Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  Welcome to the July 2021  Improv Cooking Challenge . This group is headed up by Nichole of  Cookaholic Wife . And I haven't been very consistent, 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: pineapple and rum. Here's what the crew is sharing with those ingredients... Bloody Painkiller by Palatable Pastime Goldilocks Cocktail by A Day in the Life on the Farm Homemade Pineapple Rum by Sneha's Recipe Pineapple Mojitos by Cookaholic Wife Pineapple-Rum Granita by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Pineapple Tiramisu by Magical Ingredients Pineapple-Rum Granita Granitas are great because they have so few ingredients and even fewer rules! Use any watery fruit. Use any citrus. I've made  Watermelon-Tequila Granita ,  Pluot-Port Granita , and even a  Cuba Libre Gr...

Welcome to the June 2020  Improv Cooking Challenge . This group is headed up by Nichole of  Cookaholic Wife . And I haven't been very consistent, 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: strawberries and basil. Here's what the crew is sharing with those ingredients... Strawberry Basil Lemonade by Making Miracles Grilled Chicken Breasts with Balsamic Strawberry Basil Topping by A Day in the Life on the Farm Strawberry Basil Crumb Bars by Veggies First Then Dessert Strawberry Lemon Basil Pasta Salad by Sneha's Recipe Strawberry Basil Avocado Toast by Palatable Pastime Strawberry Basil Smoothies by Our Good Life Grilled Strawberry & Blue Basil Granita by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Strawberry Basil Bourbon Smash by Cookaholic Wife Grilled...

   This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Melissa's Produce . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Last week I received a box from  Melissa's Produce * to create some Spring-y, sunny dishes and share as #SpringOnThePlate recipes. A couple of the items I received were their baby pineapples and their bergamot oranges. Ever since he was a toddler, the first thing he does when he's excited about food is to smell it! R pulled these baby pineapples from my box from Melissa's Produce and put them straight to his nose. Then he didn't want me to cook with them because they smelled so good; he wanted to keep them at his seat and enjoy them till they rotted. Ummm...no. You'll like what I'm making with them. Hand them over! Three ingredients and three hours. That's all it takes for this light, fr...

Wine Pairing Weekend - #winePW - happens on the second Saturday of the month. And this month - June - Nancy of  Pull That Cork  is hosting. Click to read her invitation:  here . Or, the gist of it is this: we're pairing the rosé of our choice with the food of our choice. A Garden of Rosés... It's funny...my initial reaction to the event was that I'm not much of a rosé drinker. Then I searched my blog and realized that I've paired and used rosés many, many times. I guess it's because it's food friendly. And, it's pink. Yes, that is a factor! Some of the rosés I've poured and paired in the past are... Balletto Vineyards' 2012 Brut Rosé , Cave de Saint-Roch-les-Vignes Côtes de Provence Rosé , Chateau Mattes-Sabran Rosé , Bonny Doon's Vin Gris de Cigare , and  Crémant de Limoux . Donkey & Goat's 2014 Grenache Rosé started off our Tasty Murder Dinner. Don't ask...well, you can ask. Tasty Murder was the themed birthday dinne...

Wine Pairing Weekend - #winePW - happens on the second Saturday of the month. And this month - August - Christy of  Confessions of a Culinary Diva  is hosting. She asked us to head to Portugal. Click to read her invitation:  here . I decided to go with two food-wine pairings because I wanted to make something with two iconic Portuguese wines: Vinho Verde and Port. Wine Pairing Weekend Bloggers Be sure to check out what my fellow bloggers have come up with for Wine Pairing Weekend jaunt to Portugal! Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla is sharing “Vinho Verde Caldeirada with Pluot Port Granita” Christy from Confessions of a Culinary Diva pairs “Poco Do Lobo Arinto with Seabass” Constance from Vinhos do Alentego is featuring “ Alentejano Black Pork with Clams ” David from Cooking Chat shares “Grilled Pork with Portuguese Potatoes and Kale” Jade of Tasting Pour is pairing “Vinho Verde with Caldeirada” Jeff from food wine click s...