by Flora Caputo | Jul 10, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I recently posted an amazing sour cherry pie recipe. Now, the cherries for that recipe were supposed to make two pies. However, the pound to cup ratio in The Pie Bible by the pie goddess herself, Rose Beranbaum, was a little short…about 1 cup and half short on...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 9, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Earlier today I posted about how to sow and harvest Arugula. (The post is here if you need it quickly.). If you have tough, bitter, more mature greens, a pesto is a great way to use them up. It accommodates their bitterness and you can still get a full Arugula...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 9, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
There are a many cut and come again crops that are a great addition to any garden. In fact, most herbs and salad greens benefit from a good cutting back every few weeks. Arugula is one of those greens. In fact, the longer you let Arugula go, the tougher and more...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 5, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This pie uses sour cherries, which are sometimes very hard to find. They are very seasonal. A friend of mine brought some for me from Michigan, right from a farm stand. According to the pie maven herself, Rose Beranbaum, you can purchase Fruit Perfect Cherries which...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 1, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Hi all! Happy 4th of July! I am sure some of you will be out there grilling and doing yard work on this long weekend. Perhaps some of you are dealing with triage in your yard from all this abundance of rain we have been having. I know I am. One of my plants in...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 29, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Some herbs and flowers can be invasive. Chamomile flowers can become that if you are not careful. However, they are very cheery and easy to grow, and the floral, herbal scent is lovely to have around you when you are outside. My chamomile sows itself and comes back...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 26, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This recipe was originally on a fabulous blog I follow called, “fragrantvanillacake.blogspot.com” The author is very talented, and creates amazing things with a vegan, healthy spin. I saw these scones in my RSS before Father’s Day and thought it...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 24, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I was rummaging around in my baking cabinet and was annoyed by all the miscellaneous half bags of nuts and dried fruit from past recipes that have been loitering about the shelves. I am sure if you look around your baking cabinet, you will find a similar situation....
by Flora Caputo | Jun 20, 2011 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Urban Domestic “Divas” can be men as well as women (but I guess you can’t call them Divas…I will have to come up with another name…). Case in point is my husband who is amazing when it comes to grilling and smoking anything (and a darn...
by Flora Caputo | Jun 14, 2011 | Gardening, Uncategorized
Gardening to me is very much an artistic endeavor. I think because I am an advertising art director by trade, and I usually don’t get to fulfill my artistic inspiration (especially when clients are asking for logos to be bigger and colors changed to match their...
