by Flora Caputo | Apr 17, 2017 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
Being a girl scout leader for years, we learn to never ever throw away anything. We save any and all scraps because you never know what you can use in a project while saving money. I also hoard sale crafts when I go to the craft store. If there are spools of ribbon...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 15, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Easter is tomorrow, and hubby and I are busy bees at our house. I’ve been prepping, baking and spring cleaning, shopping for basket filler and decor, making some hand made decorations. PHEW! I am glad I took some “time off” for “spring...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 13, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Easter is Sunday, and for those of you that are celebrating, you are probably like me and just making your menu and shopping lists now. Here are a few menu favorites to check out on the blog if you are feeling stuck! MAIN MEAL TRADITIONAL NEAPOLITAN EASTER SOUP,...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 10, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Spring is here, and we celebrated a wonderful “dinner primavera” last night with friends. We cooked almost exclusively out of an old favorite cookbook of ours, “Spring” by Willam Sonoma. (Given as a gift on our 1 year wedding anniversary, so it...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 2, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s spring! Time to get shopping locally and see what’s in season. And what’s in season? Peas and asparagus! I love spring dishes. Young, green, baby vegetables have so many nutrients and yet are tender and fresh. Look for the local and “in...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 28, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Leave it to Britain to make a meal out of boiling a hunk of beef in water for hours.Leave it to Jamie Oliver to make it AMAZING.A colleague of mine bequeathed a couple of Jamie Oliver cookbooks to me, and I have been obsessed. Hubby and I have delved into the pages of...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 26, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
So Jamie Oliver, a British chef, creates an American cookbook, with a Chinese noodle dish. Of course when I ran across this recipe I had to try it. It seemed like the melting pot of America all wrapped up in some spicy noodles.I had to make a lot of adjustments to it....
by Flora Caputo | Mar 25, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
A work colleague of mine bequeathed her Jamie Oliver cookbooks to me after seeing my post on the maple coffee cake I had to convert from the metric system. I was super excited to dive into his books, minus the pesky math conversions! These cookies drew my...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 19, 2017 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Popcorn is a must-have in our house. We usually make it in our popper from scratch and try different home made toppings to keep our eating cleaner. But sometimes I buy it pre-popped to cut down on time, and SkinnyPop is one of my go-to brands. Yesterday I was doing...
by Flora Caputo | Mar 18, 2017 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Strawberry Orange Almond Upside Down CakeIngredients:Fruit:1/3 cup butterdash of salt1/2 cup sugar1/4-1/3 cup sliced almonds2 cups whole frozen strawberries, defrosted1 Tbsp. orange zestCake Batter:1/3 cup melted butter, slightly cooled3/4 cup sugar1 egg3/4 cup sour...
