by Flora Caputo | Nov 16, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Many families have buttered noodles or mac & cheese as the old “Crap- I need to make something for dinner and I haven’t gone gorcery shopping in two weeks!” solution. When I have that panic attack, I make the Italian standby, Linguini Aglio Oglio...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 9, 2009 | Gardening, Uncategorized
I wrote this post in 2009, and I wish to write an addition to this post based on what I know after 10 years of gardening and biodiversity.The thing is this, go easy on the cutting back and clean up. Yep. Take it easy. Not only will your back appreciate it, but so will...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 3, 2009 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
My daughter surprised me with a doozy this Halloween-with wanting to be Sonic the Hedgehog. After searching the Internet for a pre-made costume, I opted to make one. There is no real instruction online on how to make one, so I decided to post how I did it, in case...
by Flora Caputo | Nov 1, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Grandma Judy made this heavenly concoction for her Halloween Open House last night. I was amazed at how delicious this was and how easy. She shared the recipe with me to post. This was ten times better than any store-bought caramel corn I have ever had. She put it out...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 30, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
As mentioned in previous posts, the slow cooker is an indispensable tool for our busy family. We came across a simple chicken stew dish that we tried last week. As I was packing the left overs, I was feeling bad about throwing away all the luscious juice/sauce that...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 20, 2009 | Motherhood, Uncategorized, Womanhood
We were at some friends of ours for dinner a few nights ago, and we got to talking about the economic climate and stress levels. It seems everyone I know is worried about doing twice the work with less staff, and many of our friends are out of work. Everyone,...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 20, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This cake was in an old Martha Stewart magazine from 2003 featuring lemon recipes. It was shot beautifully, and enticed me to make it for my mother for her birthday. Now, embarking on a “Martha” recipe is brave. Her recipes are usually very time...
by Flora Caputo | Oct 14, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Now I know it has gotten chilly in the Midwest-but you still may have a lot of tomatoes you harvested sitting on your windowsill. This is a recipe that uses garden tomatoes in a very light, sweet sauce. My recipe uses an old fashioned Italian food mill to puree the...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 23, 2009 | Uncategorized, Womanhood
One night, coming home from work, I caught an interview on the radio with a researcher who had finished a study on the paradox of declining women’s happiness versus men’s happiness. And as it turns out, it had gotten a lot of buzz because Maureen Dowd...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 21, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
A contender-but alas, not a winner. A crumb topping apple pie was crowned the winner of my parish’s apple pie contest. But I gave it a good college try with this recipe. I still had rave reviews (and was a top seller at the auction as well…go figure). SO,...
