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Jamie Oliver faces backlash over new product

<p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">An English MP has accused Jamie Oliver of cultural appropriation after the celebrity chef launched a new product.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">Jamie has released a new range of ‘punchy jerk rice’ and the £2.30 (AUD$4) product has been hit with a wave of criticism for copying an original Jamaican recipe.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">The MP in north west London, Dawn Butler, suggested the father of five used the word 'jerk' to increase sales of his rice.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">Ms Butler tweeted: “#jamieoliver @jamieoliver #jerk I'm just wondering do you know what #Jamaican #jerk actually is?"</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">“It's not just a word you put before stuff to sell products. @levirootsmusic should do a masterclass. Your jerk Rice is not ok. This appropriation from Jamaica needs to stop.”</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: center; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><img style="width: 443.3566433566433px; height:500px;" src="https://oversixtydev.blob.core.windows.net/media/7820336/1.jpg" alt="" data-udi="umb://media/0392f065cceb4f3593e7f7611a5214f4" /></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">Jerk is a type of cooking that originates in Jamaica, where meat is marinated or dry-rubbed in a seasoning made up of allspice, Scotch bonnets, but usually also contains garlic, cayenne pepper and cinnamon.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">Some critics also slammed the chef for using ingredients that aren’t traditional.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">"I saw this description of Jamie Oliver's Jerk Rice. On what planet can "garlic, ginger and jalapenos" be described as 'Jerk'?"</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">Others have been quick to jump to Jamie’s defence, arguing that the UK is a multicultural country and that cooking different cuisines isn’t the same as cultural appropriation.</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">One person tweeted: "Now while I do think Jamie needs taking down a peg or three you're all getting very silly over this appropriation stuff."</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">"If no one cooked/ate food from other cultures in the world what a boring life we'd lead."</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">Replying to Ms Butler’s tweet, UK MP Neil O’Brien wrote: “If Jamie Oliver isn’t allowed to make Jerk chicken because it’s cultural 'appropriation' she’s going to go mad when she finds out about 'Jamie’s Italy'."</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0cm; background: white; vertical-align: baseline; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; line-height: inherit; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; font-family: 'Helvetica',sans-serif; color: black;">What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below. </span></p>

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Jerk chicken skewers

<p>Serve these finger-licking skewers with pieces of fresh mango, black beans, a scattering of spring onions, fresh coriander and lime wedges for squeezing.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Makes</span>:</strong> 10</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li>750g skinned and boned chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces</li> <li>Jerk marinade:</li> <li>1 small red onion, finely chopped</li> <li>Juice of 1 orange</li> <li>Juice of 1 lime</li> <li>2 tablespoons soy sauce</li> <li>2 tablespoons vegetable oil</li> <li>1 tablespoon brown sugar</li> <li>2 cloves garlic, finely chopped</li> <li>1 green capsicum, finely chopped</li> <li>1 small thumb ginger, finely chopped</li> <li>2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves</li> <li>½ teaspoon ground allspice</li> <li>½ teaspoon ground cinnamon</li> <li>½ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg</li> <li>½ teaspoon salt</li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method:</span></strong></p> <ol> <li>Place all the marinade ingredients in a blender or food processor and pulse until almost smooth.  </li> <li>Place chicken in a shallow bowl and pour over the marinade. Cover and refrigerate for several hours.  </li> <li>While the chicken is marinating, soak about 10 bamboo skewers in water.  </li> <li>Thread the chicken onto the prepared skewers. Cook on an oiled grill pan or barbecue hot plate, turning often until cooked through, about 5 minutes.  </li> </ol> <p><em>Written by Bernadette Hogg. First appeared on <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Stuff.co.nz</span></strong></a></em></p> <p><em><strong>Have you ordered your copy of the Over60 cookbook, The Way Mum Made It, yet? Featuring 178 delicious tried-and-true recipes from you, the Over60 community, and your favourites that have appeared on the Over60 website, <a href="https://shop.abc.net.au/products/way-mum-made-it-pbk" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">head to the abcshop.com.au to order your copy now</span></a>.</strong></em></p>

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Dad’s tear-jerking letter to daughter about future husband

<p>A father’s words of wisdom, strength and truth. Kenny Flanagan writes letters to his daughter about topical things, but this one about her future husband is particularly special.</p> <p><strong>Dear Cutie-Pie</strong>,</p> <p>Recently, your mother and I were searching for an answer on Google. Halfway through entering the question, Google returned a list of the most popular searches in the world. Perched at the top of the list was “How to keep him interested."</p> <p>It startled me. I scanned several of the countless articles about how to be sexy and sexual, when to bring him a beer versus a sandwich, and the ways to make him feel smart and superior.</p> <p>And I got <em>angry</em>.</p> <p><strong>Little One, it is </strong><em>not</em><strong>, has never</strong> <em>been</em><strong>, and never</strong> <em>will</em> <strong>be your job to “keep him interested."</strong></p> <p>Little One, your only task is to know deeply in your soul—in that unshakeable place that isn’t rattled by rejection and loss and ego—that you are worthy of interest. (If you can remember that everyone else is <em>worthy</em> of interest also, the battle of your life will be mostly won. But that is a letter for another day.)</p> <p>If you can trust your worth in this way, you will be attractive in the most important sense of the word: you will attract a boy who is both <em>capable</em> of interest and who wants to spend his one life investing all of his interest in <em>you</em>.</p> <p><strong>Little One, I want to tell you about the boy who doesn’t need to be </strong><em>kept</em> <strong>interested, because he knows you are</strong> <em>interesting</em><strong>:</strong></p> <p>I don’t care if he puts his elbows on the dinner table—as long as he puts his eyes on the way your nose scrunches when you smile. And then can’t stop looking.</p> <p>I don’t care if he can’t play a bit of golf with me—as long as he can play with the children you give him and revel in all the glorious and frustrating ways they are just like you.</p> <p>I don’t care if he doesn’t follow his wallet—as long as he follows his <em>heart</em> and it always leads him back to you.</p> <p>I don’t care if he is strong—as long as he gives you the space to exercise the strength that is in <em>your</em> heart.</p> <p>I don’t care about the color of his skin—as long as he paints the canvas of your lives with brushstrokes of patience, and sacrifice, and vulnerability, and tenderness.</p> <p>I don’t care if he was raised in <em>this</em> religion or <em>that</em> religion or <em>no</em> religion—as long as he was raised to value the sacred and to know every moment of life, and every moment of life with you, is <em>deeply</em> sacred.</p> <p>In the end, Little One, if you stumble across a man like that and he and I have nothing else in common, we will have the <em>most important</em> thing in common: <em>You</em>.</p> <p><strong>Because in the end, Little One, the only thing you should have to do to "keep him interested" is to be <em>you</em>.</strong></p> <p>Your eternally interested guy,</p> <p>Daddy.</p> <p><em>This post is, of course, dedicated to my daughter. But I also want to dedicate it beyond her. I wrote it for every grown woman who has never known this voice of a daddy. And I wrote it for the generation of boys-becoming-men who need to be reminded of what is really important — my little girl finding a loving, lifelong companion is dependent upon at least one of you figuring this out. I’m praying for you</em></p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2016/01/swimmers-evacuated-7-metre-shark-spotted/">Swimmers evacuated as 7-metre shark is spotted off coast</a></strong></span></em></p> <p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2016/01/astronomers-dedicate-constellation-to-david-bowie/">Astronomers dedicate constellation of stars to David Bowie</a></strong></span></em></p> <p><em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/news/news/2016/01/the-panda-hidden-in-this-picture/">Can you find the panda hidden in this picture?</a></strong></span></em></p> <p> </p> <p> </p>

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Fathers and daughters share their bond in one tear jerking video

<p>While father daughter relationships in childhood can be filled with earnest memories, we all know there can be a certain disconnect in our adult years. However, as we grow older and spend more time with our own families, we forget that our fathers are growing older too.</p> <p>A new short video from a group of Indian film makers reminds us of the special bond that exists between a father and daughter. The film, ‘Project Papa’ asked fathers and daughters of all ages to share what it is that makes their relationship special and what they wish they had more time to do together.</p> <p>The anecdotes, beautiful memories and heart felt stories are sure to remind you of your own fathers and children. The common thread among them all is that they all have one regret; they wish they has spent more time together.</p> <p>A beautiful reminder of the things in life that really count.</p> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2015/11/funny-things-grandkids-say-part-4/">The funniest things grandkids kids say</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2015/11/sacrifices-grandparents-make-study/">The many things grandparents sacrifice for their family</a></em></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/lifestyle/family-pets/2015/11/interspecies-animal-friendships/">15 unlikely friendships that will melt your heart</a></em></strong></span></p>

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Couple with dementia relives night they met in tear-jerking video

<p>Christmas ads have a long history of tugging at the heartstring but this new iFolor spot takes the cake. </p> <p>In the ad for the Swiss photo album brand, a woman gifts her husband, who has dementia, with a photo album of their times together. The photos of the first night they met triggers something in the man and the flash of recognition in his eyes is enough to make anyone’s heart break. The photos transport the couple back to the New Year's Eve party where the two first met.</p> <p>The couple start dancing together among the leaves as poignant flashbacks reveal the memory they are reliving together. Watch the whole video above, but be warned it’s a tearjerker.</p> <p><strong>Related links: </strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/health/caring/2015/11/things-i-learned-from-working-with-the-dying/"><em>14 things I learned from working with the dying</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/health/caring/2015/12/buddy-bench-shy-school-kids-to-find-friends/"><em>“Buddy Bench” created for shy school kids to find friends</em></a></strong></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.oversixty.co.nz/health/caring/2015/12/heidi-hetzer-worldwide-car-adventure/"><em>78-year-old travels around the world in 1930 Hudson</em></a></strong></span></p>

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Jerk chicken drumsticks

<p>Jerk, a style of cooking native to Jamaica in which meat is rubbed with jerk spice, is a deliciously tangy way to enjoy chicken. Seasoned with plenty of spice, this recipe is not for the faint-hearted.</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Serves</span>:</strong> 4-6</p> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients</span>:</strong></p> <ul> <li>1 onion, chopped</li> <li>2 tablespoon thyme</li> <li>1 tablespoon ground rosemary</li> <li>2 tablespoon vegetable oil</li> <li>1 tablespoon ground allspice</li> <li>2 teaspoon ground cinnamon</li> <li>½ teaspoon ground nutmeg</li> <li>2 teaspoon finely grated ginger</li> <li>2 tablespoon sugar</li> <li>½ cup lime juice</li> <li>3 habanero chillies, seeded, chopped</li> <li>2 garlic cloves, finely chopped</li> <li>1.5kg chicken drumsticks</li> <li>1 lime, juiced</li> <li>Salt and pepper</li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method:</span></strong></p> <ol> <li>To make jerk marinade, place onions, thyme, rosemary, oil, allspice, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, lime juice, sugar, chillies and garlic into a blender and pulse until a paste. Rub paste over chicken and place in bowl, cover and refrigerate overnight.</li> <li>Preheat barbeque to medium-high and grease the grill. Remove chicken from marinade and season with salt and pepper. Cook, turning, for 20 minutes or until chicken cooked through.</li> <li>Serve chicken with lime wedges.</li> </ol> <p><strong>Related links:</strong></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/lifestyle/food-wine/2015/09/macaroni-salad/">Macaroni salad</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/lifestyle/food-wine/2015/08/thai-prawn-curry/">Thai prawn curry</a></strong></em></span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><a href="/lifestyle/food-wine/2015/08/lemon-parsley-fishcakes/">Lemon and parsley fishcakes</a></strong></em></span></p>

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