Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Elizabeth from  The Law Student's Cookbook  is hosting  Food'N'Flix  this month. And her pick - Elf  - is one that completely escaped my radar. So, when I saw her invitation  here and heard it mentioned on NPR as a top holiday movie, I knew I had to see it. Finally. On the Screen If you haven't seen it, do. It's fun. Just imagine a human raised by elves - North Pole elves, not Lord of the Rings elves - who goes to New York to find his biological father who has no idea he exists. Oh, and add to that Will Ferrell, James Caan, and Zooey Deschanel and hilarity ensues. I was tempted to create something with the Elf Food Groups - candy, candy corn, candy canes, and syrup - but my teeth ached just thinking about that. I thought about spaghetti and meatballs, minus the maple syrup, but that's a already household staple. So, I went a different direction. The bowl of soup that Jovie (played by Zooey Deschanel) is eating when she sees Buddy (Will Ferrell) o...

We haven't been cooking around the world recently. And Dylan has let me know, in no uncertain terms, that I need to get back in the saddle. Fine. So, while Jake took Riley to his mandolin lesson, Dylan and I got busy with the pots and pans. Tonight we traveled to Brunei by tabletop. Brunei, officially 'Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace ' is a small sovereign state on the island of Borneo and completely surrounded by Malaysia. I read this etiquette guide (from wikipedia) to the little boys last night before dinner: Eye contact - In Brunei society, some conversations between males and females have a very little contact, unless necessary due to religious reasons. However, most people maintain direct eye contact to signal interest, and staring in Brunei society is considered as extremely rude and should be avoided. Physical contact - It is best to avoid physical contact and touching between members of the opposite sex while conversing in public. Communication styl...