by Flora Caputo | Jul 13, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Grilled chicken is often a light and easy thing to do during the summer. However, it is often innocuous flavor-wise as well as dried out. I am not a huge fan. If we grill chicken breasts it’s usually for a bigger dish like an Asian salad or pasta toss. But...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 5, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I was tasked with a cool, light dessert for my Mother’s 4th of July picnic. I have always wanted to try a trifle of some sort. It’s like sweet, creamy deliciousness meets “lasagna”. It always looked very dramatic for serving to guests, yet easy...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 22, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Every year, I “throw down” for Father’s Day brunch. I try to make delicious nibbles for my hubby using flavor profiles he likes. And he LOVES bananas. I, on the other hand, don’t care for them. Well, I like them in baked goods. But raw, forget...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 18, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Recently, I wrote a post about grilling pizzas using a great shortcut: Trader Joe’s Pizza Dough. We played, ate, played, and ate some more. We tried lots of approaches and 4 different topping combos. Our favorite is the one I am sharing with you here. To fine...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 12, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
We were at my sister’s house this weekend, and we were in charge of dinner. This was a unique circumstance because usually my mom cooks and plans the meal when we get together (a true alpha Italian Mamma, shall we say?). What ends up happening is that...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 6, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I felt the need to bake this past weekend. I don’t know if it was to celebrate the end of the school year (surviving it, more likely!) or if it was the promise of a gorgeous summer day. But for some reason, my kitchen and garden were aflutter with activity. I...
