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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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millet & honey banana bread {and pour over coffee}

christinajbartlett — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 21:12:29 +0000

As a proud Kiwi, there are a number of Canadian traits I don’t buy into. Don’t get me wrong - Jesse and I love Canada. We truly do. We love the people, the welcomeness, the extreme weather, the opportunities for adventure. We take joy in adapting to the Canadian cultural norms, jokes and cuisine. However […]

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banana oatmeal cookies

christinajbartlett — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:07:58 +0000

It’s been a jungle of change for us recently. Over the last few months we have packed up our lives, moved city, travelled to New Zealand (me), lived in a hotel for 6 weeks straight (Jesse), started new jobs, set up home from nothing, found new friends, attended (far too many) new churches, got new […]

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chunky monkey ‘icecream’

christinajbartlett — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:59:05 +0000

Bananas steal the show in our home. If it’s not banana oatmeal of some sort, it’s a banana chocolate shake or a decadent mini banana caramel cake. Although I would rarely consume a whole, fresh banana these days, they do manage to appear in something I eat everyday. Full of potassium (which does a fine […]

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mashed banana pancakes

christinajbartlett — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 04:50:49 +0000

Because a weekday morning is as good as any to enjoy a decadent breakfast. Pancakes – as if any more recipes are needed on this pancake-flooded web. But I can’t resist recommending this for the most fluffy, airy and naturally sweet pancakes: mash banana into the pancake batter. That’s all. I have mashed banana into […]

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grilled banana crumble

christinajbartlett — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 05:02:13 +0000

A crumble that is simple and delightful. Packed with nutritious, hearty ingredients (nuts, seeds, coconut, honey, bananas) and void of refined sugar, dairy and grains, this makes for an indulgent afternoon pick-me-up, a healthful dessert or, heck, even breakfast. I spent most of this week in Dunedin (south New Zealand) with my best-friend-since-childhood Phoebe, exploring, […]

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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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aurora borealis & banoffee pie

christinajbartlett — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 02:58:01 +0000

I was informed late yesterday that it was Pi day, 3.14, being the 14th of March. So we made pie, with a twist. No butter, no pastry, no chocolate and no wheat flour (boring huh!). Just the raw flavours of banoffee, banana and toffee, made from hearty, whole ingredients. Jesse created a variation on caramel […]

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hummingbird cakes & pineapple flowers

christinajbartlett — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:20:51 +0000

You’ll hear the term ‘summer simulation’ be thrown around here and there in the North. Supposedly it is what occurs during the depths of winter; someone sparks the idea of throwing a summer simulation fiesta and so, the heater is cranked until it’s a balmy 28˚C inside, the tropical cocktails make an appearance and the […]

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little banana & caramel cakes

christinajbartlett — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:04:50 +0000

Despite living in Canada, and arriving here with little more than a suitcase of clothes, our bookcase seems to carry a rather large number of kiwi cookbooks. Some are old favourites of ours, pulled from storage and sent over by Mum because we just couldn’t find a bread book that matches Alison Holsts. Or recipes […]

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