by Flora Caputo | Dec 29, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
With all the eating and eating this holiday season, it is hard to stay on track with my ” South Beach” approach to eating the past few weeks. In an effort to enjoy my birthday today and not succumb to cake, I made some healthy-yet-delicious oatmeal...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 23, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
A few months ago, I posted tips on what to do with extra fresh herbs from your garden. One of the wonderful things you can do is infuse olive oil. Here is the previous post: https://urbandomesticdiva.com/gardening-cooking-what-to-do-with-your-herb-gardens-bounty/ I...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 22, 2009 | Career, Uncategorized
Many years ago, an amazing adman turned public speaker coach asked me if I knew the Golden Triangle rule. He explained that there are three sides to the triangle-1: Do it Fast. 2: Do it cheap. 3: Do it well. And then he looked at me and said “Pick TWO.”...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 18, 2009 | Crafting, Uncategorized
My daughter asked me to make her a special “sea creature” fleece tie blanket as a Christmas gift after a trip to our favorite JoAnne’s Craft store. It turns out, after reading a little how-to pamphlet at the store, it is quite easy to do. I found...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 6, 2009 | Uncategorized, Womanhood
I am quite excited about a new online magazine I just came across. Maybe it has been around a while, but I have never seen it. It seems to do a nice job of balancing career tips and business with lifestyle & fashion advice. It has great articles on building...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 1, 2009 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
I was flipping though my beloved Williams Sonoma magazine the other day, with wishful sighing at all the wonderful cooking gadgets I could own if I had a kitchen the size of Sausalito, when I came across a section on making baby food. I have to admit, I...