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Valentine Hot Cocoa Bombs Three Ways, White Chocolate Rose Hot Cocoa Bombs, Strawberry Hot Cocoa Bombs, and Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa Bombs
Happy Valentine's Day, Y'all! Looking for something fun to make and occupy the kids on this DAY OF LOVE? Make some hot cocoa bombs! Then, snuggle under a blanket and watch some family flicks on youtube. Doesn't that sound splendid? Have some candy melts or cake...
Rose Cookies with Vanilla Drizzle
Valentine's Day is coming, and I'm starting to plan to treat my Hunny to some yummies next week. One of the things I am playing with is rose. Rose flavor is always something exotic and special, and in these cookies, are a hint of magic. It's a subtle flavor, which I...
Asters, a Power Pollinator. 14 Best Aster Species for Bees and Butterflies.
As we continue to peruse our seed catalogs that have arrived in our mailboxes (hey, it's cheaper than therapy!) let's go deep into one of my other favorite species, Asters. Recently horticulturalists changed the genus name from Aster to a combo platter of various...
There’s More to Coneflowers than Just Purple! Explore 9 Echinacea Species for every Garden Need. “Wild Wednesdays”
One of the things I love most about writing my books about native flowers and plants is discovering how diverse various flower families are. I discovered this specifically when I was researching plants for my BEE NATIVE! FLOWER POT POWER book. The book was all about...
Cauliflower Souffle Bake
How is your New Year Resolution going? Still on track? We fell off the wagon Friday to support a new local burger joint that opened up in our neighborhood. We all need to try and support our local restaurants right now, even if it means a cheat meal. So now we have to...
“USE UP BUTTERMILK!” Buttermilk Oat Bread Loaf
Here in Chicago, you don't just buy buttermilk, You commit to buttermilk. I am not sure how it is in other states, but here, they don't sell buttermilk in small pints like heavy whipping cream. So once you are done with that meager 3/4 cup that you need for pancakes,...
MEET FLORA
the urban domestic diva
FLORA CAPUTO
Blogger extraordinaire, author, designer, crafter, baker, cook and slowly beautifying our world one pixel at a time.
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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
… 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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