by Flora Caputo | Aug 4, 2018 | Crafting, Uncategorized
Mosaics are a big thing around here. If I suddenly get inspired and can glue ceramic pieces to a surface, watch out, it’s getting some mosaics. When Fathers day rolled around, I finally decided to make my husband a gift of a brown trout out made out of mosaics...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 25, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This dish is fantastic. That is all. Savory Shrimp over Rice Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of butter 6 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 pound of shrimp, deveined and shelled 1 small onion diced 5 ounces of sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and cut into strips,...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 22, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Scones are usually a guilty pleasure when you are eating healthy-but guess what? You can eat these with less guilt! Oat and whole wheat flour give you a lot of fiber, brown sugar brings the glycemic index lower, and you get a bit of sweetness from the dried cherries,...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 17, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I know this is odd to see, right? Soup in the summer? Well, we at our house are very strict with doing a soup and salad night once a week, all year. It’s usually Mondays, which my daughter hates. I think she proclaimed one night, “Monday has already bad...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 13, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Pork shoulders and crock pots are a marriage made in heaven. The gentle heat of the crockpot going for 8 hours breaks down this inexpensive cut of pork into shredded, tender deliciousness with plenty of juice to make a sauce. This recipe was adapted from Tip Hero and...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 8, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I grew up with Minestrone soup, pretty much at least twice a month, if not more. It made me sort of hate minestrone soup as an adult. This saddens my husband, who really likes Minestrone. I get the appeal, it’s a meal in a bowl, with a lot of vegetables and...
