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rustic skillet eggs in butter beans

christinajbartlett — Sat, 07 Jun 2014 23:14:11 +0000

Because our weekends rarely overlap, brunches or special breakfasts are not common in our home. However, we do love a good breakfast-for-dinner when opportunity arises! Gently poached eggs lay in a bed of rich tomato stew with butter beans, kalamata olives and herbs. Skillet Eggs in Rustic Tomato Sauce with Beans Recipe from The Eat […]

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chocolate raspberry {kidney bean} cake

christinajbartlett — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:58:43 +0000

I had this slice in front of me at my desk at work. It was 10am. And I ate it. All. Got the odd look from coworkers, the “are you eating chocolate cake for breakfast?”. Yes. Yes I am. And it’s probably more nutritious than the breakfast I ate 3 hours earlier. And that icing? […]

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refried bean freezer burritos {for unexpected nights away}

christinajbartlett — Sun, 11 Nov 2012 22:17:34 +0000

When I married a pilot (almost 3 years ago) I anticipated a fair bit of absence. Most pilots travel nationally or internationally so naturally they won’t be home every night for dinner. In New Zealand Jesse was rarely absent as he worked as a flight instructor (he called it his office in the sky) which […]

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spicy black bean soup

christinajbartlett — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:24:03 +0000

I could talk about the weather here. The fact that it snowed all day yesterday, when only one day prior I was enjoying the afternoon sun on the deck. The way a northerly wind blows here, straight off the ice, bringing a face-burning chill and side-ways blowing snow. How we arrived here 4 months ago […]

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{superfood} beans on rice

christinajbartlett — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 21:28:04 +0000

I’ve noticed a bit of a trend in our meals recently. Oats. Chickpeas. Beans. Oats. In fact that is EXACTLY how our meals went this week! The usual oats for breakfast, chickpeas – in the form of hummus, wrapped in homemade tortillas – for lunch, beans of some form for quick weeknight dinners, and a […]

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lime, black bean and chicken fajitas

christinajbartlett — Sat, 09 Jun 2012 23:44:08 +0000

J has been all over the place recently – literally. Having been home once in the last week, and scheduled to be away for another week, our time together has been rather limited. I was fortunate enough to steal away with him for a night recently when he had a flight to a nearby community, […]

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mexican style tomato tortilla soup

christinajbartlett — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:28:36 +0000

We’ve been really getting our Mexican on recently! Over the past week we’ve had guacamole and corn chips, bean burritos, homemade corn tortillas with fried egg, chilli and avocado, and plenty de La Cerveza mas Fina! The is the ultimate in summer Mexican eating: The simplest (and quickest!) kidney bean and tomato soup, served over […]

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bean burritos & another summit

christinajbartlett — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 20:47:30 +0000

Finally a day off, together. Rice. Refried beans. With freshly picked zucchini. And tomatoes. Wrapped up. Burritos. A splash of hot sauce (kiwifruit and chili!) and sour cream. Lunch, together. Hiking boots go on and a bottle of water in the backpack. A trek up Hakarimata to explore the old dam, see some local giant […]

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boston baked beans

christinajbartlett — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:33:19 +0000

No better way to enjoy a relaxed, cool, spring morning with the husband than with a bowl of warm, gourmet baked beans with crusty ciabatta. Boston Baked Beans 500g dry haricot beans 1 tablespoon oil 1 onion 2 cloves garlic 1 bay leaf handful fresh thyme 4 whole cloves A couple of strips of bacon […]

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black beans & brownie

christinajbartlett — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:14:17 +0000

For a while now I been eyeing up a certain beans and rice dish, Moros y Christianos – because, as much as we love our staple refried beans (cheap, substantial, nutritious, quick, freeze-able, adaptable, super easy…), one does get a little sick of kidney beans. Hence, when I came across a pound of dried black beans in the […]

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