by Flora Caputo | Oct 15, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
In my pursuit of an award winning pie, I have done a TON of research on which apple is best for pie. But in all my reading, I have not been able to find consensus on the ideal approach. SO what I have been hoping to do was to create my own experiment, baking a...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 14, 2010 | Lifestyle, Recipes, Uncategorized
My family and I took a quick weekend trip to our lakehouse rental to enjoy fall pleasures and time with each other. Because it was a short trip, we kept things kind of lean as far as packing. I usually pack a lot of favorite kitchen utensils and gadgets when we go up...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 8, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s Saturday, your kids are hungry and you have very little in your fridge. And what do the kids want? PIZZA! One Saturday, this was my situation. And I have to say I am happy with what I whipped up-and more importantly-so was my daughter! We keep a bottle of...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 5, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
In practicing for the Harvest Jam pie contest, I came up with this combo for a pie. If I made this over again, I would precook the sliced fruit for the top in a pan with butter and some spice so that they are soft. Because they are on top, they don’t quite...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 2, 2010 | Lifestyle, Motherhood, Uncategorized
My friend Liz asked if I could put together a thorough housecleaning list that is easily printable and usable. This was my effort to do so. I have included a printable pdf with this post. My husband teased my about the irony of the post-because I sometimes don’t...