by Flora Caputo | Apr 7, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I have an oven that I would gladly trade for a fancy twin-oven stainless steel masterpiece (Some day, it’s gonna happen…some day). But my humble oven does have a couple fancy settings on it that I use from time to time. Around Thanksgiving, when I have the...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 4, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This past fall, we had some small “pie-sized” pumpkins to make fresh pumpkin puree for pies. But time flew and we didn’t have time to puree the pumpkins OR make the pie (you know how crazy back to school can be!?). So before the pumpkins began to...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 1, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Sometimes, you need some shortcuts. Sometimes, your kid tells you at 8 p.m. that you need to be the one to bake something for class the next day, because “the kids said you were such a good baker, mom”! Well, we can’t disappoint. We also can’t...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 30, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Quinoa is a staple at our home. It’s a great grain with a giant protein punch. My daughter groans when we make a quinoa pilaf, however. She thinks it has a bitter aftertaste, and I have to agree. The bitter aftertaste is on account of the natural coating on the...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 29, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Maybe I’m behind the times…but evidently baked donuts are all the rage lately. I decided to get myself a baked donut pan, too. I love mixing up the breakfast repertoire. As spring slowly arrives, so does the spring produce. I decided to mix up some...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 24, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I have been meaning to play with tarragon and blueberries. And I am also trying to will spring to come to Chicago. This was my attempt to do both.Will it work?Let’s see. In the meantime, this will have to do. It’s not spring..but it’s really close....
