by Flora Caputo | Mar 23, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
These dumplings have been a favorite at our house for a couple of years. They are not that hard to make and they have very little flour. So if you use low fat dairy, this would be a great phase 3 South Beach dish. My daughter also loves them, and I don’t think...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 17, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Hi all! With the bulbs peeking out of the soil everywhere, I know a lot of you out there are getting ready to GET DIRTY!!!! I decided to gather all my previous posts on Spring gardening tips in case any of you need some insights, tips or inspiration. Happy...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 13, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Spring is around the corner, and if you are a gardener like me, you have had your “garden senses tingling” for weeks now. And as many gardeners like me, have had your “gardening budgets” cut yet again from the family bean counter! So what to...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 4, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This recipe was adapted from one of our nanny’s recipe who was from the Dominican. Rich added things and tweaked it and it is delicious. It is a great side dish for a Latin night, and you let the stove do all the work. You can precook the beans for the two hours a...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 2, 2010 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Being Italian and Roman Catholic, I have had a lot of church in my life. Add 7 years of parochial school, and you can say I am almost an expert at Sunday church going. And maybe it is because of that, I just have not been going in my adult life. You can say I have...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 20, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This sounds fancy, but store bought pesto makes it pretty easy. That being said, homemade pesto is pretty easy to make. It also keeps in the fridge for a bit as long as you have olive oil covering the pesto so it doesn’t brown. The olive oil acts as a...
