RECIPE: Maria’s Biscotti Two Ways

Everyone has that dog-eared, well-loved old cookbook that is there go-to, that cookbook that may need to end up in the coffin with you when you go to the great beyond? That cookbook for me is one I found in a thrift store from an Italian cook, Maria Esposito....

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RECIPE: Shrimp Cakes on Roasted Asparagus

Girls' night and weekends at our house means hubby is fishing with the guys, and we have the kitchen to ourselves. So I tend to cook what monkey-girl prefers. Seafood is definitely one of the things on the list. We usually cook up some shrimp in some garlicky...

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RECIPE: Eggplant Involtini (Eggplant Cheese Roll Ups)

Eggplant Involtini (Eggplant Cheese Roll Ups)Ingredients eggplants2 large eggplants or 4 small/medium ones, peeled and ends cut off 3 eggs, gently beaten 1 cup of flour 1 tablespoon of dried parsley 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder 1/2...

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RECIPE: Healthier, Gluten Free Peanut Almond Cookies

I had a moment of ingenuity in the kitchen last week. I hate when I have more than one egg white left over from a recipe. So I decided to whip up some healthy treats using two egg whites for me and my hubby. We are trying to cut down on gluten and sugar, and these fit...

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RECIPE: Ginger Maple Apple Pie

RECIPE: Ginger Maple Apple Pie

If you are a follower of my little blog, you may have noticed a plethora of apple pie recipes. I made it my mission a few years ago to win my parish's apple pie contest. And as everything I set my mind to, I practiced, developed and experimented each year with...

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RECIPE: Peach and Strawberry Basil Jam

We are having some lagging summer fruit that needed to be "dealt with". I know that sounds really negative as if our fruit was throwing a temper tantrum and needed to go in time out. That's not the case at all. But we had some fresh, late-season strawberries we...

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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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