Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  The Villa in Sicily  by Elise Darcy recently came up on my Kindle as a suggestion and that dangerous one-click-to-purchase did me in. But I'm so glad I did though as I enjoyed this book. It wasn't particularly deep or thought-provoking, but it was set on Sicily and had a cast of interesting characters. And that pretty much means I will love it! Josie's mom has recently passed away and she discovers - in a locked drawer in her mom's office - a journal and a plane ticket to Sicily. Josie decides to take that trip and try to figure out more about the two sisters in the journal. The book has lots and twists and turns, unexpected - and some expected - romantic capers. there is even a Mafia sub-plot that isn't too frightening. It's a fun afternoon diversion. And, with any book set in Italy, food is abundant. When one of my favorite Italian street foods is mentioned, I couldn't help but make a batch. Josie "found a street vendor a little way along the seafro...

  So, welcome to the June #SoupSwappers event. Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm  started this group and I'm always grateful to have a few more recipes to try. This month, Wendy is hosting and we are sharing soups that start with leftovers. Here's the line-up of deliciousness... Palatable Pastime shares  Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup  Sneha’s Recipe shares  Keto Almond Biscuit With Keto Chicken Pot Pie Soup   A Day in the Life on the Farm shares  Leftover Steak Teriyaki Soup   Culinary Adventures with Camilla shares  Mac’N’Cheese Minestrone   Karen’s Kitchen Stories shares  Pappa al Pomodoro (Tomato and Bread Soup) Mac’N’Cheese Minestrone On the day that titles were due - thankfully Wendy sent me a message while we were hiking - I thought about what I had in the fridge and settled on making minestrone with leftover mac'n'cheese. The night before I had taught R how to make homemade cheese sauce for pasta. Easy peasy! Mi...

  Today the Sunday Funday group is cooking with Easter leftovers...or at least with leftovers that you might have from Easter since we are posting on Easter Sunday.  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 this low-stress group. Today Wendy is hosting and she wrote: "Happy Easter everyone. Let's share some ideas on what to do with those leftovers our readers will have."  Here's the leftover line-up... Au Gratin Potato and Ham Casserole from A Day in the Life on the Farm Broccoli Ham and Swiss Casserole from Palatable Pastime Chef Salad from Amy's Cooking Adventures Ham and Cheese Buttermilk Biscuits from Making Miracles Ham and Spinach Quiche from Food Lust People Love Leftover Brown Rice Cakes from Sneha's Recipe Toasted Croissant Croutons from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Croissants I've been down the crois...

  Today we're in our fourth week of a new blogging group; a fun group 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 Stacy is hosting and she's given us the prompt of using holiday leftovers. Perfect timing really as we are still sheltered in place, and just had the four of us around the table, but I didn't really adjust the sizes of what I usually make. Whoops. In any case, here's the line-up of how the #SundayFunday bloggers are using their holiday leftovers... Chatpata Leftover Rice Paratha  from Sneha's Recipe Savory Bread Pudding from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Thai-style Turkey Glass Noodle Salad  from Food Lust People Love Turkey and Stuffing Quiche  from Palatable Pastime Turkey Cranberry Slid...

If you, like me, have leftover roasted poultry from Thanksgiving, this is an easy way to use that up and give it a different look. Since we are still sheltered-in-place and didn't have a big Thanksgiving feast, I opted to roast Cornish game hens as an individual sized main dish.  The boys joked that these were turkeys for elves or hobbits. Okay. And since we had such a large menu, we ended up with lots of leftover hen meat.  Ingredients serves 4 2 cups cooked Cornish game hens, shredded (or use chicken) 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup diced pickles (I used homemade bread and butter pickles) 1 to 2 teaspoons mustard, depending on preference (start with 1 teaspoon) 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika freshly ground salt, as needed freshly ground pepper, as needed Also needed: bread, lightly toasted (I used a homemade sourdough) or crackers for serving Procedure Pull the meat from the hens. I ended up with about 2 cups. Roughly chop the meat and place it in a medium mixing bowl. Combine all ...

This month the Italian Food Wine Travel bloggers are writing about women in the wine industry with Pinny of Chinese Food & Wine Pairings leading the discussion. You can read her invitation: here . If you are reading this early enough, feel free to jump into the conversation about women in the  Italian wine industry with the #ItalianFWT bloggers. We'll be live on Twitter on Saturday, March 7th at 8am Pacific time. Follow the hashtag #ItalianFWT and be sure to add it to your tweets if you chime in. The following articles about women in the Italian wine industry will be going live between Friday, March 6th and Saturday, March 7th... Camilla at Culinary Adventures with Camilla pairs Crab and Cambozola-Stuffed Arancini + Poggio al Tesoro Solosole Vermentino 2018. Lynn at Savor the Harvest introduces Women In Italian Wine: Meet Mateja Gravner .  Linda at My Full Wine Glass tells Punset Wines: The Story of One Woman’s Perseverance ....

Can you believe that November is almost over.  That means that the Kitchen Matrix Cooking Project - really Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm , Karen of  Karen's Kitchen Stories , and I - is also drawing to a close soon. You can read more about our project  here . And this month, Wendy picked the recipes. This week, she selected Thanksgiving Leftovers + 20 Ways. Bittman offers a five recipes each for use with leftover turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and cranberry sauce. The Leftover Line-Up An InLinkz Link-up So, I guess I should say that because I don't do a traditional Thanksgiving menu, my leftovers are also not traditional. I didn't serve turkey; I served pan-seared duck breasts, seafood, and venison meatballs. I didn't make stuffing or mashed potatoes. And there weren't cranberries on my table though we did have pomegranate arils scattered over the salad. I created a Hans Christian Andersen-inspired menu with a Little Mermaid seafood pl...

One of the best things about being part of a food blogging community: all the great recipes! There is never a dearth of ideas on how to make something or how to use a particular ingredient. So, when Ellen from Family Around the Table suggested a Thanksgiving Leftovers event, I raised my hand to help coordinate. You can never have enough ideas on how to transform leftovers into other dishes, right? The Leftover Larder Cranberry-Orange Brie Bites  by Books n' Cooks Cranberry-Topped Baked Brie by Culinary Adventures with Camilla (Leftover) Turkey and Cranberry BBQ Sauce Pizza  by Kate's Recipe Box Prosciutto & Asiago Stuffed Mushrooms  by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice Spicy Turkey Quesadillas  by Jolene's Recipe Journal Turkey Croquettes  by Cindy's Recipes and Writings Turkey and Sausage Gumbo  by Palatable Pastime Turkey Pot Pie  by Making Miracles Cranberry-Topped Baked Brie This i...