wigg is available from The Bookshop at Caloundra, 22A Bulcock St, Caloundra
Phone 5491 4836
Email: thebookshop@eftel.net.au
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