Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Casabella . All opinions are my own. Remember when I wrote about our blogging event: #GuacSquad12? Click to read details about the event, see who's participating, and meet our sponsors:  here . We've timed our GuacSquad event with the release of a brand new product from one of our event sponsors:  Casabella . The product is the Guac-Lock™. All of the participating bloggers will be posting their own thoughts of the product along with a creative twist on guacamole. And...we are giving away TWELVE Guac-Locks™ during the event. Yes, twelve. A dozen of our lucky readers will be able to try the Guac-Lock™ for themselves. You can check out the video below to find out more about the Guac-Lock™.    My Thoughts I am not typically a gadgety-kinda gal. For instance, I use a stainless steel straw to pit cherries. While I do have a couple of cherry pitters in my drawers, my kitchen elv...

On the first day of summer, I wrote about this multi-day, multi-blogger celebration of all guacamole: #GuacSquad12 . Well, it's arrived. The event is finally here. We've timed this guacamole celebration to coincide with the  release of the Guac-Lock™ by Casabella . At the beginning of the month, I shared the amazing giveaway we have with items from our generous sponsors: enter here ! You can win a Guac-Lock™ of your own. Today, I'm kicking off the #GuacSquad12 event with a recipe that is the antithesis of quick and easy guac. And that's because I have swirled a quick and easy guac with a homemade mole that takes about three hours to make and another twenty-four hours for the flavors to fully develop. This recipe was inspired by a mole-making class I attended last month. Here I am, with one of my best friends, in our breath-taking hairnets which were required in the commercial kitchen. You can read the piece I wrote for Edible Monterey Bay  about Unlocking th...

It's summertime! And that means ripe avocados and lots and lots of guacamole. Do you adore guacamole? If so, then #GuacSquad12 - a multi-day, multi-blogger event - is for you. Follow the conversation on social media with our event hashtag and visit the participating bloggers for some amazing twists on guac. A dozen bloggers have come together to share fourteen different guacamole recipes during the month of July. Whether you're a guacamole purist - think avocado, cilantro and lime - or you get a little more creative - think of some fabulous fold-ins such as pineapple or olives - the #GuacSquad12's creations will make your mouth water. Here's are the GuacSquad Bloggers... listed alphabetically by blog name A Day in the Life on the Farm A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures Angels Home Sweet Homestead Café Terra Blog Cheese Curd In Paradise Cindy's Recipes and Writings Cookaholic Wife Culinary Adventures with Camilla Famished Fish, Finicky Shark ...

Remember when I wrote about our upcoming blogging event: #GuacSquad12? Click to read details about the event, see who's participating, and meet our sponsors: here . We've timed our #GuacSquad event with the release of a brand new product from one of our event sponsors:  Casabella . The product is the Guac-Lock™. All of the participating bloggers will be posting their own reviews of the product along with a creative twist on guacamole. And...we will be giving away TWELVE Guac-Locks™ during the event. Yes, twelve. A dozen of our lucky readers will be able to try the Guac-Lock™ for themselves. I can't wait. Until then, check out the video below to find out more about the Guac-Lock™.   Find... Casabella on the  web , on  Twitter , on  Facebook , on  Instagram , on   Pinterest The Giveaway... Our generous sponsors have contributed prizes for this event.  Stay tuned for how you can enter to win. *Disclosure:...

Who doesn't love a good sangria? Typically it's a summer libation...well, at least for me. I don't think I've ever made sangria after Labor Day. But I was inspired to create a wintery version when I received some crisp apples from one of the sponsors for my multi-day, multi-blogger event - Fresh Tasty Valentines. So, with apples from Envy Apples and wine from another event sponsor - Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi - I bring you my Envy-able Sangria. I even headed out, during a break in the rain, with new clippers from  Casabella  to get some rosemary from the garden. And, on this final day of our event, I figured a nice libation to pour into glass and retreat to the couch was a must. Salud! Ingredients   1 apple (I used  Envy Apples ) 1/2 C fresh organic cranberries, sliced in half or pierced with a skewer 1 sprig fresh organic rosemary 1 bottle Sauvignon Blanc (I used Woodbridge) 4 T organic granulated sugar 1 C sparkling water fresh or...

Earlier this month, I hosted an online event called Hot Summer Eats. Bloggers from around the States and into Canada joined me to create recipes to inspire your summer cooking. Casabella was one of our event sponsors, sending product to participating bloggers and to one lucky winner. You can find Casabella: on the  web   , on  facebook , and on  twitter .  An InLinkz Link-up

I love cherry season. And when we aren't eating them by the handful, I'm usually trying to come up with savory ways to eat them. Remember...I don't have much of a sweet tooth. For this last day of Hot Summer Eats , I'm sharing a relatively simple, cherry-laden appetizer. Casabella , one of our event sponsors, sent me a cherry-pitter. So, I gave it a whirl. You can win one of your own, and two other Casabella kitchen gadgets,  at the giveaway . Ingredients Roasted Cherries 4 C fresh cherries 1 T organic raw turbinado sugar 1 t Caribeque's Island Thyme Herb Seasoning* 2 T aged balsamic vinegar 1 t lemon zest  4 crushed cloves of garlic 1 T olive oil To Serve burrata crackers olive oil salt Procedure Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.  Pit your cherries. We did a pit-off between our new pitter, our old pitter, and a stainless steel straw! Place cherries in a bowl and toss with the remaining ingredients. Spoon the c...