by Flora Caputo | Feb 28, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
The pumpkin ramen soup I posted last weekend left me with a lonely leftover cup of pumpkin puree. I just have this thing about throwing stuff away. I wasn’t sure I could make pumpkin bread with just a cup of pumpkin puree. Usually, pumpkin bread takes a whole can, at...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 27, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
It had been a while since I had been in a Costco-on a Saturday no less.Yeah, what was I thinking? *shudder.So as I tried to maneuver my way around insanity, a giant bag of dried cherries caught my eye. Originally I thought about my daughter’s lunches. She loves to...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 21, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
My daughter is obsessed with ramen. And ramen is ok for a cheap lunch where you just use hot water. But ramen has really become a trend with many restaurants here where giant ramen bowls are filled with aromatic ginger and spices and swimming with vegetables and...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 15, 2016 | Lifestyle, Uncategorized
Every year, my Girl Scout coleader and I take a fun winter weekend retreat with other Girl Scout leaders up in Wisconsin. We all stay up at a GS campground and enjoy fellowship, rest, relaxation and idea sharing. It is really a way for many of us to not only...
by Flora Caputo | Feb 13, 2016 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, and whatever you think of this “annual obligatory Hallmark holiday”, it can be a fun day to just remind your loved ones how special they are to you. My daughter is in an angsty 13 year old phase, so I am even putting...