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Starbucks and Summer: Labor Day Burgers, Pie and Iced Coffee Oh My!
Labor day is tomorrow! A day of NON labor underpinned with picnics, boating, and outdoor fun with friends and family. This year I am committed to not laboring. I usually end up in the yard gardening, or doing some giant craft project. Other than a little bit of...
CRAFTS: How To Make a Mosaic House Address Plaque
Since 2008 I have been in the "social media village", and I have always been surprised and delighted-as well as surprised and dismayed-about what content resonates and what doesn't. One thing I have learned is that whatever you think-expect the opposite!In keeping...
RECIPE: Brothy Beef and Veggie Perline Pasta
School has started at our house. Yeah. Good times.It's even more challenging because my daughter just started high school (gulp) and her days are very long-long meaning 8-5 (Yup. I have to wake up at 5 am now. I "slept in" this past Saturday...meaning 8 a.m! I...
The Italy Trip Series: How To Make Caffe a la Nocciola
Italy is known for its rich espresso and coffee delights. I grew up with coffee being a social ritual. In my family it is enjoyed as much as water and wine. I thought I knew all about Italian coffee, until this last visit to the homeland. I was delighted to discover...
The Italy Trip Series: Art of the Nosh and Italian Ice
You may have noticed my absence from the blog last month. Since I started this in 2008, I have never missed posting-and have felt considerable guilt about it. But with my big Italy trip end of June and early July (my family's homeland) I have been catching up on...
RECIPE: Red Currant Blood Orange Raspberry Pear Jam
Red currants are hard to find, yet hubby always wants to play with them (being German and all). We looked into growing currant bushes, but I guess they are not allowed here? I would love to dry my own berries for tea! But until I can get to...
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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