by Flora Caputo | Jul 14, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Easy light dinners are the name of the game this summer. I found a great Better Homes and Gardens special edition magazine that is all about garden vegetables and how to cook them in amazing recipes. Hubby and I are basically cooking through this whole book this...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 12, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
So, this summer has been hard for me and the Fast Metabolism Diet. I seem to have gone on a maintenance phase by default. Hard as I try to pack my own food for parties and travel and client functions, it is just too hard.The cool thing is, I have not gained, I have...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 11, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Garden season is in full swing, and our herbs have been super happy with all this rain we have had in the Midwest. I can’t say the same for our carrots or greens-however. But our herbs are like giant weeds in the garden. The biggest is our tarragon. It...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 11, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Pear Orange Rosemary BreadIngredients1 1/2 cups flour1 1/4 tsp. baking powder1 tsp. baking soda3/4 tsp. salt1 tsp. minced fresh rosemary leaves1 Tbsp. orange zest1 cup sugar1 Tbsp. orange juice1 Tbsp. sugar1 ripe Bosc or Anjou pear, peeled and grated/shredded2 eggs,...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 6, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
S’mores are a favorite for summer picnics, parties, camp outs or just an easy weeknight by the fire pit. Even if you have dietary restrictions, you can find grahams and cookies that fit dairy free or gluten free lifestyles so that everyone can partake in the...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 28, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
If you followed this blog, you may have noticed that sometimes I share gluten free recipes. When we discovered my daughter had ADHD in 5th grade, I vowed that drugs would be a last resort for us. After doing some research we found that many families saw a lot of...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 27, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Fathers Day was Sunday and for my hubby, he loves fly fishing. We decided to do a long weekend over Fathers Day for his benefit up on the Pere Marquette river. My husband loves stratas for breakfast, so when we were left with a ton of bread during dinner at one of the...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 24, 2015 | Gardening, Uncategorized
There is something that happens at garden markets, some secret club or camaraderie amongst shoppers there. There is a sense that we all belong to that clandestine world of dirty fingernails and garden clogs. And striking up a conversation with someone next to you...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 23, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Back when my daughter was younger and at a small parochial school, there seemed to be a never ending need of baked goods for various school functions. I was always baking for a bake sale, birthday treats, class projects or parties. So I started to buy box cake...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 14, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
What’s better than an apple crumble cake? How about apples laced with gooey caramel? You know, like caramel apples you get at fall festivals? How about I see your caramel apple cake, and raise you some crumbly, briny sea salt? The perfect compliment to caramel?...
