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CRAFTS: My Maiden Voyage with Chalk Paint, A Tutorial
Pinterest is full of chalk paint projects, and I have been completely smitten. SO when I saw this 9 dollar ugly nightstand as Savers Thrift, I thought I would give it a try. If I ruined it, I was only out 9 dollars and some paint.This was so easy! Chalk paint just...
RECIPE: Espresso Walnut Cake
It was Dad's 76th birthday last weekend, and my dad has very particular flavor favorites. In particular, espresso and nuts. The man drinks espresso at least 5 times a day! (One of the joys of being an Italian.)I usually make a pistachio something or other for...
RECIPE: Awesome Smoked Brisket
My hubby is really the star of this post. We have been trying to nail the perfect brisket for 3 years now. He is an amazing cook, griller and smoking guru, but brisket has alluded him. the nice thin about brisket, is that it's a pretty inexpensive cut of meat, that if...
RECIPE: Vanilla Cake filled with Passion Fruit Cream
I had to whip up a cake quickly for a dinner with some dear friends of ours, and I have a go-to vanilla frosting and a simple vanilla egg cake in my repertoire, but I wanted a little something special in the middle of the cake to spice things up. I was given some...
LIFESTYLE: 2nd Annual Top Ten “WTH? Finds” at Goodwill
This year's picks validate the quote: "Just because you CAN make something doesn't mean you should". I am a BIG thrifter, and you can certainly find some great treasures. But there is also no shortage of crap, the whole reason stuff is given away in the first place,...
RECIPE: Slow Cooker Chicken, Bacon and Kale Gnocchi Soup
When hubby goes on his fishing weekends, it's basically a girls' weekend at the house. We get to cook a lot of what we like, and because I am on my own, I rely on the crock pot for at least one meal to help me out. This recipe caught my eye from a great food blog,...
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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