Culinary Adventures with Camilla

As part of Dylan's May the Forks Be With You brunch , we made some kebabs, calling them Obi Wan Kebabis. I made one savory and one sweet. Actually, the boys did. And they have the skewer pricks on their fingers to prove it! SWEET = fresh blueberries and blackberries SAVORY = Sesame Gluten-Free Soy Meatballs  + Balsamic Glazed Butternut Squash (it's the same process with squash instead of pumpkin) + Roasted Fingerling Potatoes

That is 'bison' as in Bison Brewing Company , in Berkeley, not bison the animal! For Dylan's May the Forks Be With You brunch , I called this Qui-Gon Jinn-gerbread. A note about Bison's Organic Gingerbread Ale: I have been looking for this for two years! It's a limited release ale - only available between September and December - and for the past two years, by the time I get around to looking for it, I can't find it. This year, I saw it at our local Whole Foods in November and snagged up three four-packs before they disappeared. I decided to sacrifice one to this gingerbread coffee cake for Dylan's birthday brunch. 1/2 C chopped cashews 2 T dark brown sugar 1-1/4 C butter, plus some for greasing 1 C unsulphered molasses 1 C dark brown sugar, packed 1/2 bottle Bison Brewing gingerbread beer 2 t ground ginger 2 t ground cinnamon 1 t ground nutmeg 1/4 t ground cloves 2 C white whole wheat flour 1/4 C dark rye flour 1 T baking powder 1...