by Flora Caputo | Mar 29, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Maybe I’m behind the times…but evidently baked donuts are all the rage lately. I decided to get myself a baked donut pan, too. I love mixing up the breakfast repertoire. As spring slowly arrives, so does the spring produce. I decided to mix up some...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 24, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I have been meaning to play with tarragon and blueberries. And I am also trying to will spring to come to Chicago. This was my attempt to do both.Will it work?Let’s see. In the meantime, this will have to do. It’s not spring..but it’s really close....
by Flora Caputo | Mar 10, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I love pistachio flavor, and pistachio nuts, pistachio color, pistachio anything really. My Dad does, too. So for his birthday last week, I was tasked to make a small dessert that the kids can easily eat and was portable and small. Cupcakes fit the bill, and this...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 9, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
You gotta love when you buy some specific product for some specific scouting project, and now don’t know what to do with the rest of it. That happened to me with a box of Post Grape Nuts. Let’s face it, not a cereal that makes you wanna get up in the...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 24, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
What can cheer up anyone in depressing Winter with Summer flavors?Lemon bars!My little family has been begging me to bake some. Not chocolate. Not red velvet. Lemon.Maybe we are all a little tired of gray days and cold feet? Maybe we are longing for a little more...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 17, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
How do you make Sunday special? You gather your loved ones. You open a kitchen window and let the sun shine through. You put on a cup of fresh coffee. You put on a cozy sweater. You make sure your favorite coffee mug is clean. You put on some music.And you make an...