Culinary Adventures with Camilla

We're wrapping up our year-long journey for #thebookclubcookbookCC. And what a year it has been. You can visit here to see everything we've done. Phew. Or click on the titles to see the recipe round-ups, posted by the hosting blogs. We've (read and) cooked from:  Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri; A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson;  A Lesson Before Dying  by Ernest J. Gaines;  Three Junes   by Julia Glass;  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone  by J.K. Rowling;  Peace Like a River   by Leif Enger;  The Killer Angels  by Michael Shaara;   A Tree Grows in Brooklyn  by Betty Smith;  Girl with a Pearl Earring   by Tracy Chevalier;  Love in the Time of Cholera   by Gabriel Garcia Marquez; and  Chocolat by Joanne Harris. Here's my invitation for the final event:  Corelli's Mandolin .* I invited bloggers to ma...

Here we are at May's #thebookclubcookbookCC event. It's hard to believe that we only have two more months in this year-long journey to explore - and cook from -  The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors  by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp.* Judy, Vicki, and their publisher,  Tarcher-Penguin ,  have provided the hosting bloggers with copies of the book plus copies to giveaway each month of the project. Woohoo. Incredibly generous. This month Danielle at  Mostly Food and Crafts  along with Wendy at  A Day in the Life on the Farm  selected  Love in the Time of Cholera  by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.** Click to read  Wendy's invitation . She shared the recipe for Mojitos, but invited us to find inspiration in any of the pages. Believe it or not, I once created an entire dinner party around the Mojito. I made a Cuban feast for one of my best f...

Here we are at April's #thebookclubcookbookCC event. It's hard to believe that we only have three more months in this year-long journey to explore - and cook from -  The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors  by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp.* Judy, Vicki, and their publisher,  Tarcher-Penguin ,  have provided the hosting bloggers with copies of the book plus copies to giveaway each month of the project. Woohoo. Incredibly generous. This month Sarah at  Things I Make (for Dinner)  has selected  Girl With a Pearl Earring  by Tracy Chevalier.** Click to read  Sarah's invitation . She shared the recipe for Griet's Vegetable Soup, but invited us to find inspiration in any of the pages. On the Page... While the boys were playing around the lake during our week in Tahoe earlier in the month, I stayed by the fire and finished this book in one sitti...

Here we are at March's #thebookclubcookbookCC event. It's hard to believe that we only have four more months in this year-long journey to explore - and cook from -  The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors  by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp.* Judy, Vicki, and their publisher,  Tarcher-Penguin ,  have provided the hosting bloggers with copies of the book plus copies to giveaway each month of the project. Woohoo. Incredibly generous. This month Emily at  Life on Food  has selected  A Tree Grows in Brooklyn  by Betty Smith.** Click to read  Emily's invitation . She shared the recipe for Chocolate Russe, but invited us to find inspiration in any of the pages. On the Page... A Tree Grows in Brooklyn is another classic that I can't believe I've never read - until now! Thanks, Emily, for picking it. If someone were to claim this is an autobiogr...

Here we are at February's #thebookclubcookbookCC event. It's hard to believe that we only have five more months in this year-long journey to explore - and cook from -  The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors  by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp.* Judy, Vicki, and their publisher,  Tarcher-Penguin ,  have provided the hosting bloggers with copies of the book plus copies to giveaway each month of the project. Woohoo. Incredibly generous. This month Ashley at  Cheesecurd in Paradise  has selected  The Killer Angels  by Michael Shaara.** Click to read  Ashley's invitation . She shared the recipe for Civil War Cherry Apple Cobbler with Sweet Vanilla Custard. On the Page... I remember reading this book in AP U.S. History in 11th grade. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize, this historical novel The Killer Angels has been touted as an incredible recreation of ...

Can you believe we're already in 2016?  The #thebookclubcookbookCC, a year-long journey to explore - and cook from -  The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors  by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp,* was on hiatus in December with all the holiday madness. But, we're back! Here's more information about our project . The 'we', in case you needed a reminder....  Here's the hosting team, in alphabetical order with links to their homepages....  A Day in the Life on the Farm   Adventures in All Things Food Cheese Curd In Paradise   Culinary Adventures with Camilla    Life on Food Mostly Food and Crafts The Pajama Chef The Spiffy Cookie Things I Make (for Dinner)       Tortillas and Honey ZooeySuff Judy, Vicki, and their publisher,  Tarcher-Penguin ,  have provided the hosting bloggers with copies of...

Can you believe we're already at month five in #thebookclubcookbookCC, a year-long journey to explore - and cook from -  The Book Club Cookbook, Revised Edition: Recipes and Food for Thought from Your Book Club's Favorite Books and Authors  by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp?!* It's been a great run so far. We are taking a brief hiatus for December, so you'll see us back in the new year. Judy, Vicki, and their publisher,  Tarcher-Penguin ,  have provided the hosting bloggers with copies of the book plus copies to giveaway each month of the project. Woohoo. Incredibly generous. This month Erin at  The Spiffy Cookie   has selected  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone  by J.K. Rowling.** Click to read Erin's invitation:  here . The recipe Judy and Vicki shared for the cookbook selection is for Treacle Tart. Treacle, to Brits, refers to everything from sticky molasses to golden syrup and is an essential component of their bel...