Lac Dubois in April
Welcome to Modernista Mama’s newest menu tab: Adventure Girls! All of the adventure type travel and sports I do with my girls (daughters, mom and any other females in my life at the time) will be stored under this new … Read More
Greek Barley and Peach Salad
You don’t have to wait for the summer to enjoy peaches. Canned peaches are an affordable option during the winter and spring months. They’re delicious in salads, desserts or in an entree. A bonus is that canned peaches actually contain 3.5 … Read More
Raspberry Cheesecake Chocolate Brownies
I reinvented an existing recipe for cheesecake brownies by adding raspberry jam and using whole grain spelt flour instead of regular all purpose wheat flour. I changed a few other minor things about the recipe and the results are nothing … Read More
Best Spelt Brownies Ever!
Welcome to 2013! To start the year off right, I offer to you a steaming cup of kindness and a mouthful of delicious brownies! I won’t even pretend these are good for you. But for those of you who need … Read More
Chewy Chocolate Puff Squares (gluten free)
Chewy Chocolate Puff Squares (gluten free) -6 squares unsweetened baking chocolate -1/4 cup cocoa 1/2 cup butter -1 bag mini marshmallows -1 tsp vanilla -2 cups puffed rice -2 cups puffed corn -1/2 cup puffed quinoa Melt butter and chocolate … Read More
Singing Sands on Ephemeral Shores
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The Westwind sand is so fine, it sings beneath one’s feet with each step. The following photographs were taken the day we created sand drawings on the beach. I felt the need to choose the beach drawing activity over the … Read More
I Breathe In Peace
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Buddhist Mindfulness Retreat The Photographs below are of the Pacific Northwest Coast at Westwind Oregon, USA by Mix Hart I had a surreal week in Oregon. The retreat was on the North Pacific Coast in a protected United Nations … Read More
Paul’s Tomb–The Early Hours
posted in: Fitness, Photo-Poet
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I’ve been heading out the door early the last few days–hiking down the mountain to a private little beach cove near the site of Paul’s Tomb. It is a small tomb buried in the side of the mountain about 100 … Read More
Spelt Zucchini Cake
photo by MIx Hart Spelt Zucchini Cake 1/2 cup salted butter 2/3 cup icing sugar 2 eggs, beaten lightly 2 tsp vanilla 2 cups grated zucchini 1/3 cup raisins 1 1/2 cups all purpose spelt flour 2 tsp baking powder … Read More
Eclairs au Spelt
I made the most scrumptious chocolate eclairs as an early Valentine treat for my family. I used light spelt flour and now I am hooked on making French pastries! I love working with choux pastry since I have mastered using … Read More