Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Today the Sunday Funday group is celebrating pancakes. 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. And, for this event, Stacy is hosting. She wrote: "National Pancake Week is February 27 through March 5, 2022 so let's start the week out right by sharing our favorite pancake recipes from any cuisine or culture. Anything with a batter is fair game: dosas, griddle cakes, idli, okonomiyaki, alebele, banh xeo, palačinky, farinata, and traditional or crêpes de sarrasin, just to name a few! There are so many! Share your favorite." Here's the pancake party line-up from the #SundayFunday bloggers... 5-Ingredient Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes from Palatable Pastime Cinnamon Roll Pancakes from Our Good Life Fluffy Yummy Banana Pancakes from Sneha’s Recipe Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes from Amy's Cooking Adventures Hobak Jeon - K...

Welcome to the first Wine Pairing Weekend post of 2022. Happy New Year! This month, Andrea of The Quirky Cork is hosting. Read  her invitation . She invited us to explore bubbles from the around the world.  If you are reading this in time, feel free to join us in a live Twitter chat on Saturday, January 8th at 8am Pacific time. Just follow the hashtag #WinePW. And be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it. In the meantime, here are the posts the writers are sharing... Camilla from Culinary Adventures with Camilla sabers open Gelukkige Nuwe Jaar with Pannekoeke + Boschendal Brut Rosé Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm is Celebrating Little Christmas in Michigan with a Local Bubbly Linda from My Full Wine Glass cracks open Cava: Because everybody needs a go-to bubbly Martin at ENOFYLZ Wine Blog pops the cork on Sparkling Wine from Chablis? Oui! Val de Mer Brut Nature Rosé Anna Mari...

It's hard to believe that we are inching our way towards summer and the halfway point of 2021. Welcome to the May installment of our #EattheWorld project, being spearheaded by Evelyne of  CulturEatz . Here's  her challenge .  This month, we are sharing Chinese recipes. Here's the #EattheWorld line-up for China... Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Scallion Pancakes Pandemonium Noshery: See Ji Tan - Chinese Lion’s Head Meatballs   Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Homemade Fortune Cookies   CulturEatz: Easy Spicy Vegan Mapo Tofu   Kitchen Frau: Kung Pao Chicken   Sneha’s Recipe: Quick Pork Fried Rice   Making Miracles Zucchini Stir Fry   Sugarlovespices: Authentic Sichuan Mapo Tofu Recipe   A Day in the Life on the Farm: Lettuce Wraps Chinese Dishes There were actually fewer Chinese recipes on my blog already than I thought. And most involved pork, such as  Pork Wonton Soup with Chives ; Minced Pork Lettuce Cups ;  and  Hui Guo Rou ...

   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. Can you believe that February is already over? And we even had a bonus day in February. But with the advent of March, I begin to see the steady parade towards the Vernal Equinox and Spring which is my favorite season. Last week I noticed that  Melissa's Produce *   shared a photo of yellow dragonfruit on one of their social media channels. So, I reached out to my contacts at Melissa's Produce to see if they would want to sponsor a series of posts. I had my eyes on making some Spring-y, sunny dishes. And they did! I received a selection of yellow produce and set out to make some #SpringOnThePlate recipes. Because the finger bananas were perfectly ripe when they arrived, I knew that they would...

I already shared my recipe for this month's Food'N'Flix event: Siguemchi Namul (Korean Spinach Salad) . But I wanted to post a recipe for the Korean potato pancakes that I served alongside that salad. These were, as D commented, "less chunky, Asian latkes." Okay. Ingredients 1 pound organic potatoes (I used Yukon gold potatoes), scrubbed and cubed 1/2 onion (I used a red onion) 1/4 t salt 3 to 4 T flour (amount will depend on how watery your potatoes are) oil for frying (I used canola oil) Also needed: rimmed skillet, dipping sauce for serving Procedure Place potatoes, onions, and salt in the bowl of a food processor and blend until you have a smooth paste. Add in the flour until you get a thick batter consistency. The amount you use will depend on how watery your potatoes are; I used just over 3 T. Heat oil in your skillet until the pan is shiny and the oil moves as easily as water. Spoon batter onto the skillet a...

I saw a post yesterday that a blogging friend of mine - Dee from On the Move - In the Galley - had succumbed to cancer this month. I rarely use the f-word, but, I seriously wanted to scream 'F--- you, cancer!' Her husband shared on social media: "I am sad to tell all Diane's close friends that my beloved wife and friend of forever passed away on October 16, 2018 of Sarcoma. She asks all of you to take only a moment or two to remember her and her Galley, and then move forward in your own world of international cooking. Create something special for the "Onthemove-in the Galley" and friends to enjoy and send a taste to Dee. She will still be in the Galley!! - Ron Parypa, Husband Still Close At Hand in the Galley" I spent some time re-reading her posts and decided to make one of her more recent posts: Flakey Scallion Pancakes . I had made them before, starting with this recipe   while Dee used this one as her starting point. My Enthusiasti...

I was reminded of this book when I read Cara Nicoletti's Voracious  last week, so I tracked down a copy of In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak.* And we read it, as a family, over the weekend. Jake said it looked familiar, but I don't remember owning it. Though we do have Where the Wild Things Are  in about six different languages and even had a Wild Rumpus for R's 6th birthday! How I miss the days when I dressed them up as book characters...now we argue about the existence of Big Foot, discuss whether you can actually create a perfect circle mathematically, ponder how we know what we know, and they talk about programming languages that are Greek to me. Controversy The boys remembered that I had a DVD of In the Night Kitchen  and they thought it was creepy when they were little. Maybe we only viewed it once, because I don't remember it at all. I'll have to dig it out and watch it. In the Night Kitchen has been censored in several states...

The boys needed something hearty to start their day. They will be smashing tile, loading boxes, and making a run to the dump later this morning as they help Daddy with the house remodel.  "This is not a relaxing summer vacation!" wailed the Wom this morning.  I know. How about some pancakes? Pancakes always brighten his day. And, I have to admit that I can't make regular fluffy pancakes to save my life. But, oddly, I have made these gluten-free pancakes a few times and they are a hit. Every. Single. Time. Ingredients  makes eighteen 3" pancakes 4 medium overripe bananas 2 eggs 2 C milk 1 C gluten-free flour blend 1 C buckwheat flour 1 T baking powder 3 T organic granulated sugar 1 t pure vanilla extract butter for cooking Procedure Smash bananas in a large mixing bowl. Stir in the eggs, milk, and vanilla extract. Add in the flour, baking powder, and sugar. Stir until just moistened. Melt butter in a large, flat-...

Kimchi pancakes, or  kimchijeon , are crispy, chewy, and full of the spicy goodness of homemade kimchi. I usually fry up small cakes and thought they would be perfect for a #TripleSBites appetizer. They were! Even better - I was able to use products from three of our event sponsors. Just for fun...here are the (purported) aphrodisiac qualities of this appetizer... Chili peppers : The capsaicin in chili peppers heats up the body, increases blood flow, and causes the brain to release endorphins, which are feel-good chemicals. Many cultures throughout history have claimed peppers as an aphrodisiac.  Ginger : Like chili peppers, ginger increases circulation and body temperature. Legend has it that famous French courtesan Madame du Barry provided ginger to all of her lovers to increase their desire and improve their pleasure. Note: the kimchi - here's my  Syrena's Seduction Kimchi  -  takes three or four days, so definitely begin this recipe at least...