Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This sponsored post is written by me on behalf of  UncommonGoods . All opinions are my own.  Today is the kick-off for a multi-day, multi-blogger event I coordinated called Fresh Tasty Valentines. How do you feel about Valentines' Day? At almost forty-three years old, it's growing on me. Again. When I was a kid, Valentines' Day was exhilarating. One year, in elementary school, I remember making all of my Valentines' cards with my mom, taping bubblegum to the cards on which I had painstakingly written - in bubblegum scented pink ink no less - 'Stuck on You!' Then, in college, I worked as a florist. And my disdain for the holiday was born. I worked at a flower shop because I loved flowers - all those the scents, all those the textures - and I loved creating something beautiful that a fellow flower lover would enjoy.  But on February 14th, directly proportional to the proximity of dinner time, men would line up for a dozen long-stemmed red ros...

This sponsored post is written by me on behalf of UncommonGoods . All opinions are my own.  Weaving tales with Rory's Story Cubes from UncommonGoods Do you love the holidays? Or do they inspire stress-induced cold sweats?! For me, I'll be completely candid - there's a little of both all rolled together. Delight and dread. That's not the most festive combination, I know. But here's what I mean... The holidays are a time to pause, unplug, and just be with loved ones. They are a time to cuddle up with mugs of hot chocolate while you watch a favorite movie with the kids, construct gingerbread mansions, and host festive dinner parties with friends. That's what I adore about the holidays. But the holidays are also, inevitably, a time when school and work deadlines brutally collide with cookie decorating parties, cocktail soirees, end-of-the-year fundraisers, and more. The biggest question that looms in my mind at this time of year is always: what ...