Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This month I am hosting Food'N'Flix and have the group watching Spirited Away . You can read my invitation here . And I will give my thoughts about the movie in another post. It just inspired me to try all sorts of Asian recipes!  First up:  Bò Nướng Hành Hương,  the Vietnamese version of Japanese Nikumaki which is beef wrapped around green onions, then grilled. I prefer the Vietnamese version as it has more spices for flavor, giving the meat a sweet, sour, and salty taste. And, perhaps, it's a ubiquitous Asian dish because a friend mentioned that it looked like a Korean BBQ dish. Ingredients  makes 4 servings 1 pound beef tenderloin steaks, pounded thin 2 green onions ½ Tablespoon five spice powder ½ Tablespoon tamarind paste 1 teaspoon honey 1 teaspoon soy sauce or gluten-free tamari 1 clove garlic, finely minced 2 Tablespoons canola oil 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil + more for drizzling Also needed: 100% cotton twine for tying ...

It's #Brunchweek!  We're halfway through our second annual week-long blogging event hosted by Terri of   Love and Confections  and Susan of  The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen ! Join us this whole week - May 5th through 11th - while we celebrate the deliciousness of brunch and prepare for Mother's Day and the summer brunching season.  We are 32 bloggers strong, bringing you recipes for everything from cocktails to eggs benedict to donuts. Our amazing sponsors have donated some great prizes for a gigantic giveaway. Click ( here ) to read about this fun event, the sponsors, and the giveaway! I wanted to use another of  Bob's Red Mill   products I received for participating in this week's #BrunchWeek festivities - the rolled oats. We love oats and eat them at least once a week for breakfast. But granola is my quick, grab-n-go snack. Hence the title: Busy Bee. I usually make a batch on Sunday night and use it throughout the week on top of grano...