Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I'm on Orphan-detail today for the  Secret Recipe Club  - for someone in Group D - and I am  so  excited about having been introduced to Nicola of  Lemon and Cheese . What a lovely blog! One of the reasons I always volunteer to help out an SRC orphan is to meet new foodie bloggers. And Nicola is definitely one to follow. She's a London-based librarian and you can almost tell that from her recipe index. It's organized by ingredient and cross-referenced by categories, both broad and specific.  She shares that she tends to " stick to simple cookery, with lovely fresh ingredients as well as a few helpful freezer items!"  She's a prolific cook, so it was hard to decide. For instance, she has nearly twenty gratin recipes and thirty sausage recipes!  I was immediately drawn to her Merguez, Egg, and Yoghurt as a hearty brunch or even dinner. Her Guatemalan Green Chicken Stew looked quick and delicious. I was eyeing her Hake Bobotie because ...

This is a fantastic, hearty breakfast for your Valentine. And while I make some version of this at least once a month, this was the first time I used something other than olive oil to roast my veggies...and the first time I shaved black truffles on the top of the eggs. Thanks to Fresh Tasty Valentines sponsor  T.Lish Dressings , my veggies had a hint of chipotle. I used some broccolini from  Mann Packing ,  stirred some  Gourmet Garden Herbs & Spices  into the polenta, and topped it all with an egg and thin shavings of black truffle. Delectable and perfectly decadent for a special breakfast or brunch entree! Ingredients Roasted Veggies delicata squash, halved, deseeded, and sliced butternut squash, peeled and cubed sweet potatoes, cubed fennel, trimmed and sliced broccolini  from  Mann Packing Chipotle Vinaigrette & Marinade from  T.Lish Dressings Polenta 2 C polenta 3 C warm chicken stock 3 C warm water 2 ...

Here we are at day two of my multi-day, multi-blogger event Fresh Tasty Valentines. This recipe is so fast and so tasty. And I love that it can be on the table in less than thirty minutes. So it's perfect if Valentines were to fall on a weekday. I was inspired by the fresh broccolini from one of our event sponsors -  Mann Packing  - and herbs from another event sponsor -  Gourmet Garden . Don't miss the giveaway at the bottom of this post for a chance to win prizes from these two great companies. Additionally, after #FreshTastyValentines is over, I will be hosting a second giveaway for  Gourmet Garden . Love them! Ingredients 1/2 lb broccolini (that was one 8 ounce packages from  Mann Packing ) olive oil juice from 1 organic lemon freshly ground salt freshly ground pepper 6 C chicken stock 2 T parsley (I used lightly dried parsley from  Gourmet Garden ) + more for sprinkling 1 T garlic (I used chunky garlic paste from  Gourme...