by Flora Caputo | Jun 7, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I’ve been on the Fast Metabolism Diet since January, and one of the staples of phase 3 is olive oil and sweet potatoes-a wonderful and healthy combination! I’ve been toying around with countless variations of roasted sweet potatoes for months and this one...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 7, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
A traditional baked ham is usually saved for very special occasions like Easter or Christmas. But I always wanted to try cooking some of the smaller ham roasts I see in the meat section of the grocery store. It seemed like a special thing to do for a family dinner on...
by Flora Caputo | May 31, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
The healthy eating we’ve been doing at our house since January has bummed out my daughter. I used to always make treats and decadent dinners-thus giving birth to this blog. I definitely have been blogging less this month as I have been dieting and eating...
by Flora Caputo | May 24, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Remember photo albums? You know, actual printed photos put in a book that you can flip through?With the onset of digital everything, physical ANYTHING is hard to come by. On the one hand, I think it’s better on the environment as well as space planning for your...
by Flora Caputo | May 12, 2015 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Hubster and I have been kicking butt in the garden the past few weekends. It’s hard to get motivated, and sometimes the weather doesn’t help. But once you get over the hump of getting out there and clearing out and tending your first bed-the rest comes...
by Flora Caputo | May 10, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Mother’s Day comes every year, and we have settled into a tradition in our home where breakfast is served to me with a steamy cup of coffee, a vase full of flowers, fresh fruit, and whatever I want on the T.V. (Right now I have a Harry Potter movie on-I know....
by Flora Caputo | Apr 28, 2015 | Gardening, Uncategorized
It’s time, gardeners! The weather has been on the cool side in the midwest but the garden isn’t waiting for that perfect day-and your plants need some tending. Peonies and roses are my first plants on my to do list. Here, I show you what I do to get nice...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 26, 2015 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
Navigating the tween years can be so tricky.You get through the no-sleep, diaper ridden newborn phase, the toddler tantrum phase and the play ground politics elementary school phase coming out of all of it seemingly unscathed. During the whole journey, this child of...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 25, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
My mission this weekend was to try and make my daughter some gluten free chocolate doughnuts that I could also indulge in while staying on the fast metabolism diet (phase 3). This meant trying to bake with natural birch xylitol as well as using coconut oil and almond...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 20, 2015 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This is a great snack cake for guests or just for a nice treat after a Sunday meal. It’s been in my recipe repertoire for years and I am so excited to finally have foodie photos for you so I can share it here!It has a decadent gooey chocolate bottom that tastes...
