by Flora Caputo | May 3, 2014 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Having your 11 year old daughter on a gluten free diet most of the time is challenging, especially when packing school lunches. Though most food companies are getting on the gluten free train, and I can find some good things at retailers, it is all hit or miss. Most...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 26, 2014 | Recipes, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
Of all our traditions we have in our family as the weather warms, Easter and Mother’s Day are the most formal of them. As far as Easter goes, we Italians center our holidays around food (usually a meal that is roughly 5 hours long and takes a week of prep!)...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 18, 2014 | Crafting, Recipes, Uncategorized
Prepping for the big day Sunday continues, and guess what I stayed up late (err, like until 1:30 a.m.) doing last night? Decorating these adorable bunny cake pops, and wrapping them in plastic baggies so they stay fresh and perfect for Sunday bunny hunters!Now, I...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 16, 2014 | Recipes, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
Today is the first installment of a week long series of posts around my shabby chic Easter celebration for Sunday. You may remember that I did a shabby chic bridal shower a few years ago and I always love doing shabby chic styled parties! I think in a past life, I was...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 11, 2014 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I have always wanted to try a lasagna in a slow cooker. But I didn’t have any lasagna noodles on hand. So instead I used just rotini noodles in layers, and they cooked up nicely in the sauce and moisture from the ricotta. This makes a ton of pasta, so be...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 5, 2014 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s strawberry season! I whipped these up with left over strawberries from a dinner party. You know when strawberries get just a little dried out, and not really good enough to eat fresh? You can still use those strawberries for baking, which is what I...
