Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  This month, for Food'N'Flix, Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm is hosting. She asked us to watch Knives Out * and you can read her invitation here . On the Screen Filled with a solid line-up of Hollywood heavyweights, this clever whodunit harkens back to the days of Agatha Christie. You have Harlan Thrombey, played by Christopher Plummer; Linda Drysdale, played by Jamie Lee Curtis; Ransom Drysdale, played by Chris Evans; Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig; Marta Cabrera, played by Ana de Armas; and more! Harlan Thrombey's family is at his estate to celebrate his 85th birthday. The following morning, his housekeeper finds him dead, with his throat slit. The police declare it a suicide, but Blanc is hired to investigate and determine what actually happened. Throughout the course of the interviews and investigation, Blanc learns that Harlan's relationships with his family were strained. And nearly everyone had a motive! On the day of his death he had threatened t...

This time around,  Debra of  Eliot's Eats   is the December 2019 - January 2020 host for  Cook the Books . She selected  The Language of Flowers  by Vanessa Diffenbaugh*   and you can read her  announcement  here . It turns out that it was written by someone I know...sort of. Well, I know her husband as he's the superintendent of our school district and, for three years, we sat in meetings every month as the high school moved through its certification as an IB (International Baccalaureate) school. But I never put that together until I was staring at the cover and thought, "That's a fairly unusual last name. I wonder if they are related." They are! And I was really curious about her connection to the foster care system. I found this article from 2015 that appeared in the Monterey County Weekly . I really didn't think it was possible to like the Diffenbaughs any more than I already did. But, reading that article, I realized just...

Welcome to the  Foodie Extravaganza !  v. July 2016 = a Doughnut Party Foodie Extravaganza is where bloggers come together and celebrate food holidays. Did you know there is at least one food assigned to each day of the year to celebrate that food? Lauren from  From Gate to Plate  is our host this month. Lauren invited us to "Baked or Fried. Filled or Glazed. Sweet or Savory. Large or Small. Let your imagination for doughnuts roll!" Posting day is always the first Wednesday of the month. If you are a blogger and you're interested in joining in the fun, visit us at our  Facebook Foodie Extravaganza page . You can also visit our past party submissions on our  Pinterest Foodie Extravaganza board  . The 'Hole' List Gluten-Free Matcha Doughnuts - Three Ways! by Culinary Adventures with Camilla  Raspberry Cookies n Cream Baked Doughnuts by Baking in Pyjamas   Lemon Poppy Seed Donuts by Making Miracles   Chocolate Snicker...