by Flora Caputo | Sep 26, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
A chill is in the air. Fall is here, at least here in the Midwest. And what goes best with chilly weekend weather but a nice bowl of warm soup. The smells coming off the stove as it simmers for a few hours as you crack open a window for a crisp breeze on a...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 25, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
The moaning. The groaning. The rolling of the eyes. All a lovely prequel to Math homework at my house.Well, last week I tried a different tact. And it worked.Nothing improves the karma in a home better, or incent a 10 year old more than fresh baked cookies.So as...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 20, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Who doesn’t like onion dip? Especially with a huge bag of salty, crunchy potato chips? I remember my sister-n-law and I were hanging out watching cooking shows during our vacation quite a few years ago (this is back when we didn’t have to worry...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 18, 2012 | Crafting, Uncategorized, Urban Cottage Chic
I had been longing for a potting bench for some time. I remember 3 years ago seeing a baker’s rack at the thrift store that I wanted to go back and get, thinking it would make a great potting bench. When I returned with a bigger car to get it, somebody snatched...
by Flora Caputo | Sep 16, 2012 | Recipes, Uncategorized
I hate throwing things away. Ziploc bags, tinfoil, and egg yolks. Don’t worry, you won’t see me on the T.V. show Hoarders…yet! But recently I made my daughter’s birthday cake. The cake was a home made “funfetti” cake, using mostly...