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Mushroom & Lemon Cauliflower “Risotto”

christinajbartlett — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 03:38:37 +0000

Training season is over. A Half Marathon and an Olympic Triathlon down… and I was ready for a break. With a fatigued body and verging on the edge of training burnout, it was high time for a weekend getaway, this time with as little physical activity as possible. We tossed up a trip to Oregon, […]

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Chicken Chow Mein

christinajbartlett — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 02:31:09 +0000

Weeknight dinners for one used to be such a struggle. When Jesse first started doing overnight pairings, more often than not I resorted to oatmeal or toast for dinner. Accepting the reality of being married to a pilot, I am much more competent these days, and it all comes down to preparation. The fridge is […]

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Balsamic Pomegranate Chicken on Barley Risotto

christinajbartlett — Tue, 11 Nov 2014 03:06:42 +0000

The pomegranate is a fruit rarely found to adorn the family fruit bowl. It’s not common in fruit salads and, until I baked those Pomegranate White Chocolate Pistachio Cookies (I’m drooling over the memory of those..) I had never seen them baked. They make a great garnish too, say for this Chocolate Coconut cake with […]

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late summer BBQ chicken burgers

christinajbartlett — Mon, 22 Sep 2014 02:28:50 +0000

It is fall here in Calgary. And quite literally. The streets are covered in fallen trees, huge branches blocking the foot paths and piles of logs at the end of the streets, cleared from residents’ homes. All because we had a torrential downpour of snow last week, with almost a foot of snow in just […]

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hawaiian sweet potato curry with banana & coconut

christinajbartlett — Sun, 27 Apr 2014 22:16:23 +0000

Curry is a common meal in our house. It’s a quick, pick-me-up dish taking no more than 10 minutes to prep, with 20 minutes of hands-off-simmer time; ample time to put on a load of washing, practice guitar and write a blogpost while the house is flooded with a sweet, spicy aroma. I recently got […]

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goats cheese stuffed turkey burgers with honey mustard dressing

christinajbartlett — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:26:01 +0000

I am a supermarket cashiers worst nightmare. The lady with a trolley load of bulk-bin bags and fresh grocery items, all requiring the punching in of a ‘bin code’ or a produce name. When we do the weekly shop, Jesse and I purposely avoid the self checkouts for this reason. Foolishly we sometimes succumb to […]

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turkey & apple meatloaf

christinajbartlett — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 21:39:36 +0000

A simple low fat, high protein meatloaf that tastes OUTSTANDING. Turkey and apple make for an excellent flavour combination, with the apple providing sweetness and ensuring moist meat. Being a bit of a meatloaf hater, this one definitely swayed me. It’s a simple, tasty solution to transporting flavour-packed protein to work for lunch – I […]

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fennel & feta latkes with orange yogurt

christinajbartlett — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 03:39:59 +0000

Like most working couples, dinner in our household is more about meeting the need for quick and easy, wholesome meals than it is about cooking a decent and ‘blog worthy’ dish. More often than not it’s a matter of clearing out the fridge. A soggy potato starting to discolour combined with a fresh bulb of […]

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pumpkin & sage risotto

christinajbartlett — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 05:17:18 +0000

I’ve already discovered the joy of brown butter for use in sweet baking, as in the spiced apple cake cookie’wiches. But a recent wave of inspiration called for a trial: herbs fried in brown butter. Browning butter means gently heating butter without stirring until it begins to foam and darken. Throw in a bunch of […]

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chicken pesto burgers on portobello mushrooms

christinajbartlett — Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:23:03 +0000

This dish is inspired by a shared love of huge mushrooms by my mother and I. We picked up a pack of portobellos from the supermarket, without a clue as to how we would prepare them. A newly assembled BBQ (by myself no-less) at our holiday house needed a trial, so grilled portobellos and herby […]

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