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...