by Flora Caputo | Jul 10, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Summer is the time for pasta salads. And if you want to expand your pasta salad repertoire, including whole grains is a healthy and fun way to do so. Farro is one of my favorites. The issue with farro is how long it takes to cook. Farro, as in many ingredients for...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 5, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s this week’s “Farm Fresh Now!” Installment, and what a treat it is! There are four recipes for the price of one. But here’s the rub. I was late posting this. I should have posted this before the 4th, because these ideas would have...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 3, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I love pesto.In fact, I’m a little obsessed.Which is funny considering that my off-the-boat-Italian parents not only don’t like pesto, never made pesto for us growing up, and come from the south of Italy where pesto isn’t even a “thing”....
by Flora Caputo | Jul 2, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
You know when you’re over-zealous at the grocery store sometimes, then weeks later regret it? Like when I see a giant bag of Ruby Red grapefruits from Texas (Texas, only Texas. Trust me on this one.) I grab that bag who’s sheer girth could kill someone,...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 29, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Before we dive into this little yummy dish, you need to make me a promise.DO NOT tell my mother I came up with this recipe.It uses store-bought, jarred tomato sauce. I think that breaks about 5 laws in Italy, and maybe a Catholic one. So don’t tell.I usually...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 22, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
My herbs are just so happy in my yard this year, and I have an abundance of stuff to play with. Which is why I am still making my way through this old Provence cookbook I unearthed in one of my favorite second-hand bookshops downtown. This book has the coolest recipes...
