$450,000-plus REDESDALE 633 North Redesdale Road Auction 11am, March 5 Agent Pat Rice & Hawkins, 9866 5588

TAHITI looks nice at this time of year ... but first Meagen Nay has to win some jewellery, to keep up with the Rices.

Depending on who you ask, there are between 7000 and 140,000 varieties of rice cultivated throughout the world. Rice (Oryza sativa) is generally categorised as long, medium or short, with each variety of the grain being one of the three.

The Sydney property market continues to turn over quickly, although rices are increasing only moderately. The latest figures for the State Treasury show the number of properties being sold are at near record levels. Figures from the Office of State Revenue for May show the..read more

WHEN John Sligo was testing recipes for Pastas, Rices and Other Vices, his Italian peasant cookbook, he'd cook up a storm on the very basic stove in his semi-derelict Paddo terrace, then hop on a bus, clutching the results in a beaten-up cooking pot, and take dinner to the..read more