by Flora Caputo | Apr 14, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Quinoa is often a grain that is thought of for pilafs and salads. But I wondered if you could also use it as a cereal grain for breakfast. I have been on the 17 day diet, moving into phase 2 where you can introduce specific grains back in your diet in small amounts on...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 13, 2012 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
Now I know we all have some pieces of furniture from our dorm room days, or “beer run” days, that in some ways we still need to furnish our nests with. Budgets these days can’t allow for a furniture shopping spree for most of us. Thus that eyesore of...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 6, 2012 | Crafting, Uncategorized
Some of you may be familiar with Pantone®. It is a color system for people that work in the visual arts to specify color during production. Pantone can be used in graphic design, textile design, fashion design, product design, etc. If you need a specific color matched...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 27, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I inherited some bananas after a scouting event last week. I am not a fan of bananas. I was kind of traumatized at a very young age from a banana incident that I rarely speak about, but lets just say it involved a fellow childhood friend over-indulging in bananas....
by Flora Caputo | Mar 22, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I am not sure where you are, but for us in Chicago, it has been unseasonably hot for March (like 85˚ hot!). And on recent mornings, I have gotten that summertime craving for a tall cup of iced coffee. Trips to McDonald’s and Starbucks every morning, however, can...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 17, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Happy Belated 100 year Birthday to Dr. Seuss! Today my daughter and I saw The Lorax, and we just loved it. In honor of all things Seuss, I wanted to share with you how to make one of my hottest sellers at my recent fundraising bake sale. They are mini Cat in the Hat...
