by Flora Caputo | Sep 3, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Years ago, after discovering I had a digestive disease, I was told by a wellness center to go gluten-free. This was back when you could only find GF products in weird health food stores and the quality was just not there. Now, there are so many products available on...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 31, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
When we were in Italy a couple of years ago we took our daughter, so she could experience another country and especially experience it with her native Grandparents. Out of the many things that left an impression on her, the food was top of the list. To this day, she...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 24, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
You may be seeing a theme this month on the blog? Like, Peaches? Yuppers! Peaches are what is in season, and before it’s apple this and pumpkin spice that, let’s squeeze every drop of peachy-deliciousness out of the summer while we can, K? These hand pies...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 22, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Peaches, Peaches Peaches. If you have visited a recent farmers’ market, you probably noticed baskets and baskets of peaches. It is peach season (and corn season, and tomato season…pretty much it’s all about summer ripe harvests right now). If you...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 5, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
If you have visited my YouTube Channel, you will find a popular video on making ravioli by hand. Being first generation Italian has its blessings, and one is an amazing mother who continues to teach me traditional Italian cooking and is always open to being videotaped...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 4, 2018 | Crafting, Uncategorized
Mosaics are a big thing around here. If I suddenly get inspired and can glue ceramic pieces to a surface, watch out, it’s getting some mosaics. When Fathers day rolled around, I finally decided to make my husband a gift of a brown trout out made out of mosaics...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 25, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This dish is fantastic. That is all. Savory Shrimp over Rice Ingredients: 2 tablespoons of butter 6 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 pound of shrimp, deveined and shelled 1 small onion diced 5 ounces of sun-dried tomatoes packed in oil, drained and cut into strips,...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 22, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Scones are usually a guilty pleasure when you are eating healthy-but guess what? You can eat these with less guilt! Oat and whole wheat flour give you a lot of fiber, brown sugar brings the glycemic index lower, and you get a bit of sweetness from the dried cherries,...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 17, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I know this is odd to see, right? Soup in the summer? Well, we at our house are very strict with doing a soup and salad night once a week, all year. It’s usually Mondays, which my daughter hates. I think she proclaimed one night, “Monday has already bad...
by Flora Caputo | Jul 13, 2018 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Pork shoulders and crock pots are a marriage made in heaven. The gentle heat of the crockpot going for 8 hours breaks down this inexpensive cut of pork into shredded, tender deliciousness with plenty of juice to make a sauce. This recipe was adapted from Tip Hero and...
