Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Moms Meet .  I received complimentary product for the purpose of review,  but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. When the opportunity arose - through my association with  Moms Meet  - to try  Amoré Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa & Milk by   Once Again Nut Butter , I was excited. First, we love the Once Again nut butters in my household. We use almond butter in our  Pad Thai-inspired Cookies ; I made  Homemade Peanut Butter Cups .  We use nut butters in savories; we incorporate them into sweets. And, naturally, we use them to make nut butter and jam sandwiches! Second,  Amoré Hazelnut Spread with Cocoa & Milk is just like Nutella...only better because this version is organic and fairtrade-certified! Amoré's only ingredients are: fairtrade organic cane sugar, organic roasted hazelnut paste, organic sk...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Moms Meet .  I received complimentary product for the purpose of review,  but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Every weekend, we grab our packs, strap on our shoes, and head for a trail. Somewhere closeby. Sometimes we climb up to a the top of ridge. Other days we head to the coast and hop on rocks and dodge the waves. Some weekends have us heading into the redwood forest. Other times, we're chasing the dramatic views we get living on the edge of a continent. We would probably hike more often, but school and work schedules get in the way during the week. So, Sundays are our family-hike days. And we definitely log more hours and miles during the summertime. When the boys were smaller, we had to carry them. Yikes! I'm so glad they're out of that phase. But I knew it was the safest way for them to be at the edge of the Grand...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Moms Meet .  This page may contain affiliate links. Water is important everywhere. But it's a crucial resource in California. In the past decade, there have only been two years for which we didn't fall under a "drought" designation. As the most populous state in the country and a major agricultural producer, lack of water can have severe economic and environmental impact. In Our Schools Due to its importance, studying water has been part of the boys' education almost everywhere. For R's 5th grade, all 50 kids selected a topic related to water and, after six weeks, they presented their topic during an evening symposium. R had interviewed local scientists and presented about the mechanics, benefits, and pitfalls of cloud seeding. In R's 6th grade, they took part in The Tech Challenge through The Museum of Innovation in San Jose. They needed to design a device that could move a cer...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Moms Meet .  I received complimentary product for the purpose of review,  but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. If you follow my blog, you'll know that I focus on food and our family's culinary adventures; I also write about food inspired by books that I've read. This is slightly different in that I'm writing not about actually food. I'm focusing on feeding kids' minds and creating life-long learners. In a blink of an eye, it seems, they go from this... ...to this. My boys are never far from books! This is R just after two different signings with his new books. The first was meeting Greg Mortensen in 2010 and the second from meeting Andy Weir just last week. Through my association with  Moms Meet  -I received a selection of books from National Geographic, including Hey Baby: A Collection of Pictures, Poems, and Stories from N...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Moms Meet .  I received complimentary product for the purpose of review,  but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Growing up in a Filipino family, soy sauce was on the table at every family event. But, years ago, when my husband went gluten-free I had to be careful about that condiment. So, when I was offered the opportunity to do a product review and develop a recipe with a gluten-free tamari by San-J, I was excited! And, as an added bonus, this version also had half the sodium. Sweet. About San-J  In 1804, San-Jirushi, the founding company of San-J, started a tamari soy sauce and miso company in the Mie Prefecure on the Japanese island of Honshu. Nearly two centuries later, the first tamari brewery was built in Henrico, Virginia as San-J. Eight generations later, a member of the founding family is still continuing the tradition of quality w...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Moms Meet .  I received complimentary product for the purpose of review,  but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Perfect Bars These are protein bars crafted with nut butters - peanut butter, almond butter, and cashew butter - as the base. They are blended with organic honey for a creamy consistency. They are all gluten-free, soy-free, non-GMO, kosher, and Oregon Tilth Certified Organic. They come in a dozen different flavors for the full Perfect Bars and in two flavors for the Perfect Bar Minis. Peanut Butter Almond Butter Blueberry Cashew Coconut Peanut Butter Maple Almond Almond Acai Almond Coconut Carob Chip Cranberry Crunch Fruit & Nut Dark Chocolate Almond (new) Dark Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter with Sea Salt (new) While they need to be refrigerated for longevity, I was excited to learn that they stay fresh for a week out o...