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winter tuna pasta salad for growing muscles

christinajbartlett — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 00:41:57 +0000

I haven’t posted much recently because, to be honest, my food has not been very interesting. Sliced fruit with nuts, roasted vegetables and quinoa, breakfast oats with yogurt, protein shakes and tuna pasta salads don’t look so great on here, and I get the idea you want to see more things like red wine cupcakes […]

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Chicken & Mushroom Ravioli

christinajbartlett — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 04:13:31 +0000

Italian cuisine is known for its olive oil, garlic, tomatoes and wine. It’s about quality of ingredients and freshness. It’s about candlelight, aromas and strong flavors. It’s about appreciating simple dishes. We find, most times, when it comes to a romantic meal for two, we always turn to Italian. Have some garlic piadina and a […]

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homemade pasta & rich mushroom bourguignon

christinajbartlett — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 02:36:15 +0000

Making pasta from scratch means the possibilities are endless for pasta shapes. Why not bows? Served with mushroom bourguignon, so rich and so packed with flavor one would never notice the absence of beef. Unless you hate beef. Then you’ll notice how awesome it is to finally have a bourguignon you absolutely love! Mushroom Bourguignon […]

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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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coconut soba noodles

christinajbartlett — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:11:20 +0000

This is the first post for a recipe that I created . Maybe, just maybe, I’m onto something new. Inventing recipes..! Perhaps this marks the end of just blogging about recipes I find online or in magazines… Ok, I may have been inspired by a recent post on The Healthy Foodie, of her asparagus and […]

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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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Simple mushroom tagliatelle

christinajbartlett — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:11:35 +0000

At the Tauranga markets last weekend we implored the Italian at the Pastamia stall to give us advice on cooking the perfect Italian pasta dish. We had picked up a bag of the hugest, freshest locally grown mushrooms from the stall next door, and a couple of nests of fresh handmade tagliatelle from his, and […]

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handmade pasta for valentines dinner

christinajbartlett — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:29:49 +0000

Flour. Egg. Water. Roll out, cut and boil. Slather in homemade pasta sauce, some garlic-fried mushrooms and crumbled feta, and enjoy homemade Italian. Recipe from Twospoons

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