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Archive: 2018

Ragu Recipes / Food

1 April 2018

Beef Ragu

Preparation time: 30mins. Cook time: 2 hours. 1/4 cup olive oil. 1.3kg beef chuck steak, cut into 5cm chunks. 4 eschalots, peeled, roots intact, halved. 3garlic cloves, crushed. 2 carrots, thickly sliced. 2 celery stalks, thickly sliced. 3 fresh thyme sprigs. 2 fresh rosemary sprigs. 2...

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1 April 2018

Vehicle Valuations

Firstly, thanks to all those folk who wrote to me saying how much they had enjoyed my article in Issue 23 (September 2017). Indeed, this support is what has prompted me to offer some further thoughts as they relate to classic cars and their values. I am frequently asked what I look for when asked ...

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1 April 2018

An Underwriting tidy up

Here at Star Insurance Specialists we manually review each renewal before terms are issued. This allows us to check the risk is rated correctly & also tidy up additional underwriting information. You’ll often see us asking questions on the renewal notices about young drivers, location of the ...

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MartinB 1 Travel / Lifestyle

1 April 2018

Cruising Country

I drive through the Wairarapa region every six weeks on my business trips but rarely get to explore much of the area, so when the opportunity came up to attend the Cruize Martinborough classic car event I thought it was a perfect opportunity for a weekend of cars and wine (not together obviously!)....

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