by Flora Caputo | Dec 23, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
People think I’m crazy, and this year I wondered if maybe I was, making 11 kinds of cookies for holiday plates and tins…some of the recipes I even doubled! My back was in bad shape after I was done. But I am pretty proud of my efforts. In the mix are some...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 22, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Every year, for about 20 years, I’ve taken two days off work and my sister and mom bake all kinds of traditional cookies. I am exhausted after all of it, but it is so much fun. It’s always great to just hang out with them, and also learn some very...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 13, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
My husband and I continue to play with gluten free dishes, and I think the hardest thing to give up is hearty pasta dishes. We are not completely gluten free, as you can see by my many recipes. But as we have been addressing my daughter’s mild ADHD and tummy...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 2, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
So it’s after Thanksgiving and many of you are wondering if you should make some soup with that giant carcass you’ve been storing in the fridge. Well, ABSOLUTELY you should! Why not? The stove does most of the work. When else can you throw a...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 29, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I have made a few eggnog cookies in my past, with no success. They either didn’t taste like eggnog at all, or they were too nutmeg-y or too eggnog-y. But I think I have a good recipe here. I brought them to work and everyone told me it was the perfect balance of...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 28, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Bolognese is usually a labor intensive process. Especially if you take a gander at the Cook’s Illustrated version. That recipe looks amazing, but it looks like one that is tackled on a lazy Sunday afternoon. Sometimes you want that kind of comfort food during...
