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chunky monkey ‘icecream’

christinajbartlett — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:59:05 +0000

Bananas steal the show in our home. If it’s not banana oatmeal of some sort, it’s a banana chocolate shake or a decadent mini banana caramel cake. Although I would rarely consume a whole, fresh banana these days, they do manage to appear in something I eat everyday. Full of potassium (which does a fine […]

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little banana & caramel cakes

christinajbartlett — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 21:04:50 +0000

Despite living in Canada, and arriving here with little more than a suitcase of clothes, our bookcase seems to carry a rather large number of kiwi cookbooks. Some are old favourites of ours, pulled from storage and sent over by Mum because we just couldn’t find a bread book that matches Alison Holsts. Or recipes […]

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healthy & hearty carrot cake with yogurt icing

christinajbartlett — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 00:52:16 +0000

You can’t really go wrong with carrot cake! There are few people who wouldn’t eagerly dig in to a slice of hearty carrot cake, topped with cream cheese icing. It is an awfully simple cake, and a fantastic way to use up those soggy looking carrots in the bottom of the vege drawer. Sadly I […]

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buckwheat & barley porridge with toasted peaches, walnuts & coconut

christinajbartlett — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:11:31 +0000

The mornings are getting cooler here. We woke up to a chilly 5˚C on Sunday. Lovely and fresh, tickling our eagerness for our first arctic winter. Chilly mornings foster one’s delight in a warm breakfast, don’t they? They sure do for us – as we anticipate the winter to come, bringing plenty’a bowls of porridge […]

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Improvisation & Chocolate Banana Brownie

christinajbartlett — Sat, 19 May 2012 05:39:08 +0000

I’ve become rather good at improvising. When you don’t have what you think you need, it forces you to become creative. Very often, when it comes to setting up home here in the far North the option is between ordering online, paying shipping costs and waiting a couple of weeks for arrival, or whipping up […]

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a day of afghani activity

christinajbartlett — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:11:31 +0000

I made afghan biscuits today for my new Canadian friends. An Afghan biscuit is a traditional New Zealand biscuit made from cocoa powder, butter, flour and cornflakes, topped with chocolate icing and a walnut. The origin of the recipe and the derivation of the name are unknown, but the recipe has appeared in many editions […]

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summer side salad with pumpkin & candied walnuts

christinajbartlett — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:42:16 +0000

I’ve never been much of a salad fan, nor have I put much effort into making them. But over this last year J has been creating these beautiful side salads to go with our meals and I thought, heck, if he can do it, surely I can! Although I’d never order a salad at a […]

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