by Flora Caputo | Feb 26, 2013 | Lifestyle, Motherhood, Uncategorized
Girl Scouts is often thought of as an organization known for it’s delectable cookies as well as it’s reward system of badges for young girls as they accomplish various skills. These skills have been historically “domestic”...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 24, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
What can cheer up anyone in depressing Winter with Summer flavors?Lemon bars!My little family has been begging me to bake some. Not chocolate. Not red velvet. Lemon.Maybe we are all a little tired of gray days and cold feet? Maybe we are longing for a little more...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 17, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
How do you make Sunday special? You gather your loved ones. You open a kitchen window and let the sun shine through. You put on a cup of fresh coffee. You put on a cozy sweater. You make sure your favorite coffee mug is clean. You put on some music.And you make an...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 16, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
So it seems this February all the posts I write will be an homage to this vintage French book I found over Christmas to give to my hubby, called “Cooking with Provence Herbs”. As herbal cookery has been a new obsession of mine, and French cooking has...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 10, 2013 | Lifestyle, Recipes, Uncategorized
I posted late yesterday a recipe I played with from an out-of-print French book I found at the trusty library. Hidden in it’s pages was a wonderful entry on how to make a homemade anisette. Anisette is a staple in my family. My Nonna would sneak big splashes of...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 10, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I love the library. I love the vibe it has. I love that I can check things out on whatever whim I have that day and it’s all for free. All that knowledge is right at my fingertips. I especially love trolling the cookbook section. You never know what wonderful,...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 27, 2013 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
My spirited, creative kid as an “Asian Warrior Dragon” last Halloween. Today, I am feeling sad and defeated. I have been mulling the idea of this post around in my head since August, but I didn’t know where to start. But today, I am filled with so...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 22, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
We are on a serious New Years resolution kick. My hubby, daughter and I are dedicated to getting healthy this year. Of course, my husband lost 9 lbs. in one week. Men. Of course our weight loss is slower (being of the female gender) which he likes to rub in. And...
by Flora Caputo | Jan 17, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Ahh, the craving for some Kentucky Fried Chicken. It happens. It first happened to me when I was pregnant, and I could have seriously hurt someone for an extra crispy chicken breast and a biscuit. You never want to get in between a pregnant woman and her cravings....
by Flora Caputo | Jan 13, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
What makes a morning extra special? Crepes! We make crepes a lot on the weekends. You can fill them with whatever you want; jams, sweet cheeses, fruit, or nothing. You can top them with sauces, melted butter, syrup, whipped cream or nothing. We like them because you...
