by Flora Caputo | Aug 25, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This is an old stand-by recipe that I often pull out for special “brunch” occasions (Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, Christmas morning) . The beauty of strata is that you pull the ingredients together the night before, and let the fridge do the...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 17, 2009 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
Coming off of the “great unplugged family experiment”, I realized how very distracted with multitasking all this technology has made us. Ironically enough, there was a great article in Real Simple this month (September issue) that was written by a man who...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 17, 2009 | Motherhood, Uncategorized
On our recent vacation to Michigan, we rented a different cottage than we typically do. Because we were new to this cottage, we were not sure what amenities there were. The write up said “cable” TV and a DVD player. We also figured we would be able to get...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 16, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
This was adapted by a Williams Sonoma recipe and is a great way to use up the fresh blueberries from the farm stand. The other thing I have learned over the years about baking with blueberries is to couple it with lemon juice or lemon zest. Blueberries become quite...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 15, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I have various processes for pie-some complex following The Pie Bible directions, and some more laid bake like my mother’s simple crisco-crust apple pie. When we vacation in Michigan, the fruit just calls my inner baking goddess to bake pies, muffins, breads and...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 14, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
We vacation in Michigan, and it is one thing I am amazed at is the quality of produce in this wonderful state. Now, what I don’t understand is that where we go, it is only 2 hours away from Chicago proper. SO if it is only two hours away, why are the big food...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 12, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
People in my network (professional and personal) always look forward to my Christmas cookies. I have to admit, I do too. It is not that I am a glutton for punishment, but that I truly love baking. Seeing all the different kinds of cookies I can manage, baked to golden...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 10, 2009 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I have switched my diet to eating whole grains with little to no sugars since December, and I feel great. I sometimes get a little bummed that I can’t enjoy all my baking that I do for my family. But I found a great whole-wheat baking mix called Hodgson Mills...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 10, 2009 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
I love Christmas. It is absolutely my favorite time of year. And I keep it that way by preplanning and starting early. I start holiday baking in September. I also do my to-do lists and holiday card list in September. And I start my shopping in September. Now-I...
by Flora Caputo | Aug 9, 2009 | Books, Uncategorized
This was a pleasant surprise I found at the library. I picked it up because of the cover art, and read the first couple of pages and was hooked. What I loved about this book was not just the poetic prose throughout the story, but the way the author brought Eve’s...
