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thai cashew chicken & vegetable quinoa

christinajbartlett — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 01:52:41 +0000

After a long white winter peppered with near-sunless days, we soak up every ray we can, now that the sun not only rises, but hovers directly overhead. Rather than setting at 3pm, already it hangs around until 10pm. And with each passing day, we get 10 minutes closer to having a midnight sun. Dinner, in the […]

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{local} fish n’ chips

christinajbartlett — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 01:28:28 +0000

Seems like you have to leave your country to realise how bizarre your accent is. New Zealanders have always been mocked for saying fush and chups but, naturally, we deny that we actually talk like this. Well. Turns out we do. Compared to the soft, rolling vowels of the Canadian, we have some pretty hilarious […]

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mt hamar & sicilian pasta

christinajbartlett — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 18:50:38 +0000

They say Norman Wells is small. I guess with a population of 900 people, and about 3 shops it is considered a little on the small side. Fortunately we don’t need more than 900 friends. Nor do we particularly like shopping. But we do like exploring – and Norman Wells is huge in that regard. […]

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broccoli parmesan fritters

christinajbartlett — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 16:10:04 +0000

Broccoli haters, hoping to disguise that green goodness in fritters; this, I tell you, is not the recipe for you! However. If you, like me, are an avid broccoli lover, searching for more ways to use it to its full (other than lightly steamed as a side to a dish) then grab your mixing bowl, […]

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homemade gnocchi & broccoli pesto

christinajbartlett — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:02:56 +0000

Can’t get more peasant-food-like than gnocchi. Potato and flour, mashed together to form a dough, rolled out and cut into little cylinders and flattened with a fork. Cooked briefly in salted boiling water, tossed with homemade broccoli pesto… done! Simple, cheap, tasty, filling (the husband was a total fan!), not super fast but definitely therapeutic. […]

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