by Flora Caputo | May 8, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It’s grilling season-and that means it’s time for Cole Slaw! In honor of it being Saturday, I know many of you are probably firing up the grill tonight (we’ll see about Chicago though-typical that I should wake up to 45˚ outside in the middle of May....
by Flora Caputo | May 3, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This is WAY “Betty Crocker” in flavor profile and ease, but my daughter loves it. For busy weeks, it a great meal to slap together in the morning and have it ready for dinner time. Also, it’s “crock-pot fever” time with all the church and...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 29, 2010 | Lifestyle, Motherhood, Uncategorized, Womanhood
This was sent to me from my sister and I had to share it. It is amazing to me how generationally things don’t change. I read through these lessons and I find myself realizing I say a lot of this to my own child! I guess Moms are Moms are Moms. Doesn’t...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 27, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
My poor Rosemary bush that I winter at my office has had a stint of white powdery mildew. If you look above, you can see the white powder on some of it’s leaves. My poor bush was almost covered with this stuff. I did try to spray it with a baking soda...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 27, 2010 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized, Womanhood
There is something I have observed over the years of being married and having many married friends-and that is the avid involvement of husbands in making decorating and renovating decisions. It seems I hear the same frustrations from many fellow wives when it comes to...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 26, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This recipe was a great Sunday meal when you have little time to devote to the kitchen yet everyone is hankering for some simple, comfort food. The sauce is made with cola, which adds a sweet, caramel flavor to the chicken. I had asked my husband to get me a can of...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 21, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
We have been having a lot of bone-in chicken at our house these days. My daughter is in a huge chicken leg craze. However, we always tend to have 1 or 2 pieces left over. Reheating bone-in chicken is not always easy or ideal for left overs. So this weekend I decided...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 19, 2010 | Crafting, Uncategorized
If you are a Catholic Domestic Diva with a second grader under your roof-you are in the throws of 1st communion preparation, like me! Well, after looking at many headpieces for my 7 year old, I decided they were all a little too “bridal” for my liking. So...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 17, 2010 | Gardening, Uncategorized
It’s a gorgeous day in mid-April, and that means one thing! It is time to dust off the gardening gloves and get in the garden. I am not talking planting yet. If you live in cooler climates like the Midwest, it still is a little risky to begin planting new plants...
by Flora Caputo | Apr 10, 2010 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I adapted this nut recipe off of Epicurious and served them on the deck with wine while I was finishing getting dinner on the table for Easter. Fresh rosemary is a must for this recipe. I brought the extra nuts into work and they are all asking for the recipe. Here it...
