by Flora Caputo | Jan 12, 2019 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Happy New Year! I know I have been remiss in posting since the holidays. The holidays sucked the life out of me, especially with our new shop and holiday sales (see above link and also on Etsy!) then the creeping crud ‘plague’ hit our house, which has...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 26, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Happy Holidays everybody! If you are like my family, you are recovering from a food coma and digging your way out of a pile of leftovers. One of the holiday staples that I feel you never know what to do with, yet breaks your heart throwing out-is leftover cranberry...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 15, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I finally closed out my holiday baking, and tins and boxes are slowly making their ways to clients, colleagues, and loved ones. This part is the best part of baking showering people I care about with my handmade cookies. I think it really encapsulates the spirit of...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 14, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
What goes better than chocolate and peppermint for the holidays? Nothing! This cookie is like my favorite Starbucks holiday drink in cookie form, minus the coffee. (Although you could add some instant coffee to the cookie batter for a little...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 9, 2018 | Crafting, Uncategorized
I’ve been trying to purge and simplify our lives, little by little. I am tackling a closet a week, and a room a month. I try to clean out, give away, sell, and reorganize each pile of flotsam. It’s a great feeling-but fair warning, it’s often darkest...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 6, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Who doesn’t love a whole chicken for dinner? I love the way it smells as it roasts, and I love the amount of food it makes, giving us some great chicken leftovers to use in another recipe-like a salad or pasta dish, or even a casserole. We are busy, right? SO if...
by Flora Caputo | Dec 3, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
The mission to use up extra buttermilk continues. You may notice a plethora of buttermilk recipes on this blog. That is because, for whatever reason, the buttermilk bottles in our stores in Chicago sell large quarts or half gallons. And usually, you only need a cup or...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 24, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I made this soup for my family for Thanksgiving as a light starter to the feast. I always liked pistou. It is such a fresh and light French soup-and really features farm-fresh summer vegetables. Often, this soup is very simple and doesn’t really cook...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 16, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
You know when you get to a recipe and the blogger writes a NOVEL before getting you to the meat of why you were there in the first place? Yeah. A little personal story. OK. A long novel. No. I will not bore you with any of that today, these cinnamon rolls will wait...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 13, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This is my husband’s favorite thing I make, and he always asks for it when I make him his birthday brunch. You can pretty much pick and choose your favorite fruit. I change the fruit depending on what is in season or looks ripe and fresh at the store. The thing...
