RECIPE: Blackened Shrimp Buddha Bowl

RECIPE: Blackened Shrimp Buddha Bowl

Buddha Bowls are a new favorite dinner option at our house. Bowl of rice, a healthy protein, and topped with various veggies and VOILA! A healthy dinner. This is made with a blackening spice from Paul Prudhomme's family cookbook. I always try to have it on hand in the...

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RECIPE: Smoky and Mild Pistachio Pesto and Pasta

RECIPE: Smoky and Mild Pistachio Pesto and Pasta

Being 1st generation Italian, I have many family and friends still in Italy, and they love to share Italian recipes-REAL Italian recipes, in Italian, online. I have to say, their tasty-esque videos are much tastier than ours. One that caught my eye was a speck and...

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RECIPE and VIDEO: The Art of Chocolate Chip Cookies

RECIPE and VIDEO: The Art of Chocolate Chip Cookies

My Italian mother reuses everything, especially ricotta tubs and deli plastic containers. And when I was growing up, my mother bought giant tubs of ricotta to keep up with the massive amount of cooking she was doing. And she saved and recycled those big tubs to fill...

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RECIPE: Smoky Low Fat Creamy Corn Soup

RECIPE: Smoky Low Fat Creamy Corn Soup

You seriously will not believe that this is a low-fat dinner once you dig in. The trick is the fat-free half and half combined with seasonings galore and a hearty shrimp broth. My hubby kept slurping it up, asking me again and again if this was going to harden his...

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RECIPE: Shredded Beet and Orange Salad with Goat Cheese

RECIPE: Shredded Beet and Orange Salad with Goat Cheese

So, to be on the record. I am not a fan of beets. I know they are really good for you, so I try and try. My sister adores them and always makes them for family meals, and my husband LOVES them. I do not. I feel like I am eating chunks of dirt when I eat them. They are...

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RECIPE: Healthier Mac & Cheese with Caramelized Onion

RECIPE: Healthier Mac & Cheese with Caramelized Onion

I know you don't believe me, that this dish can feed your mac and cheese craving while keeping things lower in fat. But this is it! I adapted it from the weight watcher cookbook. My angsty 15-year-old ate all the leftovers, not knowing it was healthier.   So that's...

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FLORA CAPUTO

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The Martha Stewart for Todays Generation.

The Urban Domestic Diva lives in many of us. And my blog and connected social spaces are a place where I hope to inspire others by sharing ideas around home and hearth. My hope is that we can all live creatively abundant lives while balancing all the other demands being put on us daily. Posts and discussions range from recipes and cooking tips for entertaining, seasonal cooking, healthy cooking, gardening tips and propagation of native plants, cottage-chic or shabby-chic crafting, upcycling and other home ideas.

UDD is also a creative powerhouse for creating products like Cottage chic decor and home goods, Shabby-chic clothing, decorative personal items, gardening decorative items, wall art and many more items to beautify your home and life.

Author of Cooking and Gardening Books : Bee Advocacy, Pollinator advocacy, Gardening Tips, Native Plant Gardening

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… And Like many working moms, I’m just trying to do it all while making sure we have clean socks for the week!

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