by Flora Caputo | Mar 6, 2011 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Each time we go to our lake house rental, we have week experiment in unplugging. In fact, I wrote about this a few times in previous posts. (https://urbandomesticdiva.com/mommyhood-the-great-unplugged-family-experiment/ These experiments have been more about...
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 | Mar 1, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Winter is coughing up its last gasps as it rolls some “phlem-y” storms of mixed-up thunder, rain, sleet, and snow through the Midwest these past few weeks. We, gardeners, laugh at these sad attempts to thwart our springtime optimism! We hear the birds...
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...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 11, 2011 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Snowmageddon ’11 came and went, leaving behind 5 foot drifts, countless school closings and stranded cars galore, it also left me with a renewed outlook on friendship and community. Ironically, the week before the blizzard, I was really in a very different...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 9, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This is a soup that I whipped up during “Snowmageddon ’11”. Nothing is more satisfying than a warm, hearty soup after 5 hours of snow blowing and shoveling. This is a great recipe because you can have the slow cooker do all the work. You don’t...
