Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This month Heather from All Roads Lead to the Kitchen posted an invitation in our Food'N'Flix   Facebook group that she was hosting an event over at Fandom Foodies . Okay, I have never heard of that site, but I adore Heather's blog and she's always taking part in fun events. So, I hopped over and checked it out. Yep. Sounded like fun: find inspiration from any of the X-Men movies or comic books* and come up with a recipe. You can read Heather's invitation: here . Sounded like fun. So, I was in. View the round-up: here . On the Screen... If you're unfamiliar, the X-Men are genetic mutants. They are individuals born with special adaptations who have pledged to use their powers to protect both the mutant and the human races. I looked through our DVDs and talked to my resident X-Men fans to see what we should watch. We talked about the originals...then all of the spinoffs. Finally, I decided that I wanted to do something with a Japanese bent based on...

I have made carrot marmalade before. And when I saw the purple carrots in my High Ground Organics CSA box last week, I knew that I wanted to make a purple carrot marmalade for Food Revolution Day . I am urging people to Eat a Rainbow after all. Ingredients 1 whole vanilla pod, split down the middle 4 cardamom pods, crushed 1/4 C maple syrup 1/2 C organic dark brown sugar 10 carrots, scrubbed and shredded (I had 6 purple, so I added 4 orange) 4 C water 1 T ginger juice Procedure To make the marmalade, place the vanilla, cardamom, maple syrup, water, ginger juice and sugar into a large pot and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add in the carrots, bring to a boil again. Continue to cook, stirring the jam constantly, for about 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium, hold the jam at a constant simmer, checking frequently to make sure the jam isn’t scorched at the bottom of the pot. After 15 more minutes, check to see if your jam has set by running a w...