Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I'm hosting  Food'N'Flix  this month. Click to see my invitation . In case you're new to the fun and games, Food'N'Flix is a blogging event w here we watch movies and head into the kitchen to cook or bake something based on a recipe they actually make in it or just something we were driven to make after watching it. This month was my pick. And I selected  Babette's Feast .  Let me set the scene. In a remote village in 19th century Denmark, two elderly asetics -  sisters Martine and Philippa - are devoted to serving the poor and upholding the teachings of their deceased father. The sisters renounced suitors and all forms of finery, so they dress in drab clothing and subsist on dried, salted fish and thick ale-bread soup. One day, Babette, a French refugee, arrives on their doorstep, with a letter from Philippa’s former suitor, recommending her as a housekeeper . Though the sisters’ devout lifestyle would normally preclude them from having any ...

It's the first Monday of the month which means one thing:  Secret Recipe Club  reveal for Group A. This month I was assigned to Cookaholic Wife , a blog written by Nichole. I picked my recipe almost immediately - because I love a good story. I decided to make the recipe that launched her down her road towards cooking and foodie blogging: Nichole's Famous Crab Dip . As she tells it... "The first time I remember cooking something (other than eggs or Ramen), I was 16. My boyfriend at the time mentioned that he wanted crab dip for his birthday. I knew I didn't have enough money for us to eat a full meal at the restaurant with the best crab dip, so I decided I'd make my own. I researched recipes and combined ingredients from three of them together to create what I've come to refer to as Nichole's Famous Crab Dip. Everyone loved the crab dip and it gave me the confidence to start making other recipes." Hot Crab Dip adapted from A Cookaholic Wife...