by Flora Caputo | Nov 19, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
One Saturday morning we were meandering around the kitchen, taking our time waking up, and wondering what to make for dinner that night over coffee. Ah, I love those mornings. We turned on Lydia Bastianich on PBS, and she was cooking up a lot of mushrooms for a show....
by Flora Caputo | Nov 13, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Tender, off the bone brisket has been the holy grail at our house, particularly when we smoke it. We haven’t quite figured out how to crack that code. But when we get it from a few choice BBQ joints we love in the area (Smalls Barbecue Shack), if you ever are on...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 12, 2016 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
We got a small fixer-upper lake house, and I have been slowly making it our own-on a very very tight budget. I mean, getting it took all our extra money and our first born (kidding..sort of). So we need to live with some things for a while, like the 1970’s wood...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 4, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Sick of carbs for breakfast? It seems the only way you can get a quick breakfast on the go is to grab a muffin, bagel or toast. I like to have handy proteins to bring to work too, to keep things healthy and low carb. Egg muffins are easy to make on a Sunday and...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 31, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Unroll that refrigerated croissant dough or puff pastry, chop up those mushrooms, open a bottle of Duckhorn Merlot and bask in deliciousness. 45 minutes and you have a meal that can wow anybody. Nothing goes better with Merlot than a rich, tender cut of beef. Beef...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 27, 2016 | Crafting, Uncategorized
Fall has set in, and for whatever reason so has my urge to nest, clean and purge the homestead. Maybe it’s because holidays are rolling around, and we will have a houseful of guests throughout the next few months? Or it may be that my daughter is starting a...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 24, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Refrigerated cinnamon roll dough plays a starring roll in this easy apple cake I made up one day. And I filmed it too, with some catchy music to get you in the kitchen baking. Aren’t you lucky?
by Flora Caputo | Sep 29, 2016 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
We finally did it, we took the plunge and took a step closer to our retirement plan, by buying a fixer-upper lakehouse. The place is a bit of a blank slate, and we are slowly making it our own. But we need to be thrifty, and a lot of what we want to do may have to...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 18, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Peach season is just about over, but there are still some late harvest lovelies found in roadside stands in Michigan-so you may get lucky!We have been up to our ears in peaches all month long. My dad, born and raised in Italy, learned how to grow things from aunts and...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 16, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
School has started and we are still getting used to our new schedule-which has my daughter coming home from school much later these days. Weeknight meals need to be wholesome yet easy. I ran across this somewhere and have kept it in my recipe files for a while to...
