Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays or cook and bake together with the same ingredient or theme each month. Posting day for #FoodieExtravaganza is always the first Wednesday of each month. If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog along with us, come join our Facebook page  Foodie Extravaganza . We would love to have you! If you're a spectator looking for delicious tid-bits check out our  Foodie Extravaganza Pinterest Board ! Since October is National Pecan Month, Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm  has asked the bloggers to share their favorite recipes. Here's the Foodie Extravanganza's pecan-filled line-up... Autumn Flavored Rice Pilaf   by A Day in the Life on the Farm Autumn Pecan Sourdough  by Culinary Adventures with Camilla   Candied Pecans  by  Karen's Kitchen Stories Chicken & Pecans Sandwich  by Sneha's Recipe German Chocolate Banana Bread  by The Spiffy Cookie...

Here we are the August 2021 edition of the Cake Slice Bakers. For 2021; we are baking from  Little Everyday Cakes: 50+ Perfectly Proportioned Confections to Enjoy Any Day of the Week  by Candace Floyd. * I can't believe that we're already halfway through the year. In many ways 2020 dragged on as the shelter-in-place orders continued month after month; on the other hand, it was a completely blur because there weren't milestones to mark the passage of time. In this group, we are given a selection of three cake recipes. We each choose one cake to bake, and then on the 20th - never before - we all post about our cake on our blogs. There are a few rules that we follow, but the most important ones are to have fun and enjoy baking & eating cakes! Follow our  Facebook ,  Instagram , and  Pinterest   pages where you can find all of our cakes, as well as inspiration for many other cakes. You can also click on the links below to take you to each of our cakes. If y...

This time around,  Simona of  Briciole   is the host for our bi-monthly book group  Cook the Books . For our October-November 2020 pick, s he selected  The Secret, Book & Scone Society  (A Secret, Book, and Scone Society Novel 1) by Ellery Adams* ;  you can read Simona's invitation :  here . On the Page photo from amazon.com I finished The Secret, Book & Scone Society earlier this month and I am still undecided about whether or not I would recommend it. Don't get me wrong: I like a good mystery and did enjoy the book. But I didn't love it though I really wanted to. I loved the concept of the book - that the right books can soothe our souls, improve our lives, and teach us things that we desperately need to know.  "Becoming a reader is a change for the better. Trust me. No one has ever lost by becoming addicted to stories—to the lessons learned by those who possess enough courage to put pen to paper."    ...

A good friend of mine lent me this book -  American Cookie: The Snaps, Drops, Jumbles, Tea Cakes, Bars & Brownies That We Have Loved for Generations by Anne Bryn. Perfect timing, too, because it's definitely cookie season in my kitchen. From Thanksgiving till New Year's I bake a lot of cookies. I mean a lot. And I certainly have my annual favorites that include gingerbread of all kinds, chocolate chip cookies , snickerdoodles , etc. But sometimes you just have to mix it up. Funny story...I handed this book to my crew with a stack of sticky notes and asked them to mark some favorites. It came back to my desk with Coconut-Lime Cupcakes and Bourbon Balls flagged. Ummmm...those aren't cookies!  "They are in the cookie book," they retorted. Well, I couldn't argue with that. Though I was still looking for their cookie selections. On the Page I think Bryn sums up my feeling about cookies in her introductions. "[Cookies] are expressions of love, s...

Though I still haven't felt the chill of autumn in the air here on California's central coast, we are sharing recipes with Fall's darling - the apple. Christie of A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures wrote: "Fall is just around the corner, but apples are coming into season. From sauces and breads to salads and side dishes, apples are completely versatile." I am looking forward to getting all sorts of new apple recipes with an entire week devoted to apples next month. But, for now, let's kick off apple season!  Apple Cider Old Fashion by Cheese Curd In Paradise Apple Coffee Cake by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks Apple-Stuffed Delicata Squash by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Baked Pork Chops and Apples by That Recipe Easy Apple Buns by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures Glazed Apple Pie Bars by Art of Natural Living Pork and Apple Kebabs by A Day in the Life on the Farm Sourdough Apple Bread by Karen's Kitchen Stories We share Recip...

Today we're celebrating National Pecan Day with host Liz of Book'N'Cooks . Check out the other nutty creations! Butter Pecan Cookies by Cookaholic Wife Derby Pie Macaron by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures Pecan Applesauce Cake by Cindy's Recipes and Writings Pecan-Crusted Maple-Mustard Roasted Chicken by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Pecan Pie Cookies by Books n’ Cooks Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Praline Syrup by Palatable Pastime Toasted Goat Cheese & Pecan Salad by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice The pecan is one of our family's favorite nuts. I often substitute it into recipes that call for walnuts since two of my three say that walnuts make their tongues tingle.  In any case, you'll see pecans in D's Brown Butter Espresso Pecan Pie , Bourbon Pecan Pralines , Creole Cheese Ball , and Bacon Bulleit Brownies . Most of the time, for some reason, I've posted sweet pecan recipes. So, I dec...

I had initially planned to share this with the Festive Foodies for National Pecan Day. But then I opted for pecan-crusted chicken thighs. But this was the sidedish that evening and it was easy and tasty. Ingredients 1 pound Brussels sprouts 3 T olive oil 2 T vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar) 2 T mustard (I used a spicy brown mustard, but you can use yellow) 1 t maple syrup 2 cloves garlic, peeled and pressed 2 T bleu cheese or gorgonzaola 1 C whole, raw pecans freshly ground salt freshly ground pepper Procedure Trim the stems of the Brussels sprouts and slice them as thinly as you can. I use a mandolin slicer for this. Chop 3/4 C pecans and leave the remaining 1/4 C whole. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the oil, vinegar, mustard, maple syrup, and garlic to form a dressing. Add sliced Brussels sprouts to the dressing and toss to coat. Let stand for at least 15 minutes for the sprouts to soften a bit. Stir in bleu cheese and chopped peca...

#CranberryWeek continues! Thanks to Caroline of Caroline's Cooking for hosting. I love using fresh cranberries whenever I can get them. See all the other recipes being shared today as part of Cranberry week - follow #cranberryweek for all the tasty cranberry creations: Butternut Squash Wild Rice Salad with Cranberries and Fennel from Caroline's Cooking Cranberry Almond Chicken Salad Wraps from Family Around The Table Cranberry Cheeseball by The Freshman Cook Cranberry Cobbler from Cookaholic Wife Cranberry Gremolata from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Cranberry Orange Relish from Books n' Cooks Jellied Cranberry Sauce from Palatable Pastime Orange Cranberry Sweet Rolls from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures Pear Holly Cocktail  from Bear & Bug Eats Roasted Green Beans with Cranberries from Making Miracles Slow Cooker Cranberry BBQ Chicken from Jonesin' For Taste Slow Cooker Cranberry Pot Roast from Everyday Eileen White Cheddar and Cranb...