by Flora Caputo | Apr 21, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
We have been having a lot of bone-in chicken at our house these days. My daughter is in a huge chicken leg craze. However, we always tend to have 1 or 2 pieces left over. Reheating bone-in chicken is not always easy or ideal for left overs. So this weekend I decided...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 10, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I adapted this nut recipe off of Epicurious and served them on the deck with wine while I was finishing getting dinner on the table for Easter. Fresh rosemary is a must for this recipe. I brought the extra nuts into work and they are all asking for the recipe. Here it...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 24, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
In our quest for healthier eating, we have almost completely switched to whole wheat flour. This past Saturday morning I woke to an odd snow storm for the first day of Spring. So I felt the need to cook something warm and wholesome in the oven. So I whipped this up....
by Flora Caputo | Mar 23, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
These dumplings have been a favorite at our house for a couple of years. They are not that hard to make and they have very little flour. So if you use low fat dairy, this would be a great phase 3 South Beach dish. My daughter also loves them, and I don’t think...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 4, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This recipe was adapted from one of our nanny’s recipe who was from the Dominican. Rich added things and tweaked it and it is delicious. It is a great side dish for a Latin night, and you let the stove do all the work. You can precook the beans for the two hours a...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 20, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This sounds fancy, but store bought pesto makes it pretty easy. That being said, homemade pesto is pretty easy to make. It also keeps in the fridge for a bit as long as you have olive oil covering the pesto so it doesn’t brown. The olive oil acts as a...
