by Flora Caputo | Dec 3, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
The mission to use up extra buttermilk continues. You may notice a plethora of buttermilk recipes on this blog. That is because, for whatever reason, the buttermilk bottles in our stores in Chicago sell large quarts or half gallons. And usually, you only need a cup or...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 24, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I made this soup for my family for Thanksgiving as a light starter to the feast. I always liked pistou. It is such a fresh and light French soup-and really features farm-fresh summer vegetables. Often, this soup is very simple and doesn’t really cook...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 16, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
You know when you get to a recipe and the blogger writes a NOVEL before getting you to the meat of why you were there in the first place? Yeah. A little personal story. OK. A long novel. No. I will not bore you with any of that today, these cinnamon rolls will wait...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 13, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This is my husband’s favorite thing I make, and he always asks for it when I make him his birthday brunch. You can pretty much pick and choose your favorite fruit. I change the fruit depending on what is in season or looks ripe and fresh at the store. The thing...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 9, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
TGIF! SO guess what I woke up to this morning? Snow. Yep. Snow. Looks like winter is going to come early this year in the Midwest, and all I can say about it is to get your baking game on. Chilly weather just makes me want ti bake. It warms the house and makes...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 6, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s pie season, and that means hosting big dinners where you need to show off your cooking diva-ness, and one way to do that is to create a show-stopping pie. Through years of trial and error, I figured out that playing with pie dough was a lot like crafting...
