by Flora Caputo | Apr 4, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
These cupcakes are the most delicious I have ever made. I’m not kidding. The cake is a dense, moist chocolate, with a piped mallow-like filling on top. Then you dunk the whole thing in high quality melted chocolate, and wait for it to set. Because I made these...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 24, 2015 | Crafting, Recipes, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
Easter is around the corner, and my mother has entrusted me over the past few years to host it. In an Italian family, when the matriarch allows a daughter to host a religious holiday it’s like a coming -of-age. So I take hosting Easter very seriously. And...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 22, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
You may notice there is a plethora of pistachio desserts in my back log of recipes. It’s because my Dad is a pistachio fanatic-and I inherited his love of nuts. Every year for his birthday I make him a special sweet using pistachios. As he has gotten older, he...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 21, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Days are getting brighter and longer. Weather is getting milder, and the air is getting fresher. When this time of year rolls around, our menus around the house match the weather. We crave meals that are lighter and flavors that are brighter.If you have been following...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 15, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Cranking along on the Fast Metabolism Diet-or maybe cranking. I seem to have plateaued for a couple weeks. It doesn’t help that my stress levels at work are through the roof. And my work hours are such that I haven’t exercised the past couple of weeks,...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 5, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
We had our wine and dinner club night last weekend, and the theme was French! I was in charge of dessert and hubby made an apertif. I had on my list of possibilities a Breton Butter Cake (from Brittany, France) that looked simple yet lovely in it’s peasant...
