by Flora Caputo | Jul 3, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I love pesto.In fact, I’m a little obsessed.Which is funny considering that my off-the-boat-Italian parents not only don’t like pesto, never made pesto for us growing up, and come from the south of Italy where pesto isn’t even a “thing”....
by Flora Caputo | Jul 2, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
You know when you’re over-zealous at the grocery store sometimes, then weeks later regret it? Like when I see a giant bag of Ruby Red grapefruits from Texas (Texas, only Texas. Trust me on this one.) I grab that bag who’s sheer girth could kill someone,...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 29, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Before we dive into this little yummy dish, you need to make me a promise.DO NOT tell my mother I came up with this recipe.It uses store-bought, jarred tomato sauce. I think that breaks about 5 laws in Italy, and maybe a Catholic one. So don’t tell.I usually...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 28, 2013 | Lifestyle, Motherhood, Uncategorized
Let me just point out, I’m not a fisherwoman, but an avid fisherman’s wife. I know that puts me in a category with many other significant others who patiently endure hours of alone time while our husbands lock themselves up in solitary rooms tying flies, or go on...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 24, 2013 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
It has been a bit since I have written a post about how I’m doing on Anatabloc. I’ve received a few e-mails and requests to let people know how I am. I’m actually (still) doing great! In fact, it’s almost been a whole year! I been doing...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 22, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
My herbs are just so happy in my yard this year, and I have an abundance of stuff to play with. Which is why I am still making my way through this old Provence cookbook I unearthed in one of my favorite second-hand bookshops downtown. This book has the coolest recipes...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 21, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
KOHLRABI: The Sputnik Vegetable In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first man-made satellite. It was called Sputnik, and it looked a lot like a kohlrabi.Now, with so few people familiar with kohlrabi, the vegetable is often described as looking a lot like...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 20, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Summer means easy and fresh. I love also just throwing on my Crocs, grabbing my kitchen shears and running out the back door to roam around my garden to see what I can snip up to bring in for cooking. All the recent rain has made my yard verdant and prolific. Some...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 4, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Hey followers, its this week’s Farm Fresh Now installment, and this week it’s all about broccoli. My daughter used to eat broccoli as finger food when she was a little toddler. She would eat the tops and leave the stems in an organized circle...
by Flora Caputo | May 31, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I am still trying to make my way through a box of Grape-Nuts I had to buy for my scout troop’s cooking badge work. I ended up making these little yummies this weekend, and they were unbelievable. The nuttiness of the brown sugar and the grains matched with the...
