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chocolate layer cake {paleo} with avocado chocolate ganache

christinajbartlett — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 06:15:34 +0000

What follows is a recipe for a chocolate cake. A cake that also happens to be paleo (you know, grain-sugar-dairy free), which is said as an aside to the fact that it is a delicious, hearty and decadent chocolate cake topped with dark, rich ganache and tart pomegranate arils. It was a celebration of Jesse’s […]

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chipotle chicken kebabs & the next adventure

christinajbartlett — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:44:30 +0000

The last eighteen months has flown by in Norman Wells. We’ve been through culture shock, wanderlust and extreme homesickness, sometimes all at once. We’ve experienced endless sunlight and 35˚C in summer, near-endless darkness and -45˚C in winter. We’ve grown accustomed to riding without helmets, leaving for work with 3 minutes to cycle, greeting the bank […]

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spinach & ‘shroom quinoa stir fry

christinajbartlett — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 16:35:31 +0000

I spent the last week noticing things about our town. Noticing how you receive a wave from every car that passes – the small, left-to-the-last-minute jab over the steering wheel. How you drop into the bank and get complimented on today’s lunch served at the cafe (and “oh-my-word how amazing are those Marathon Cookies!”). How […]

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chocolate & mint {avocado} mousse

christinajbartlett — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:57:54 +0000

We get mocked, in good humour of course, for using the term fortnight in Canada. We sound Shakespearean, so they say. Upon research (reliable Wikipedia no less) I realise it is in fact an Old English term, commonly used in Australia and New Zealand. Who would have thought? Here in the North, we order groceries […]

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6 days of wilderness & avocado shakes

christinajbartlett — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:00:15 +0000

It’s not easy returning home after six days of back country wilderness, stunning sights and simple eating! The lifestyle of the tramper (yes, we call treking ‘tramping’ here in NZ) is something special. Throughout our tramp along deep valleys and over high passes, my family and I saw some exquisite creations – pink sunsets, early […]

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