Diesel Rogers Dining with Diesel www.sunlive.co.nz

As I have been spending the last week resting by the big pool called the Pacific, I have had plenty of time to dwell on what can be done to help the traumatised pets in ‘Crusader Land'.
Now, I have been traumatised a few times, one I can remember was a despicable young twolegger tempting me with a food, only to eat it himself.

Now this is nothing compared to what the four paw brigade have had to endure down south, so with a few phone calls and a little organisation, we at The Weekend Sun have come up with a plan so cunning, you could hide an elephant in a strawberry patch. Have you ever seen an elephant hiding in a strawberry patch? – Well, just goes to show how cunning this plan is then.
With a quick trot up Cameron Road to Gate Pa to see my good mate, the always helpful Johnny the Aussie Butcher, and a visit to Payless Plastics, where Frank and Kathy were also happy to help by lending us a couple of big yellow wheelie bins, and then a visit to the good folk at New Zealand Couriers, who are going to get all the pet food down to Christchurch, we are ready to go.

The plan
First, find an elephant… oops, wrong plan. What happens is this, we have two big yellow bins here at The Weekend Sun office, and what we would like you all to do is donate, by dropping in dry goods to fill them both, and when you do, give your phone number to the twolegger with the ready smile at our reception desk (her name is Julie by the way) and try and guess how many pet food items this appeal will raise.
Johnny boy has donated a $50 meat voucher to go to the person with the closest guess, and New Zealand Couriers will get them to the needy pets of Christchurch.
Now, is that not a worthy cause?
I have started things rolling by digging up one of my bones, which I found by way of my GPS system, but it was so bloody old it had tooth marks on it.
At the age I am now, my teeth have worn down to stubs, so as you can imagine I thought, ‘Hell, I have found a ‘Moa' and not a Masport either.'
I digress, after dragging it home, thinking I was doing my part, the boss curtly said there is no way that smelly damn thing is going in these nice clean bins, and that is the reason the SPCA in Christchurch is only asking for dry food, as per the advertisement on this page, so a big big PLEASE from me, let's help the good homeless displaced pets down there, and I do hope when you drop in I am around to say howdy, and a big thank you.
Drop your dry pet food donations in to the office of Sun Media at No.1 The Strand.
For people unable to make it into central Tauranga to make the donation, they are also able to drop-off dry pet food at any Western Bay of Plenty branch of Eves Real Estate or at the Te Puke Veterinary Centre at 2 Jellicoe Street.
Donations are also accepted at Payless Plastics on Cameron Road, Tauranga.
Donations are accepted until 4pm Monday, March 28.

Scallop penne

Ingredients
500g penne pasta
6 Tbsp olive oil
2 medium onions, diced
1 bunch spring onions, chopped
2 cups mushrooms, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
500g scallops
1 tsp garlic pepper seasoning
½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
Method
Cook pasta to al dente.
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook onions and spring onions 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in mushrooms and lower heat to medium low. Add garlic, pepper seasoning and scallops. Stir constantly 5-6 minutes.
Serve pasta topped with scallop mixture and sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Serves 4.

Well that's it my good people, I know you are all helping and doing what you can for the Christchurch twoleggers, but let's also help the pets, and on that topic, the boss told me a very cool story this morning about three of my bros who had been rescued from the ‘pound' (why they call it a pound is beyond me as the boss told me it cost about $100 big ones to get a dog pardoned).
Now, the three mutts were given a little TLC and a bit of training, and they were the first rescue mutts on the scene of the devastation working amongst the rubble sniffing out and finding survivors, and all they received was a toy – to hell with that, they deserve a damn medal or at least a good feed.
And we are man's best friend. Let's please help! Cheers all.