by Flora Caputo | Feb 3, 2021 | Bee Advocacy, Gardening, Uncategorized
As we continue to peruse our seed catalogs that have arrived in our mailboxes (hey, it’s cheaper than therapy!) let’s go deep into one of my other favorite species, Asters. Recently horticulturalists changed the genus name from Aster to a combo platter of...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 21, 2021 | Bee Advocacy, Gardening, Uncategorized
One of the things I love most about writing my books about native flowers and plants is discovering how diverse various flower families are. I discovered this specifically when I was researching plants for my BEE NATIVE! FLOWER POT POWER book. The book was all about...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 17, 2021 | Recipes, Uncategorized
How is your New Year Resolution going? Still on track? We fell off the wagon Friday to support a new local burger joint that opened up in our neighborhood. We all need to try and support our local restaurants right now, even if it means a cheat meal. So now we have to...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 12, 2021 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Here in Chicago, you don’t just buy buttermilk, You commit to buttermilk. I am not sure how it is in other states, but here, they don’t sell buttermilk in small pints like heavy whipping cream. So once you are done with that meager 3/4 cup that you need...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
Over the past 6 months, I have been obsessed with candied ginger. I love its earthy tartness and ZING! When it’s candied it turns into Mother Nature’s version of a sour patch kid! I used it in some magical chocolate brownie crinkle cookies in a recipe I...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
One-pot pasta dishes always raise an eyebrow for me. As first-gen Italian, I was taught at an early age that you cook pasta, al dente, in a separate pot. Doing this prevents the pasta from getting overcooked, or absorbing too much liquid so things don’t get too...
