Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  I was reminded that I haven't made bagels in a long time. So, I decided to remedy that this weekend! And I was inspired by this new spice blend from Spiceology that was on my shelf: Ooomami ! How did I not know that someone in my food writing circle was behind this collaboration?! Girl Carnivore is Kita Roberts; and she is the force behind the annual #BurgerMonth event. I've participated for a half a decade or so.  Burger Month is such a fun, carnivorous parade of burger creations. But this post is about bagels...and umami. The spice blend - ooomami - is a play on the word umami. If you ask someone what the basic tastes are, and they are of a certain age, they'll reply: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter. They might even be able to show you, on their tongue, where the flavor receptors for those flavors are. But in the 1980s a fifth taste group was recognized: umami which translates to something along the links of savory or meaty. It's a flavor that is present in foods th...

This epic burger is part of a fan-frickin-tastic month long event  hosted by  Girl Carnivore , but opinions are always my own! May is Burger Month. So says our fearless leader, Kita at  Girl Carnivore . For the past several years, I've taken part in this burger-palooza that she calls #BurgerMonth. Every year she invites food bloggers to get wild and crazy with the burger creations. Done! Did I mention the giveaway? Kita wrangled some great companies to bring you a serious grilling package! Go her  event page  to enter...or scroll all the way to the bottom of this post. In 2014, I shared a  Bulgogi-Spiced Burger with Homemade Kimchi . In 2015, I found inspiration in the sea and made a  hand-chopped salmon burger with cuttlefish buns . 2016 had me going for an Indian-inspired burger:  Kheema Aloo Burger with Fresh Mango Chutney . And in 2017 I served up a  Chile Relleno-Topped Chorizo Burger . I posted a double-head...

This epic burger is part of a fan-frickin-tastic month long event  hosted by Girl Carnivore , but opinions are always my own! May is Burger Month. So says our fearless leader, Kita at  Girl Carnivore . For the past several years, I've taken part in this burger-palooza that she calls #BurgerMonth. Every year she invites food bloggers to get wild and crazy with the burger creations. Done! Did I mention the giveaway? Kita wrangled some great companies to bring you a serious grilling package! Go her  event page  to enter...or scroll all the way to the bottom of this post. In 2014, I shared a  Bulgogi-Spiced Burger with Homemade Kimchi . In 2015, I found inspiration in the sea and made a  hand-chopped salmon burger with cuttlefish buns . 2016 had me going for an Indian-inspired burger:  Kheema Aloo Burger with Fresh Mango Chutney . And in 2017 I served up a  Chile Relleno-Topped Chorizo Burger . I posted a double-header in 2018, sharing b...

Welcome to the inaugural Burger of the Month event hosted by Kita of Girl Carnivore . Each month, she will be sending out a list of secret ingredients to inspire a new burger recipe. What delicious, carnivorous fun! You know I was in immediately. This month's line-up needed to include: radishes, spinach, lemon, and cream. Someone asked, "Do we need to incorporate all the ingredients? Or do you need to include just one of the ingredients?" The answer - yes, the challenge is to use all of them in your recipe, but they can be toppings, or accoutrements to the burger, so you can get all the components in a single bite. So, I decided to make lamb patties flecked with preserved lemon and stuffed with feta cheese on a bed of butter-braised spinach topped with pickled radishes. Needless to say, I did not have a good name for this crazy creation. So, I posted a photo to social media and asked the hive mind for their opinions. Lots of 'likes' and 'yums', ...