by Flora Caputo | Nov 9, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
TGIF! SO guess what I woke up to this morning? Snow. Yep. Snow. Looks like winter is going to come early this year in the Midwest, and all I can say about it is to get your baking game on. Chilly weather just makes me want ti bake. It warms the house and makes...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 6, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s pie season, and that means hosting big dinners where you need to show off your cooking diva-ness, and one way to do that is to create a show-stopping pie. Through years of trial and error, I figured out that playing with pie dough was a lot like crafting...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 3, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Thanksgiving is around the corner and I am sure many of you are roughing out menu plans, as I was doing last night! My favorite course is dessert. I love pies, and they are often a focal point of the dessert course. I have inspiration for you here for every course....
by Flora Caputo | Oct 31, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Lemons are well-loved at our house. The great thing about lemons is that you can get them any time of year, and lemons always taste great no matter what time of year you are in. They bring a refreshing and light favor in the heat of summer, and they bring you a taste...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 26, 2018 | Gardening, Uncategorized
SO it’s fall. And I love fall. I love the sweaters, the fireplace, the pumpkin spice everything. But before we settle in with our warm drinks and close out the garden season, we have to get our yards ready for the winter especially if you want a thriving and...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 24, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Some of you may have bad memories of tequila, from days of your misspent youth? I do. My experience sort of ruined margaritas for me. So I have figured out a way to enjoy a margarita in another form, CAKE. Cake doesn’t judge. Cake is happy. It’s loyal....
by Flora Caputo | Oct 20, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Years ago I had the idea to try and make a pie that mimicked the crazy chocolate caramel covered apples that are popular at this time of year. I mean obviously chocolate and apple is a thing. Why not in a pie? After doing some research, it seemed that no one really...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 9, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
So as September drew to a close, we were (and are) still harvesting our late-season tomatoes. One thing that happened this year, is that some of my Roma tomatoes were mislabeled as cherry tomatoes, so we had way too many cherry tomatoes this year. This happened to my...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 5, 2018 | Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
First of all, my apologies. I haven’t been this MIA on the blog since I started it in 2008. To all of my followers out there, thank you for your unwavering support, and sorry the content was light in September. and I hope Google forgives me as well as their...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 16, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Aldi is my favorite store these days and my newest obsession. They have crazy prices, and some really nice gluten-free products, and organic products. I decided to try the Live G Free Baking Mix to make some muffins. They turned out fantastic. I am going to play a...
