by Flora Caputo | Jan 14, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
We are OBSESSED with soupy, slurpy noodle bowls of all sorts at our house since winter set in. In Chicago, we are so fortunate to have some really great ramen, soba and pho shops around the city. But ironically the first time we had giant steamy bowls of Asian noodles...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 8, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Lighter Fettuccini Alfredo with Turkey Bacon and Spinach Ingredients: 6 strips of turkey bacon 8-10 oz. fettuccine pasta 2 Tbsp. olive oil 3 garlic cloves, minced 2 Tbsp. flour 1 1/4 cups chicken broth 1 1/4 cups 1% or 2% milk 2 Tbsp. whipped light cream cheese 1 cup...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 31, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
10 years ago, I had a cake at a friend’s party around Christmas. It was the most AMAZING cake I had in a while. It also had all my favorite flavors-peppermint combined with rich chocolate. She told me it came out of Kraft’s Food and Family magazines they...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 20, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Christmas Day 2016, all cooked up with my mom’s meat sauce all over them. Yum!Over the years I have been making an effort to document my parents making all the yummy things I have come to take for granted. One of those things, especially around the holidays, is...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 18, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
As some of you may know, I am a first-generation Italian. SO there are certain cookies around the holidays that are a must, like the tri-colored Neapolitans, or Struffoli, or Cartellate. One cookie we keep trying to tackle every year is the treasured Amaretti....
by Flora Caputo | Dec 12, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Chicago is known for it’s food communities, and one of my favorite food trips is a visit to Greek town. One of my favorite things to have there is a nice bowl of lemon chicken soup. Traditionally, its made with rice. My recipe uses pearl couscous-but you can...
