Trauma to advocacy with Millie Grant
Oh trauma, you seem to consume my existence. You left a nasty invisible scar on my brain and now demand my full attention. You leave me no choice but to reluctantly oblige your demands. Forcing me to accept and journey through my trauma to navigate myself a new safe path. I’m from Christchurch so like all the roads here, mine has some bumps in the way.
The sweetest treats with My Croatian Kitchen
I'm Helena, a New Zealand born Croatian who's been brought up with food as a central point of my culture, family and community. Earlier this year, I released my cookbook My Croatian Kitchen to share my family recipes to hopefully inspire people to try something new and have a meal with their nearest and dearest. These are three of my favourite sweet treats from the book that hold so many special memories. Dobar Tek!
Playlist of the month : celebrating spring
Press play on our curated spring Sauce x Sala playlist
Photo dump series #1 with Alice Lines, Editor of Homestyle Magazine
Lockdown Photo Dump is an editorial interview series where we celebrate everyday lived experiences and find joy in the ordinary and mundane. For the first instalment of the series, we are excited to introduce you to Alice Lines, Interior Stylist and Editor of New Zealand’s most loved interiors magazine - Homestyle.
September horoscope by Hannah Crerar
September starts off at a steady pace and our minds feel sharp but as the month progresses, our sense of focus waivers. Some things will take more time than we had planned. Patience and hope are required.
3 easy dinner recipes with Assortment
There's no denying during lockdowns we have more time to spend in the kitchen. So now's the time to impress your flatmate, family or even yourself and throw together a vegetable delight for your bubble.
We've put together a selection of our go-to vegetable-based meals. You can either call in your sous chef and make it all or mix and match depending on what tickles your fancy.
This is everything I don’t know about grief
I never knew death before my twenties. I’d never lost anyone before then. I think I started to believe that death as a concept was something stigmatised. My inner realist understands that death is ever approaching the longer we live, with the more risks we take. I guess I had it in my head, a form of acceptance; death is inevitable. I’ve been fortunate in my youth to have held onto every single one of my extended family members, every single one of my close friends.
The burden of representation is real, and a heavy one at that
That baggage is so heavy that it effectively hinders your ability to perfect your craft and produce your art. When you’re a person of colour trying to produce art, so much of your time is spent networking, lifting people within your community up, fighting your industry against discrimination, proving that your deserve a spot at the table, and carrying the burden of representation for your people.
My top podcasts are all hosted by drag queens
Over 155 million people listened to a podcast every week in 2020. I was one of those people. They say you can learn a lot about a person by looking at their bookshelf. I’d say the same goes for their podcast library.
Why are women so obsessed with the true crime genre?
When we are the predominant victim…
Sauce’s delicious dumpling soup
Soup is notoriously underrated. But for many, soup - homemade soup - is a representation of warmth, of home.
Personally, I love everything about it.
All the best places to dine during New Zealand Fashion Week (in Auckland)
The next best thing to being on a holiday
Playlist of the month : your fashion week soundscape
Press play on our curated soundscapes for fashion month
Thank You Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka
Unless you were living under a rock last week; you know that 4 x Olympic gold medallist and 19 x World Champion gold medallist Simone Biles decided to put her mental health first.
Sauce Recipes : Assortment’s miso roasted cabbage
You're probably familiar with cabbage in a coleslaw or a salad but have you thought to roast it? This recipe puts the humble cabbage in the limelight
Why that dress is more problematic in SATC than you think
We’ve all seen the picture. Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) floating around New York City in none other than a ‘boho-chic’ inspired Forever21 dress. While a travesty in its own right (Carrie wouldn’t dare wear Forever21, nor would Patricia Field dress her in one), the true fashion crime is the power and hold of fast fashion.
Stop sleeping on The Real Housewives of Potomac
When it comes to TV these days, I don’t need a scripted arty detective drama that has a twang theme song that weekly goes further into the gruesome murder of a woman. No thanks; I save all my television based chaos for reality and most of that reality consisting within what I call 'The Bravo Cinematic Universe'
Rose Matafeo is a national treasure
Making light of big things and celebrating little things. From sex on periods, men treating themselves to a sit-down pee to complicated, dead-end sexual partners who are only complicated because you keep going back. Your late twenties are so strange, even more so in London where the expected timeline to grow up wobbles a bit. Matafeo holds a mirror to what could be described as the last call of your twenties.
August horoscope by Hannah Crerar
A month full of passion, dedication and radical honesty with oneself. The world is hungry for authenticity so allow yourself to be seen in all your uncensored glory. As you go, put in place the correct systems that protect your energy and allow you to channel your life force in ways that feel purposeful and uplifting to your Soul.
Swiping right for the wrong reasons
I have 716 matches on Tinder and I haven’t met up with a single 1.