Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  the  Consorzio Vino Orvieto . Complimentary wine was provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links. However, all opinions expressed here are my own. This month the Italian Food Wine Travel group is looking at the wines of Orvieto. Jen of  Vino Travels  is hosting. If you are reading this early enough, feel free to jump in to our live chat on Twitter on Saturday, May 7th at 8am Pacific. Follow the hashtag #ItalianFWT and be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it. Here are the articles that the writers are sharing... Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm shares Umbrian Red Wine Spaghetti and a Book Review . Liz at What‘s In That Bottle wonders  Why Aren’t we all Drinking more Orvieto? Robin at Crushed Grape Chronicles writes about Orvieto - the multifaceted white wine of Umbria . Lynn at Savor the Harvest focuses on Appreciating an Ancient Italian Wine Made For Toda...

This is a sponsored post written by me in conjunction with the May #WinePW skin-fermented event. Wine samples  or wines  at an industry discount  were provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links. This was a pairing I created for the skin-fermented wine event for May's Wine Pairing Weekend with a wine from Two Shepherds Winery.* You can read the tasting notes in my post: Diving into the Skin Fermented Wine Pool of Two Shepherds Winery. Once it goes live, on Friday, May 9th, I'll link to it. But here is the recipe for this simple dish with lots of seasonal flavors.  Please note that I am using the term ' pesto ' here, literally, not as in the basil, garlic, cheese deliciousness that you might be thinking.  The name derives from the Italian verb pestare which means to pound or to crush, referring to the original way of preparing it - with a mortar and pestle. The ingredients in a traditional pesto are ground with a circular m...

Here we are in November for another installment of our #EattheWorld project, being spearheaded by Evelyne of  CulturEatz . Here's  her challenge . In February we kicked off the project with  Cuba ; in March we celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a tabletop trip to  Ireland !  Thailand  was our April destination. May had us headed to  Kenya . You get the idea. Last month Evelyne invited us to a special edition: #EattheWorld for Halloween . What spooky, delicious fun! And, this month, we are continuing our culinary nods to international festivals by posting Indian recipes in honor of Diwali. Diwali Diwali is the Hindu festival of lights and is celebrated every autumn in this hemisphere. From my limited research, the festival symbolizes the spiritual victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance. That is much needed in this day and political climate. So, while I'm always up for learning about different internat...

I just adore the #EattheWorld project, being spearheaded by Evelyne of  CulturEatz . Here's  her challenge . It's always fun to travel to a country vicariously through their cuisine. In February  we kicked off the project with Cuba ; in March we celebrated St. Patrick's Day with a tabletop trip to Ireland ! Thailand was our April destination. And this month has us headed to Kenya. The Kenyan Feast Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm: Kenyan Pilau   Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Kuku Paka + Irio  Tara of Tara's Multicultural Table: Chapati Za Ngozi (Kenyan Soft-Layered Chapati)   Margaret of Kitchen Frau: Maharagwe & Ugali (Red Beans in Creamy Coconut Sauce with Cornmeal Slices)   Amy of Amy's Cooking Adventures: Crunchy N’Dizi   Heather of Based on a True Story: Irio   Juli of Pandemonium Noshery: Nyama Choma   Loreto and Nicoletta of Sugar Loves Spices: Mango Ice Cream with Pineapple Rum Sauce (...

This year Christie of  A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures  has rallied a group of bloggers to share recipes to inspire your Easter menus. So, if your menu still isn't set, we posted recipes three days this week. Friday Easter Recipes Brussels Sprout Potato Cakes by Cindy's Recipes and Writings Candied Lemon Zest Jalapeño Deviled Eggs by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice Carrot Cake Cookies by Daily Dish Recipes Curried Deviled Eggs by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures Dried Cherry and Almond Scones by Family Around the Table Easter Egg Sugar Cookies by The Redhead Baker Eggs Benedict Breakfast Bake by Cookaholic Wife Greek Lamb Keftiko by Caroline's Cooking Ham and Cheese Breakfast Casserole by Karen's Kitchen Stories Maple Apple Baked Oatmeal by Jolene's Recipe Journal Peeps Cookie Bars by Sew You Think You Can Cook Roast Pork Loin with White Wine Sauce  by A Day in the Life on the Farm Romanian Ea...

Today the Italian Food Wine & Travel bloggers are sharing Italian Easter Wines and Food. Jen of Vino Travels is our hostess. One thing I loved about my Easter in Rome was that it was about the resurrection and not about Peeps and Cadbury Eggs! It was about something sacred. It was about family. And it was about food. Well, maybe it wasn't about food, but food is how I commemorate and celebrate, so it was about food for me. Here's what the #ItalianFWT crew is sharing... Jen from  Vino Travels  features Easter Celebrations in Puglia Camilla from  Culinary Adventures with Camilla  features Il Verdetto di Pasqua +Sella & Mosca Terre Rare Riserva Carignano Susannah of  Avvinare  features Easter Traditions in Rome Jill of  L'Occasion  features 5 Italian Easter Dishes and Wine Pairings If you are seeing this early enough, come join our live Twitter chat on Saturday April 1st @ 11am EST using hashtag #ItalianFWT. Ci vediamo...

The second Saturday of the month is one of my favorite days. Do you know why? Because it's our #winePW - Wine Pairing Weekend - reveal. I absolutely adore it. How can you not love bloggers who love food  and  love wine?! It's a fantastic event from which I never fail to make a wine shopping list. And this month Wendy, in her debut hosting appearance, of  A Day in the Life on the Farm  is hosting. Here's  Wendy's invitation   for  " A Wine Lover's Dilemma." She's asked us to choose our favorite spring flavor and pick a wine that will highlight all of the wonderful qualities in the dish. What a fun project! If you see this early enough, please join us April 11th at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. We’ll be chatting on twitter at  #WinePW  about our Spring food and wine pairings. We’d love to have you join us! During these events, I try to highlight a local-to-me vintner and, if possible, a new-to-me vintner. It's an adventure all around....