by Flora Caputo | May 11, 2014 | Motherhood, Uncategorized, Womanhood
Mothers day comes once a year, and I know some people have a real beef with it. Many claim it’s a made up holiday so that we all go and spend money feeling guilty that we don’t appreciate our mothers enough. The sentiment is that we should appreciate our...
by Flora Caputo | May 7, 2014 | Recipes, Uncategorized
We finally got new neighbors in our hood and my husband and I were excited to “pay a welcome forward” so to speak. When we moved into our house, we were overwhelmed by how nice our neighbors were. Every day of our first week we were greeted with small...
by Flora Caputo | May 3, 2014 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Having your 11 year old daughter on a gluten free diet most of the time is challenging, especially when packing school lunches. Though most food companies are getting on the gluten free train, and I can find some good things at retailers, it is all hit or miss. Most...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 26, 2014 | Recipes, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
Of all our traditions we have in our family as the weather warms, Easter and Mother’s Day are the most formal of them. As far as Easter goes, we Italians center our holidays around food (usually a meal that is roughly 5 hours long and takes a week of prep!)...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 19, 2014 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
Easter wreath, how to hereSo yesterday was a day of shopping with my daughter (she wanted to pick another Easter dress), shopping for groceries, and crafting our decor for our shabby chic Easter party.First thing I wanted to get done, was dressing up our urns flanking...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 18, 2014 | Crafting, Recipes, Uncategorized
Prepping for the big day Sunday continues, and guess what I stayed up late (err, like until 1:30 a.m.) doing last night? Decorating these adorable bunny cake pops, and wrapping them in plastic baggies so they stay fresh and perfect for Sunday bunny hunters!Now, I...
