by Flora Caputo | Apr 3, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Hi all! I know I am a little late getting this post out to you. I posted last about candied spring flowers, and in that post I mentioned this cake. You will need to refer to that post to decorate this cake as I have shown here. Here is the link...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 30, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Recently we had a dinner party in which Spring was the theme. For dessert, I made a sponge lemon cake with lemon curd filling (I will be posting that, hopefully tomorrow.) and decided that some candied violas on top would be a perfect accent. I was inspired by the...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 10, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This is a native recipe adapted from a photographer friend who is half Cuban. He spent a lot of time in Cuba taking beautiful pictures and he makes this often. We are grateful he has shared it with us. This takes a little planning because it does need to marinate...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 7, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Well, it has happened to all of us. The “Oh My Gosh I need to bake something for school tomorrow!” freak out. Yesterday was one of those times. Fortunately, I have saved an old stand-by book through the years that came to the rescue, “Bar Cookies, A...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 3, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This is a simple weeknight dish that has an elegance all its own. Why? Leeks give it a french delicate flavor with the nutmeg..and so does the…well, err, cream (ahemm.) Lets face it, cream makes even cardboard taste amazing. And if you don’t overdo it,...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 23, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This recipe is unbelievably easy, and is best with home grown tomatoes (what isn’t?). If you use fresh, summer tomatoes, I think you can skip simmering the sauce and just use it fresh and luke warm on pasta for a light summer meal. But if fresh garlic is too...
