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triple decker peanut butter squares

christinajbartlett — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 01:15:44 +0000

Protein. How much do you get a day? And how much do you really need? Since moving somewhere slightly isolated where decent food is difficult to source (in particular fruits, vegetables and good quality meat) and one’s psychological state must be well cared for (oh the stories of mid-winter depression!), I have become hugely aware […]

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homemade peanut butter

christinajbartlett — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 02:50:40 +0000

We’ve become peanut butter snobs. I only noticed this when I first tried peanut butter in Canada. It is sweet! The general off-the-shelf, Skippy’s here has added sugar, making for a sweet spread, rather than the nutritious nutty spread I am used to. I guess I just prefer peanut butter with one ingredient.. Not the […]

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logan bread

christinajbartlett — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:24:14 +0000

Things have been a little quiet around here. Or so you would think, judging from the lack of happenings on De La Casa. In reality, J and I are over our head with organizing, sorting, moving, packing, changing addresses, sending CVs to airlines in remote places in the arctic circle… all those hectic things I […]

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chocolate peanut butter cupcakes with salted butterscotch peanuts

christinajbartlett — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:56:07 +0000

Sometimes the most delicious things, are not the most beautiful. But who says no to a moist bittersweet chocolate cupcake, loaded with peanut butter and cream cheese icing, a glaze of oozing salted butterscotch caramel, and a sprinkling of toasted peanuts. These beauties were enjoyed in the wake of a beautiful evening, spent with friends […]

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HOW TO: peanut butter cups & tempering chocolate

christinajbartlett — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 00:01:01 +0000

These bad boys put Reese’s to shame. There is no way to describe how utterly delicious these sweet peanut butter treats, coated in a rich dark chocolate, are. You must try them for yourself! I decided to temper the chocolate for these to give them that shine and smoothness rather than the blotchiness I most […]

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