Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Eggland's Best . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development for #BrunchWeek, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Many, many thanks to Terri of  Love and Confections  for wrangling all of us bloggers and courting the wonderful, generous event sponsors who are supporting the event. You can follow along as I'll be posting every day this week. And you can also join in the fun by entering the massive giveaway Terri lined up for us. Click for more information and to enter:  here . Before I get to my eggy offering, please take a look at what the #BrunchWeek Bloggers are creating today! BrunchWeek Beverages: Carrot Grapefruit Smoothie from Rants From My Crazy Kitchen Cranberry Orange Mimosas from The PinterTest Kitchen Hazelnut Coffee Syrup from The Redhead Baker BrunchWeek Appetizers: Antip...

Today is our first May post for our Kitchen Matrix Project, named after Mark Bittman's  Kitchen Matrix  cookbook. You can read about the year-long project:  here . This month, I chose the recipes and went with a Latin theme. So, this week, we're making salsas. Next week, we're working with masa. And so on...you get the idea. For this week, you can read  Bittman's salsa ideas online  if you don't have a copy of the cookbook. The #KitchenMatrixCookingProject Salsa Bar An InLinkz Link-up This recipe definitely isn't one of his, but I haven't made salsa in a long time and this is one of my family's favorites: Roasted Tomatillo Salsa with roasted corn to go with it. So easy. So tasty. But I am looking forward to digging in to all twelve of Bittman's salsas as we move into summer and grilling season. I think I'll start with the pulsed radish and jicama. I can see that going really well with some grilled fish tacos. Roasted T...

This recipe is intended for readers 21 years and older.  Please drink responsibly.  This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BrunchWeek and may contain affiliate links. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of #Brunchweek recipes. All opinions are mine alone.  Cheers to the kick off of the 2018 edition of #BrunchWeek!! Many, many thanks to Terri of Love and Confections for wrangling all of us bloggers and courting the wonderful, generous event sponsors who are supporting the event. You can follow along as I'll be posting every day this week. And you can also join in the fun by entering the massive giveaway Terri lined up for us. Click for more information and to enter: here . Before I get to my celebratory libation, please take a look at what the #BrunchWeek Bloggers are creating today! BrunchWeek Beverages: Cà Phê Trứng (Vietnamese Egg Coffee) from Tara's Multicultural Table Cold Brew with Hazelnut Simple Syrup fro...

This post is sponsored in conjunction with #BrunchWeek. I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of the #Brunchweek recipes. All opinions are mine alone. Welcome to #BrunchWeek 2018 hosted by Love and Confections and A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures ! This year is even bigger and better than ever! Thirty-eight bloggers from around the country are showcasing their best brunch dishes. We have so many delicious recipes for you to enjoy throughout the week (over 150!!) including cocktails, appetizers, pastries, tarts, main courses, and plenty of desserts! Our BrunchWeek Sponsors are helping us give away some great prizes. Thank you so much, Sponsors, for your generosity. We have an incredible giveaway below and we’d love if you would take a moment to read about it and what you can win! Prize #1 Dixie Crystals is giving one winner a 6-Quart Instant Pot 7-in-1 Multi-Use Programmable Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice Cooker, Steamer, Sauté, Yogurt Ma...

One of the most dangerous aspects of Amazon - for me anyway - is the "customers who bought this item also bought..." section. Their suggestions never fail to lure me into just one more book purchase! And that's how I ended up with Eating Vi ệ t Nam : Dispatches from a Blue Plastic Table by Graham Holliday* on my to-read pile. I wasn't familiar with Graham before reading this book, but I am now avidly following his blog noddlepie . You can also find him on Twitter and on Instagram .  In this entertaining memoir, Holliday takes you on a colorful, gastronomic tour between north and south Vi ệ t Nam. You almost feel your elbows getting sticky right alongside his. On the Page Best opening line of a book ever...and it set the stage for the tales of culinary adventure that awaited me in the book. "As the pig's uterus landed on the blue plastic table in front of me, I knew I'd made a mistake" (pg 1). Down the back alleys where vend...

This month for Food'n'Flix, I asked the bloggers to join me in watching and cooking from Coco.*  Read my invitation: here . My family and I had seen the movie in the theatre and I couldn't wait to own the DVD. As soon as it was released, we were at the store. I think these bloggers enjoyed this month's assignment. I know that I did. Kelley from Simply Inspired Meals shared Coco Inspired Slow Cooker Baked Flautas . She writes, "This movie is full of color and music and has a few scenes full of wonderful looking food. The one that stands out is tamales, but in that same scene there is a big plate of flautas. I love flautas so was inspired to make Slow Cooker Baked Flautas." Evelyne from CulturEatz baked Mexican Conchas, a Mexican Sweet Bread . She shares, "...did you know that the concha pastry has French influences? France is known for crispy bread rolls, baguettes, and sweet pastries. And the Mexican concha bread rolls was the result of a re...

Picture this: I walk into a room with a piece of paper and a pen. "I'm going to the store to pick up groceries for tomorrow. What do you want? Anything at all," I say. I get a blank stare in response and, then, a quizzical, Why?  So, I write the number 43 on the piece of paper and hold it up. Oh, is that tomorrow? "Yes. Tomorrow is your birthday and I'm taking requests for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert." Most people would jump at the opportunity to name whatever they want to eat for an entire day...from my kitchen. Seriously. The boys make requests down to the snacks on their birthdays. But my husband just looked at me and said, "I can only think of two things right now: tiramisù and beer." Fine.  Twenty years ago, I took my new boyfriend on a birthday camping trip. On the morning of his 23rd birthday, he woke up and told me that he was going to marry me. I almost left him there...on the bank of a river. I'm glad I didn...