This memorial in front of the rugby club commemorates the first settlers to the area who arrived in 1868 from Canada.
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In amongt the modern new highrise buildings in Auckland City is this smaller vintage building that is currently for sale (I'd buy it if I had the money). My research found that: "It was designed by English-born architect Charles Towle and erected in the early 1930s as the Church of Christ, Scientist, the building's Graeco-Roman facade has towering columns that frame its impressive entranceway, with three ornate timber doors decorated with leadlight inserts providing access to the expansive foyer. Arched ceilings dominate the former congregational high stud space beyond the foyer and numerous picturesque windows provide a light, airy feel and an ambience many office buildings lack. The building housed congregational and Sunday school services for 70 years until it was sold and converted into office space in 2003. A significant refurbishment was also carried out with care taken to ensure that the building's distinctive character remained intact. Special architectural ...
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Speaking about them coming from Scotland, the name Michie is Scottish so they may well have originated from there.
Take care, enjoy your day! Happy weekend to you!
Oh, and here is the recipe:
The onion cake is easy, you need:
- ca 350 g onions (of course, LOL)
- 200 g almond flour (or any other, I guess)
- 3 eggs
- 1 TS psyllium (don´t think it´s essential)
- 100 g ham/Prosciutto (whatever you like)
- 150 g curd cheese (20%)
- 150g Crème fraîche
- 100 g cheese (cheddar or such)
- Salt/Pepper/oil/butter.
Here is a video on how to make it.
First the dough:
Mix the almond flour (I took less, some 150g) with 2 of the eggs (in the video they show one, you will need two), the psyllium and salt, mix well, then fill it in a buttered form and bake for 10 minutes at 180C.
Cut the onions (half and then just slices), cook in a pan with oil till golden. I also added white wine. Because I had it... add salt and pepper, of course, just choose when.
Add the cut meat.
Then... well I mixed it first, the curd cheese and Crème fraîche, add.
Next 80 g or such of the shredded cheese.
Mix all that and put it in the form.
Top it with the rest of the shredded cheese and bake for another 20 minutes at 180C.
Let it cool down a bit (essential for the taste of the onions).
Enjoy :-)
I think most people have a white wine with it (I just need that for cooking and have a beer).
cut all the other stuff first and frying the onions took (me) more than 10 minutes, too, and you don´t want to waste energy on the oven...