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red wine chocolate quinoa cupcakes

christinajbartlett — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 04:02:53 +0000

An amalgamation on my two favourite cakes – Red Wine Cupcakes and Quinoa Chocolate Cake – these Red Wine Chocolate Quinoa Cupcakes certainly take the cake. I’m all about things in moderation, but dark chocolate (and perhaps, maybe, sometimes, red wine) are the two that require brute force to keep in moderation. For those who […]

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peppermint chocolate quinoa cupcakes

christinajbartlett — Sat, 25 Jan 2014 15:28:26 +0000

A makeover of the popular Chocolate Quinoa Cake takes it from a good picnic cake, to a classy evening dessert. The addition of peppermint extract within, and a dark peppermint ganache frosting adds a depth and sweetness, making these quite the treat. I topped mine with cacao nibs and mini candy canes from my David’s […]

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spinach & ‘shroom quinoa stir fry

christinajbartlett — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 16:35:31 +0000

I spent the last week noticing things about our town. Noticing how you receive a wave from every car that passes – the small, left-to-the-last-minute jab over the steering wheel. How you drop into the bank and get complimented on today’s lunch served at the cafe (and “oh-my-word how amazing are those Marathon Cookies!”). How […]

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curried apple quinoa salad

christinajbartlett — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 03:36:30 +0000

Eighteen months ago, while flying Canadian North up to our new home in Norman Wells, I found myself holding a magazine labeled Up Here. I skimmed through it, immediately seeking (as usual) the food section. There was none. Despite some great articles and insight into the foreign land, I did find it lacking the expected […]

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twentythree & a chocolate quinoa cake

christinajbartlett — Mon, 15 Jul 2013 20:37:37 +0000

Today is my birthday, twenty three years old. This day last year Jesse and I were terribly homesick. We missed the New Zealand winter and spent the Canadian mid-summer day indoors with the curtains closed, a fireplace crackling away on YouTube and a rainy soundtrack playing. This time around we are much more accustomed to […]

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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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