by Flora Caputo | Jul 29, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
If you have followed my blog for a bit, you know that I enjoy making fun infusions with spices, herbs, and botanicals. I have been patiently waiting for our elderflower bush in the front yard to produce enough flowers to make a liquor. Unfortunately, a neighbors dog...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 22, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Corn is starting to come into the farmer’s markets. One of the best things about summer is all the great fresh produce that you find in abundance-whether it’s in your backyard or it’s at the farm stands. So last weekend we had an abundance of farm...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 20, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
When we had our girls weekend for the 4th of July at the cottage, I didn’t have the nerve to pull out the grill for a typical 4th of July dinner. So I decided to do instead while still keep it fun and festive, and easy, is use the slow cooker. I ran across this...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 18, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Summer is here! And we have had a lot of fun entertaining friends for summer get togethers. Last weekend, I wanted to make some fun baked cookies with a summer theme for a BBQ luncheon. I had seen a lot of watermelon slice cookies online, but as I dug deeper they all...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 12, 2017 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
If you have been following me this year, you may have noticed an uptick in upcycling furniture with chalk paint. We recently bought a fixer-upper cottage in Michigan, and we really don’t have much moolah to furnish it the way we want right now. And honestly, I...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 10, 2017 | Crafting, Uncategorized
Thrift stores are a crafter and gardener’s heaven, especially if you have funky, creative tastes and a tight budget. I am obsessed with mosaics lately for my yard, and if you go to my YouTube Channel you can see a few projects I have made that are popular....
