Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  This is the August #TheCakeSliceBakers event. Since this is only my third event this year, I'll recap what we are all about... 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 you have a blog and are interested in joining The Cake Slice Bakers and baking along with us, please send an email to thecakeslicebakers at gmail dot com for more details. The Cake Slice Bakers also have a new Facebook group called  The Cake Slice Bakers and Friends . This group is perfect for those who do not have a blog but want...

Here we are at day two of the #StoneFruit blogging party, hosted by Heather of Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks . Yesterday the stone fruit celebration covered cherries, peaches, plums, and even a mango. I guess I never thought about a mango as a 'stone fruit', but it does have a stone in it, right?!? Today, the group presents... Peach Cherry Sangria from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks  Rustic Pluot Ricotta Tart from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures  Sloe Gin Plum Cocktail from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Sloe Gin Plum Cocktail I had heard about sloe gin years ago during a live chat in one of my wine blogging circles. But I never found any until I was walking through London's Heathrow airport on my way back from Denmark after the new year. I immediately scooped up a bottle; I probably would have purchased two, but my husband already had some alcohol in his carry-on. Sloe gin is a red distilled alcohol made with gin and sloe (blackthorn) drupes, whic...

With my bounty of plums from our friends, I decided to roast a pan-full. It's a simple preparation and you can use them in a multitude of ways. Or you can just put them on top of plain yogurt for a delicious semi-sweet treat. Ingredients 12 plums, halved and pitted 2 T honey 2 T sherry 3 whole vanilla beans, sliced lengthwise Also needed: parchment paper Procedure Heat oven to 375°F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper. Lay plums, cut-side up, on the paper. Place vanilla beans on top of the plums. Drizzle with honey and sherry. Roast for 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool in syrup. Reserve the syrup for homemade sodas or cocktails. *This blog currently has a partnership with Amazon.com in their affiliate program, which gives me a small percentage of sales if you buy a product through a link on my blog. It doesn't cost you anything more. If you are uncomfortable with this, feel free to go directly to Amazon.com and search for the item of your ch...