by Flora Caputo | Sep 16, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
School has started and we are still getting used to our new schedule-which has my daughter coming home from school much later these days. Weeknight meals need to be wholesome yet easy. I ran across this somewhere and have kept it in my recipe files for a while to...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 9, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
What can make a red velvet topped with fluffy dollops of cream cheese frosting even better? Fill them with a creamy cloud of white chocolate mousse.Aw yeah. I won’t belabor this one, I’ll just get you to the recipe. Here it is. Enjoy.Red Velvet...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 4, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Labor day is tomorrow! A day of NON labor underpinned with picnics, boating, and outdoor fun with friends and family. This year I am committed to not laboring. I usually end up in the yard gardening, or doing some giant craft project. Other than a little bit of...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 23, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
School has started at our house. Yeah. Good times.It’s even more challenging because my daughter just started high school (gulp) and her days are very long-long meaning 8-5 (Yup. I have to wake up at 5 am now. I “slept in” this past...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 20, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Italy is known for its rich espresso and coffee delights. I grew up with coffee being a social ritual. In my family it is enjoyed as much as water and wine. I thought I knew all about Italian coffee, until this last visit to the homeland. I was delighted to discover...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 14, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
You may have noticed my absence from the blog last month. Since I started this in 2008, I have never missed posting-and have felt considerable guilt about it. But with my big Italy trip end of June and early July (my family’s homeland) I have been catching up on...
