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Wholewheat Apple Caramel Hand Pies

christinajbartlett — Sun, 18 Jan 2015 22:34:07 +0000

Happy 2015! We are only a couple of weeks in and already 2015 is shaping up to be a good one. The last few months has definitely seen a hiatus on the baking front. No specific reason why; perhaps as I focus more on consuming fruits and vegetables I bake less, spending more time reading […]

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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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salted caramel & spiced apple crumble bars

christinajbartlett — Sat, 28 Dec 2013 06:25:04 +0000

Despite fall being long since over (it’s snowing a storm out there), there are some seasonal flavours that never pass, like tangy green apples spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. It’s one (of the many) combinations our household has no resistance for. Combined with salted caramel and toasted walnuts, these are some killer crumble bars suitable […]

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curried apple quinoa salad

christinajbartlett — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 03:36:30 +0000

Eighteen months ago, while flying Canadian North up to our new home in Norman Wells, I found myself holding a magazine labeled Up Here. I skimmed through it, immediately seeking (as usual) the food section. There was none. Despite some great articles and insight into the foreign land, I did find it lacking the expected […]

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spiced apple cake cookie’wiches {with browned butter}

christinajbartlett — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 18:26:02 +0000

It seems Jesse and I complain an awful lot about being out of our comfort zone (Fresh veggies are so expensive! Our families are so far away! The midnight sun makes it hard to sleep!). We went through some early journal articles about our decision to leave New Zealand. Our main reasons for moving to […]

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donut shaped apple cinnamon muffins

christinajbartlett — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 04:02:09 +0000

Canadians are not really muffin people.* But they are donut people. For the first month at this new cafe I was baking ‘morning tea’ (aka elevenses) style muffins. Apple and bran, banana and oat, lemon and poppyseed. And most people turned their noses at them. I get it. New Zealanders would too if every second […]

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apple mosaic salted caramel tart

christinajbartlett — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 00:09:19 +0000

Sounds finicky, but really it’s awfully simple. Pastry, apples and caramel sauce. Made extra simple if you happen to have puff pastry in the freezer already. Pastry that, say, you bought from the overpriced and (often) understocked Northern Mart in your tiny community, then took it home only to find it was EIGHTEEN months expired!* […]

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light & spiced apple oat muffins {& coconut butter}

christinajbartlett — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:26:36 +0000

Fall is showing it’s true colors here in the Northern Hemisphere, treating us to a season like we have never experienced before. New Zealand’s ‘autumn’ cannot compare – I can only assume that’s due to the abundance of native evergreens there. For Jesse and I, this season is inspiring photo shoots amongst the fallen leaves […]

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lemon & poppy seed protein rich muffins

christinajbartlett — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 03:34:16 +0000

When you have to order all your groceries, you become rather careful about what you buy. Definitely no grabbing a tempting bar of chocolate along the aisle! Most times, it’s a week long process. Start a list on the fridge. Add to it over the week, type it up, email it to supermarket, wait for […]

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russian apple cake & recipe deal breakers

christinajbartlett — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:30:47 +0000

Recipe deal breakers. You know the ones. Those recipes that you get half way through pleasantly reading, before coming across a foreign ingredient or an overly complicated step and promptly turning the page. I’ve been pondering this recently. Why there are some recipes in even my favorite cookbooks that I haven’t even bothered to finish […]

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