Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Today the #OurFamilyTable is sharing herbaceous recipes! Christie of A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures encouraged the bloggers: "The first full week of May is National Herb Week. Show us you show stopping herbaceous recipes highlighting their flavors." Pesto Carbonara by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures Bastounakia with Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme by Karen's Kitchen Stories Lemon Thyme Lemonade by Our Good Life Blue Bayou Golden Beet & Arugula Salad by Simply Inspired Meals Herby Salt and Vinegar Chip Fish by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks Thyme Tea by Home Sweet Homestead Asparagus Soup with Chimichurri by Art of Natural Living Sabzi Khordan (Fresh Herb Platter) by Culinary Adventures with Camilla We share Recipes From Our Dinner Table ! Join our group and share your recipes, too! While you're at it, join our Pinterest board , too! Sabzi Khordan Fresh Herb Platter I used to have a friend from Iran. And whenever w...

I'm excited to be sharing this recipe as part of Cranberry Week - now in its third year! See all the tasty cranberry recipes being shared today below and follow #CranberryWeek on social media for more ideas all week long. Cranberry Apple Crisp from Cindy's Recipes and Writings Cranberry Apple Sangria from The Redhead Baker Cranberry Balsamic Sheet Pan Chicken with Brussel Sprouts  from The Gingered Whisk Cranberry Breakfast Smoothie  from Our Good Life Cranberry Chicken Noodle Soup from Palatable Pastime Cranberry Orange Muffins from Kate's Recipe Box Creamy Cranberry Chicken Wild Rice Soup from A Day in the Life on the Farm Fall Magic Bars from Books n' Cooks Herbed Cranberry Chèvre Truffles from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Turkey Cranberry Bagels from Jolene's Recipe Journal White Chocolate Cranberry Popcorn from Family Around the Table Herbed Cranberry Chèvre Truffles I've always loved savory truffles. Maybe it's ...

It's time for Fish Friday Foodies' October event. We are a group of seafood-loving bloggers, rallied by Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm , to   share fish and seafood recipes on the third Friday of the month.  This is, easily, my favorite recipe sharing event of the month. I always come away with a list of recipes that I just have to try! This month Sue of Palatable Pastime rallied the Fish Friday Foodies to make fish or seafood sandwiches. The Fish Sandwich Smörgåsbord An InLinkz Link-up I considered what to make and asked Sue if she was okay with an open-face sandwich. She was! So, I decided to go with Sweden’s traditional skagen macka - sometimes known as Toast Skagen, or Skagen Toast. Let's get this out of the way, in the event that you're geographically savvy and know that Skagen is actually a port town in Denmark! This prawn and crème fraîche-topped toast is Swedish through and through. If you’re craving an authentic Danish o...

Today we are continuing the Kitchen Matrix Project, after Mark Bittman's  Kitchen Matrix  cookbook. You can read about it:  here . I'm very excited about the dishes and the bloggers who are joining me. This month, Wendy at  A Day in the Life in the Farm  picked the recipes. I can't wait to follow along with her choices. This week, She picked 'Braised Potatoes + 3 Ways' for the group which means we could make simple braised potatoes, braised potatoes with wine, and braised potatoes curried in milk...along with any variations or adaptations that we needed or wanted. I opted to make a variation of his potatoes braised with wine this week, but can't wait to try the others. The Other Braised Taters An InLinkz Link-up Potatoes Braised in Wine slightly adapted from Mark Bittman's recipe I skipped the pancetta and swapped out the parsley for thyme and dill. This was a delicious, easy dish to make. And I can definitely see this process ...

Welcome to Day Four of #CranberryWeek, hosted by Caroline's Cooking and A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures . We'll be sharing cranberry-inspired creations all week long in celebration of national cranberry day.  Search #CranberryWeek to keep up to date and follow the #CranberryWeek Pinterest board for more cranberry inspiration. But first, see all the other cranberry recipes being shared today: Apple-Ginger Cranberry Sauce from Palatable Pastime Broccoli Salad with Cranberries from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks Cranberry Blondies from Cindy's Recipes and Writings Cranberry Caipirinha from Caroline’s Cooking Cranberry Oat Smoothie from Sew You Think You Can Cook Graavilõhe from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Roasted Shallot Cranberry Chutney from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures Warm Cranberry Spread from Family Around The Table As I've been trying to offer savory cranberry recipes with an international bent, I decided to try my hand at a Scandina...

Welcome to #CranberryWeek, hosted by Caroline's Cooking and A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures . We'll be sharing cranberry-inspired creations all week long in celebration of national cranberry day. Search #CranberryWeek to keep up to date and follow the #CranberryWeek Pinterest board for more cranberry inspiration. But first, see all the other cranberry recipes being shared today: Cranberry-Apple Sauce from The Chef Next Door Cranberry Cornbread from Cindy's Recipes and Writings Cranberry Maple Delicata Squash Galette from Caroline’s Cooking Cranberry Orange Baked Brie from Books n' Cooks Cranberry Palmiers from The Bitter Side of Sweet Cranberry Rosemary Cornbread from Life Currents Cranberry Snack Cake from Cooking With Carlee Cranberry Upside Down Cake from Sew You Think You Can Cook Noreaster from Family Around The Table Pork Shashlyk and Tkemali from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cranberries from A Day...

Remember when the Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf criticized my menu for Nonna's Easter brunch? You can read that story: here . Apparently she needed drink pairings. D came up with three for her. He decreed that we were going to make a trio of sparklers for her; and they had to be pretty...like Easter eggs, too. From left to right: Cucumber-Beet, Lemon-Basil, Roasted Watermelon-Mint. He made the syrups and Nonna needed to mix them at the table. He told her 1 C of the syrup starter to 5 or 6 C sparkling water.  Here's a photo one of her guests sent me. For all of these, D prepared the sparkler starters, placing them in a mason jar. Then he poured the hot simple syrup over the other ingredients and let the flavors meld.  Simple Syrup makes one sparkler starter, double or triple as needed  Ingredients 1 C organic granulated sugar 1 C water Procedure Place sugar and water together in a medium saucepan. Over medium heat, cook until the sugar is comp...

I have always made pickles with vinegar. Then I read that not all fermented foods are pickled and not all pickles are fermented. Huh? Naturally, I did more research. Here's what I found... Foods that are pickled have been preserved in an acidic medium. But those don't offer you the same probiotic and enzymatic nutritional value of homemade fermented vegetables. If you ferment vegetables, they will create their own self-preserving, acidic liquid that is a by-product of fermentation. Ubiquitous and beneficial lactobacilli proliferates to create lactic acid that pickles and preserves the vegetables. Okay, I was ready to try... Ingredients 6-7 cucumbers (I used organic seedless Persian cukes) 3 whole garlic cloves, peeled 2 to 3 fennel stems 1 T fresh fennel fronds 3 to 4 sprigs fresh dill 2 to 3 sprigs fresh thyme 1 to 2 sprigs fresh oregano 1/2 t fennel pollen filtered water 3 T Himalayan or unrefined salt  1 large, sterile glass jar with a lid ...

Here we are at April's  Improv Cooking Challenge  hosted by Lesa of  Edesia's Notebook . The idea: we are assigned two ingredients and are challenged to create a recipe with those two things. April's assigned ingredients: Asparagus and Eggs. I thought about different way to incorporate these two and mainly came up with breakfast foods. I, first, planned to make an asparagus eggs benedict. Then I started to get creative; I considered a savory cheesecake with roasted asparagus. Finally, I ended up having my Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf help me make Ricotta Gnocchi with Asparagus Pesto. Che squisito! Ingredients 2 C whole-milk ricotta (1 pound) 2 large eggs 1-1/2 C grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, divided into 1 C + 1/2 C portions 1/2 t freshly grated nutmeg 1-1/4  to 1-1/2 C flour 4 C asparagus, cut into 1-1/2" lengths zest from 1 organic lemon juice from 1 organic lemon  olive oil canola oil for pan-frying fresh dill for garnish ...

When  BenBella Books  invited me to join the first anniversary book tour for  It's All Greek to Me -- Transform Your Health the Mediterranean Way with my Family's Century-Old Recipes  from Debbie Matenopoulos, I was excited. First, I love Greek food. Second, I loved the cookbook when I reviewed it back in November (click to read my post  Souvlaki from Debbie Matenopoulos' "It's All Greek toMe" {#sponsor Book Review & Giveaway} ). Five months have gone by and that cookbook is still near the top of my cookbook stack. Now that's saying something. I have a lot of cookbooks. And, after I review a cookbook for a publisher, it often gets shelved and not pulled out until I remember something I wanted to try. But this one excels in inspiring me with its vibrant photography and easy-to-follow recipes. So, it has stayed in my to-read, or to-cook, stack right next to the couch where I read and plan my recipes. Today, I'm sharing Debbie's recipe for ...

Today the #SundaySupper crew is sharing Captivating Casseroles. Before deciding on my dish, I started with the question: what exactly is a casserole? A casserole, from the French word casse,  refers to a large, deep dish used both in the oven and as a serving vessel. The word also describes the food cooked and served in said a vessel. So, essentially, a casserole refers to anything cooked in a casserole dish. Okay. So a lasagna is a casserole? According to this definition, yes, an Italian casserole. A shepherd's pie is a casserole? Sure, a British casserole. Here's what I brought to the table...in my casserole dish.  My three boys eyed the dish suspiciously. I explained the project and shared the definition. "I've seen you bake cakes in that dish." noted Jake. "So, those cakes are casseroles?" posed R. Yes. I guess they are. "Cool. A cake casserole," said R. D just stared at the pan. It probably didn't help that I ha...