by Flora Caputo | Oct 25, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This is a recipe I have had for a few years. You use a dutch oven to cook the meat. It is a great way to slow cook a tougher, cheaper piece of meat. The trick to a dutch oven is to sear your meat on the stove top, getting a nice seasoned base. Then, deglaze the bottom...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 25, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I call this cake Apple Cake “Urbanized” because this was a cake I saw in my Epicurious rss feed (Marie-Héléne’s Apple Cake) which I “kicked up” in flavor. It made my “to bake” list because it seemed very easy and quick to make...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 21, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I grew up eating lentils, either in a savory soup or with a hearty peasant pasta dish my Italian mother would make. Lentils are packed with iron and protein, great for growing children. But lentils aren’t what kids go gaga for. Here is a way to sneak lentils in...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 20, 2010 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
Yesterday TIME magazine published a short article about a recent 50 year study around children with working mothers. The surprising (or maybe not so surprising) news is that children of working mothers are doing just fine-great in fact! Now I want to clarify something...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 16, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This lasagna I have made a few times, and it has become a favorite with the family. My daughter has no idea she is eating a hearty helping of vegetables, and cottage cheese is a lighter cheese to use than ricotta (Though ricotta is just fine). I have also been using...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 15, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
In my pursuit of an award winning pie, I have done a TON of research on which apple is best for pie. But in all my reading, I have not been able to find consensus on the ideal approach. SO what I have been hoping to do was to create my own experiment, baking a...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 14, 2010 | Lifestyle, Recipes, Uncategorized
My family and I took a quick weekend trip to our lakehouse rental to enjoy fall pleasures and time with each other. Because it was a short trip, we kept things kind of lean as far as packing. I usually pack a lot of favorite kitchen utensils and gadgets when we go up...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 8, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s Saturday, your kids are hungry and you have very little in your fridge. And what do the kids want? PIZZA! One Saturday, this was my situation. And I have to say I am happy with what I whipped up-and more importantly-so was my daughter! We keep a bottle of...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 5, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
In practicing for the Harvest Jam pie contest, I came up with this combo for a pie. If I made this over again, I would precook the sliced fruit for the top in a pan with butter and some spice so that they are soft. Because they are on top, they don’t quite...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 2, 2010 | Lifestyle, Motherhood, Uncategorized
My friend Liz asked if I could put together a thorough housecleaning list that is easily printable and usable. This was my effort to do so. I have included a printable pdf with this post. My husband teased my about the irony of the post-because I sometimes don’t...
