Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Today kicks off new group; a fun group of bloggers will be sharing recipes on Sundays. Low stress, just a great group of gals that I am happy to blog alongside. Thanks to Stacy of Food Lust People Love , Sue of Palatable Pastime , Rebekah of Making Miracles , and Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm for coordinating.  Today, we are opening up with a Holiday Nibbles theme.  Here's the line-up... A Chunky Peanut Butter Dip by Sneha's Recipe Barbecue Smokehouse Almonds by Palatable Pastime  Cheddar Horseradish Dip by A Day in the Life on the Farm Fontina Salami Bites by Making Miracles  Olive Tapenade by Pandemonium Noshery  Spiced Cheese Wafers by Culinary Adventures with Camilla  Tomato Bread by Our Good Life Spiced Cheese Wafers I have always leaned to the savory side when it comes to snacks and even desserts. So, when I thought about what I wanted to share for a holiday nibble, I immediately thought about cheese and crackers. Since we will be focu...

If you've following my blog recently, you'll know that I just bought an e-reader - read about that in The Paris Architect, Three Lives of a Roasted Chicken, and an E-Reader - and I'm warming up to it. Though I have had to figure out balancing the number of titles I'm allowed to have checked out to my Kindle Unlimited account, I might even say that I like the convenience of having books in the cloud instead of on my nightstand. Gasp. And I will also readily admit that I added this book to my reading list simply because its cover is pretty! It All Comes Back to You by Beth Duke.* Gasp, again. On the Page Beautiful cover aside, this book actually inspired me to wince and cringe in response to the characters' actions. On the surface it's a relatively sweet tale of two women whose lives intersect because one is a caregiver at a retirement facility while the other is a resident. Sadly, I found the flashbacks somewhat contrived and silly and both main...

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our  Pinterest board  right here. Links are also updated after each event on the  BreadBakers home page .  We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. This month Sneha of  Sneha's Recipe  is hosting and crackers are the theme. If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send an email with your blog URL to Stacy at foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com. Crackers, huh? I love crackers!! I've made heart-shaped chive crackers ;  Pane Carasau , a traditional Sardinian flatbread; seeded garbanzo crackers ; and homemade saltine crackers . Before I get to my recipe to today, though, here's the rest of the crew's cracker offerings. Baked Nachos from Anybody Can Bake Cheesy Crunchy Mini Crackers from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Homemade Sen...

Welcome to the first 2020  Improv Cooking Challenge . This group is headed up by Nichole of  Cookaholic Wife . And I haven't been very good about participating, but I love the idea of the group, so I will try to be better in the coming months. The idea behind Improv Cooking Challenge: we are assigned two ingredients and are challenged to create a recipe with those two things. This month's items: cheese and crackers. Nichole wrote, "Create your best cheese and crackers recipe! Cook with the items or share your charcuterie board skills. Non-dairy cheeses can be used." Here's what the crew is sharing... Broccoli Cheese Casserole  by A Day in the Life on the Farm Homemade Cheese Crackers   by Cookaholic Wife Oven-Baked Parmesan Chicken Tenders  by Palatable Pastime Seasoned Keto Crackers  by Our Good Life Marinated Goat Cheese Spread by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Homemade Boursin Garlic and Herb Cheese Spread  by Pandemonium ...

Today, the Baking Bloggers, led by Sue of Palatable Pastime , are sharing cheesecakes. Don't get me wrong, I love cheesecakes - so much so that we served cheesecakes at our wedding instead of regular cake - but I had seen a cake made of cheese wheels and really, really wanted to make one. And I thought this might be the perfect recipe to share with the group. I did email to make sure it wasn't too far outside of her vision in picking the theme and she responded, "...as long as you bake some part of it." Well, I handrolled and baked the crackers. I hope that works for her. The Line-Up of Cheesecakes Culinary Adventures with Camilla: A Literal Cake of Cheese and Handmade Crackers Sneha's Recipe: Baked New York Style Cheesecake Trampling Rose: Chocolate Hazelnut Cheesecake Tara's Multicultural Table: Cinnamon Roll Cheesecake Karen's Kitchen: Classic New York Cheesecake Cookaholic Wife: Cookie Dough Cheesecake Bars A Day in the Life on the Farm:...

As my Fresh Tasty Valentines event enters its final stretch, I wanted to share a recipe from a new  BenBella Vegan  title: Dining at the Ravens by Jeff and Joan Stanford. I'm not going to say too much about it as I will be kicking off a blog tour for them on the 9th. Check back for that full review and another recipe then. For this event,  BenBella Vegan  is  providing a prize package that includes five different cookbooks from their 2015 publishing releases! One #FreshTastyValentines winner will receive a print copy of the following cookbooks:  The Plant-Based Journey ,  Dining at The Ravens ,  Plant-Powered Families ,  The China Study Quick & Easy Cookbook ,  and   The Plant Pure Nation Cookbook . Enter the giveaway below! Carrot Pâté Canapés   makes 1-1/2 C of pâté slightly adapted - recipe shared with permission I selected an easy - and versatile - recipe. It was quick to put together and delici...

Ingredients For the Cheese 1 C raw cashews, soaked overnight and drained juice of 1 lemon, approximately 1/3 C 1/3 C water 1 T organic coconut oil 1 t raw apple cider vinegar dash of salt For the Pesto 1  C fresh basil leaves, torn 2 garlic cloves 1/3 C raw pistachio nuts olive oil, as needed 1 t salt To assemble 1 to 2 T sliced tomatoes confit or sun-dried tomatoes To serve 1 T chopped hazelnuts vegan crackers Procedure In a blender, or food processor, blend all of the pesto ingredient together until you have a thick paste. Line a ramekin with plastic wrap. In a blender, or food processor, blend all of the cheese ingredients together until smooth. Spoon part of the mixture into the prepared ramekin. Spoon in a layer of pesto. Lay sliced tomatoes on top of the pesto. Top with remaining cheese. Refrigerate, or freeze, until set. Mine took several hours. To serve, invert the cheese onto a serving platter. T...