by Flora Caputo | Jul 21, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Summer means late sunsets, balmy nights and no early school mornings. For me, that’s the perfect mix for late night fun with family and friends. Kids can sleep in so they can stay up late and enjoy what magic happens when the sun goes down. There is a lot of...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 19, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Over 4th of July, I made a giant S’more buffet for dessert. The table was filled with various fillings, like a sweetened cream cheese and a homemade pumpkin butter. The post is here, in case you want to do the same thing. It’s super fun and delicious.But...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 16, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I have been trying to not eat corn lately, especially since I’ve been on a clean eating diet. Corn not just turns into sugar in your body in record speed, it also is filled with GMOs and chemicals. Unfortunately, I love popcorn. It’s a snack my daughter...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 14, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Easy light dinners are the name of the game this summer. I found a great Better Homes and Gardens special edition magazine that is all about garden vegetables and how to cook them in amazing recipes. Hubby and I are basically cooking through this whole book this...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 12, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
So, this summer has been hard for me and the Fast Metabolism Diet. I seem to have gone on a maintenance phase by default. Hard as I try to pack my own food for parties and travel and client functions, it is just too hard.The cool thing is, I have not gained, I have...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 11, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Garden season is in full swing, and our herbs have been super happy with all this rain we have had in the Midwest. I can’t say the same for our carrots or greens-however. But our herbs are like giant weeds in the garden. The biggest is our tarragon. It...