Culinary Adventures with Camilla

When I received a shipment of German wines for an upcoming post for Wine Pairing Weekend, last month, I immediately asked friends who have lived in Germany and are of German descent if they would teach me some recipes. They did one better: they offered to host a dinner with traditional German recipes if I would make and bring sauerkraut. Done! Thankfully, I remembered the week ahead of time because this sauerkraut needs to ferment for between 3 to 10 days; this version was 7 days. And...it was a hit! One of the kids said she didn't normally like sauerkraut, but she liked mine. The host stuck his nose in the jar before we served and nodded, saying, "That smells right." There are very few ingredients. The only things that I would suggest having to make your life easier: a mandolin slicer, glass fermentation weights, and a vegetable tamper. I use mine all the time! But you don't need them to make this recipe. They just make this process easier. ...

Here we are in the second day of #CranberryWeek hosted by Caroline of Caroline's Cooking . See all the other recipes being shared today as part of Cranberry week - follow #cranberryweek for all the tasty cranberry creations: Apple Cranberry Mimosas from The Crumby Kitchen Cranberry Chicken Salad Wrap from Making Miracles Cranberry Dijon Ham from Cookaholic Wife Cranberry Cider Punch from Sew You Think You Can Cook Cranberry Margaritas from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures Cranberry Orange Wild Rice from Jonesin' For Taste Fresh Cranberry Muffins from Family Around The Table Pickled Cranberries from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Salad with Cranberry, Pear, Walnuts & Gorgonzola from Palatable Pastime If you have read my blog for any amount of time, you'll probably know that I love to pickle things. I have pickled everything from Golden Cauliflower , Peppers , Red Onions , Green Tomatoes , Radishes , and even Blueberries . For this event, I decid...

I may have mentioned a 21-day detox I was doing. Yesterday was the last day. In any case, one of the guidelines was to eat fermented vegetables with every meal. That works for me since I love fermented veggies. But it took until the very last weekend for me to get my act together to make my own. I had purchased a fermentation tool set that included glass fermentation weights and a vegetable tamper. I already had a mandolin slicer.* And I had four beautiful heads of cabbage in my High Ground Organics CSA. Well, there were two heads already included; then I swapped some lettuce for the other heads of cabbage in the trade box. I did some research and decided to start simple. We'll see how this batch turns out in a month. And we'll go from there. Ingredients 2 medium cabbage heads, finely sliced, approximately 8 C cabbage 2 T sea salt 1 T caraway seeds Procedure Place cabbage and salt together in a large mixing bowl. Massage the cabbage and sal...

This week the #SundaySupper crew is sharing lightened up holiday dishes. This is a great, tasty substitute for coleslaw. And it's easy, too! I used red cabbage which has a slightly tougher texture but slightly sweeter flavor than its green counterpart. Ingredients 1 red cabbage, cored and thinly sliced 1 medium onion, peeled and thinly sliced 1 fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced 1 tart apple, cored and thinly sliced 1 C pitted dates, chopped 1 t ground cinnamon 1/4 t ground cloves 14 t ground cardamom 1 t black cumin seed 1 t caraway seed 3 T white balsamic vinegar 1 C water splash of olive oil freshly ground salt, to taste freshly ground pepper, to taste red pepper flakes, to taste Procedure In a large flat-bottom pot, add all of the ingredients - except the salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes - to the pot. Stir to mix thoroughly. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the cabbage is tender, approxim...

Hello and welcome to day 6 and the end of #PumpkinWeek hosted by Terri of  Love and Confections . We are celebrating our love of the season with a whole week of pumpkin goodies, leading up to National Pumpkin Day, tomorrow. 17 Food Bloggers have come together to share over 65 recipes with you. In addition to homemade pumpkin puree, pie, and cookies, we are also sharing savory pumpkin dishes like hummus, chili and pumpkin corn chowder. Come back every day for #PumpkinWeek recipes. You can also find these great recipes and more on  Love and Confections' #PumpkinWeek Pinterest Board ! And for this final day of #PumpkinWeek I decided to (re)post a recipe that my 12-year-old, AKA the Precise Kitchen Elf, made for Thanksgiving last year...and throughout the entire winter. It's a family favorite. Thanks to Terri, of  Love and Confections , for hosting this fun, pumpkin-filled week. I hope you enjoyed it. I certainly did. Ingredients The Crust 1-1/2 C w...