Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of author Nicola Harris and publisher St. Martin's Press.  I received a complimentary book for the purpose of review, but all opinions are honest and they are my own. No additional compensation for this post was provided; this page may contain affiliate links. This week I am thrilled to be taking part in a virtual book release party for  The Show Girl  by Nicola Harrison* hosted by The Book Club Cookbook. I received an advance copy to enjoy and be inspired into the kitchen to create a dish. You can see  the party page ! You may also search for the hashtag #TheShowGirlParty on social media to find the posts. But to make it easy, I'm also linking to my fellow bloggers; I will add their direct posts once everyone is live. Please take a look...  Bookapotamus Books and Bites Roc The Book Blondie The Bookend Diner TheBookish Cookier Culinary Adventures with Camilla A Hat for Every Read Kahakai Kitchen L...

This month the Italian Food Wine Travel bloggers are headed to Lombardia to explore the foods and wines of the region. Jeff of  Food Wine Click!  is hosting and you can read his invitation here . If you are reading this early enough feel free to join our live chat on Twitter. We'll be there on Saturday, August 7th at 8am Pacific time. Just follow the hashtag #ItalianFWT and be sure to add it to anything you tweet so we can see it. Here's the Lombardia line-up from the group... A Taste of Franciacorta with Ca' Del Bosco by Vino Travels A Tour of Wines of Lombardia and Toasting to Lugana by Joy of Wine Franciacorta is Lombardia's Challenge to Champagn e by Food Wine Click! Getting to know Oltrepo' Pavese Wines from Lombardy by Avvinare Hot Summer Nights and Northern Italian White and Our Favorite Antipasto Platter by Our Good Life Indestructible in Valtellina - Barbacan and the Sega Family by Savor the Harvest Italy’s Large, Lovely Lombardia, Home to Lugan...

  This month, for Food'N'Flix , Amy of Amy's Cooking Adventures is hosting Food'N'Flix a month after our online book group Lit Happens read the book on which the movie is based:  P.S. I Love You* . You can read her invitation here .  I enjoyed P. S. I Love You , the book, but I'm going to say something that I rarely say: I vastly preferred the movie.  There are marked differences between the book and the movie that almost make it a completely different story! For starters, movie Holly was much more likeable than book Holly. A Rom-Com with a Twist P.S. I Love You is a rom-com with a twist, namely that the love story involves a woman, Holly, and her now deceased husband, Gerry. The movie opens with a marital spat between Holly, played by Hilary Swank, and Gerry, played by Gerard Butler, as they bicker about something he said to her mother at dinner. Gerry : I'm sorry I said the wrong thing to your mother. God, I still get nervous around her. I still think, a...

This month, the Foodie Extravaganza celebration is all about eggs, hosted by  Karen's Kitchen Stories .  We celebrate various food holidays and, this month, we are celebrating eggs because June 3rd is National Egg Day. Check out everyone's recipes with eggs... Baked Scotch Eggs from Making Miracles Balaleet (Emirati Sweet Vermicelli and Egg Omelet) from Tara's Multicultural Table Country Biscuit Breakfast (Copycat) from Palatable Pastime Pathare Prabhu Style Egg Drop Curry from Sneha's Recipe Smoky Honey Chili & Paprika Deviled Eggs  Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice  Sourdough Waffles and Eggs from A Day in the Life on the Farm Soy Braised Pork with Eggs from Food Lust People Love Spanish Tortilla from Karen's Kitchen Stories Umami Egg Salad on Homemade Sourdough from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Umami Egg Salad on Homemade Sourdough Years ago I attended an event that featured Nancy Silverton, Rut...

To celebrate the end of a successful school year, we took the boys to our favorite restaurant, La Balena . We've long been friends with the owners, Emanuele and Anna. And I love that I always come away inspired. One of the first dishes we tried was Burrata with Anchovies. So simple and yet so amazing. I think that's the way food should be. Well, most food. It lets the ingredients speak for themselves. And on the summer solstice, I recreated the dish for us. It's not a really a recipe. But I'll share it, in the hopes that it will inspire you to try it for yourself. Ingredients serves 4 as an appetizer 4 balls of burrata 4 anchovies, cured and packed in oil olive oil freshly ground salt freshly ground pepper toasted bread, optional (I served it without at home) Procedure Place burrata on a serving plate or platter. Top each burrata with an anchovy. Sprinkle with freshly ground salt and pepper. Drizzle with olive oil. Serve immediately.

I love the Fantastical Food Fight coordinated by Sarah of  Fantastical Sharing of Recipes . For more information about the event, click  here . I haven't been very good at participating, but this month, I couldn't resist.  Our theme for the month is: asparagus. And those are always the harbinger of Spring, for me. So, I jumped right in as Spring is my favorite season. The Asparagus Party Inlinkz Link Party Boquerones Asparagus Salad Simple salads are a mainstay of our Spring and Summertime meals. Fresh ingredients, some protein, a pop of flavor, and we're set. So, when I picked up some fresh boquerones - anchovies! - I knew I wanted to feature them in a salad. This isn't even really a recipe, but I hope it inspires you to mix and match some fresh produce and embrace the season. Ingredients serves 4 as a sidedish or 2 as an entree 1 pound asparagus, trimmed and blanched 4 C organic wild arugula 12 boquerones flake salt freshly gr...

Here we are at the third #KitchenMatrixCookingProject post for July. This month I picked the dishes with easy recipes to inspire some  al fresco  dinners. My family and I have been taking our meals outside often. On the weekends we have been eating every meal out there. And, during the week, dinners are served on the patio.  We love the fresh air and warmer than usual evenings.  It's a great way to spend a meal with those you love.  Earlier we shared  chicken wing recipes   and gazpacho recipes ; this week, I picked Hard Boiled Eggs + 12 Ways. You can read more about our project:  here . We'd love to have you join us.  The Other Eggy Offerings An InLinkz Link-up Bagna Cauda-Bathed Egg Salad Toasts Though I was intrigued by the pickled eggs (don't worry, I'll try those soon!) and we are fans of anything with curry, but I really wanted to share my favorite egg salad with bagna cauda-bathed toasts. ...