by Flora Caputo | Jan 17, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I am halfway through The Fast Metabolism Diet this month, and weigh in is on Monday morning. So we’ll see if I am shedding some of that holiday weight. Out of all the phases on FMD, Phase 3 is my favorite. Healthy fats open up the cooking repertoire,...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 15, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Yes, it’s cold outside in the Midwest, but that doesn’t mean you can’t do some canning! In fact, what else are you going to do with yourself on a cold, blustery Sunday? This is a great winter/holiday jam using winter cranberries and apples, to be...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 12, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s New Year’s Resolution time again, how are you doing on yours? I decided to do the Fast Metabolism diet again for a “28 day cleanse”, if you will. I pretty much stayed on it the first 6 months of 2015 and lost 20+ lbs. The last half of the...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 10, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Finally getting caught up on some holiday posts that did not make it into the “editorial calendar”. (My, that sounds profesh. Really it’s a tattered blogging notebook with coffee stains that my cat likes to lay on.)I will be posting two jam recipes...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 31, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
There isn’t a dinner or protein that is more intimidating than roasting a turkey. First, it’s expensive and so easy to either undercook it (rendering it dangerous to serve guests) or overcooked (rendering it too dry to serve guests) meaning it could be...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 31, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Usually canning is for the summer months, but we don’t stop canning at our house. Nope. In fact we just put up some jams to give away as holiday gifts and keep during the winter months. In fact, we just bought a pressure cooker to really get canning crazy! SO be...
