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 26, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
rtfgvb This week I am featuring a made-to-order garden from Spring Hill Nurseries. For those of you that are not confident in your planning skills, this nursery has a handful of pre-planned, ready to plant gardens. This one is nice because it is planned for waves of...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 20, 2011 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
My husband surprised me with a new vacuum cleaner. I told him our old Eureka was past its prime, but he dismissed it. I mean, it still worked, technically. Low and behold, one night pulling in the garage, I was thrilled to see a Dyson box. That quirky Dyson Brit...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 18, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Hi all!Spring is officially around the corner. In the spirit of all our garden itchiness, I am featuring some garden plans I have collected and saved throughout the years. Today, I am going to feature a sweet little garden called “Tussie Mussie”. This was...
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...
