Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Every morning this week, R has been requesting things for breakfast. I don't know if he's taking notes so that when he goes away to college, he can make these things on his own, or what? But Monday he wanted and helped with crêpes; yesterday it was breakfast tacos; today, he requested popovers. These are not difficult, so I don't know why I don't make these more often! Maybe it's because I love the look of glee when these come to the table. All three of my boys love popovers. Jake asked, "How much butter do you use?"  Not that much . "So, they're kinda healthy?"  I guess so. I added some ground spices and vanilla salt to this version. But you can use whatever spices and extracts you wish. I actually am out of vanilla extract, so I added a splash of Calvados (apple brandy) instead. This really is an incredibly flexible recipe to have in your Sunday brunch repertoire. He asked if you could make these in a different pan. I have ...

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. This month the Bread Bakers are focusing on cheese bread. Host Sue from Palatable Pastime gave us these guidelines: "Make a loaf with cheese mixed into the dough or batter (not simply melted on it like pizza or a cheese pull-apart loaf). If a cheese cube is fully enclosed or encased by dough, that will be fine. Any type of cheese is acceptable, including vegan cheese, also powdered/dried cheese." "Yeast breads and quick breads (those using baking powder for leavening) and even unleavened breads are all great. Some examples of acceptable breads without yeast include sourdough, muffins, coffee cakes, crepes, doughnuts, dumplings, tea breads, pancakes, popovers, scones and waffles." Wow! Cheese + bread is one of my favorite combinations. I had just posted a recipe for  Flaounes (Cypriot Cheese Pastries) ; I considered re-doing ...

These are not difficult, so I don't know why I don't make these more often! Maybe it's because I love the look of glee when these come to the table. All three of my boys love popovers. Jake asked, "How much butter do you use?" Not that much . "So, they're kinda healthy?" I guess so. I added some ground cinnamon and vanilla salt to this version. But you can use whatever spices and extracts you wish. This really is an incredibly flexible recipe to have in your Sunday brunch repertoire. Ingredients makes 6 popovers 1-1/2 C organic whole milk 1-1/2 C flour 1/2 t vanilla salt 3 eggs 1 t pure vanilla extract 1/2 t ground cinnamon 1 T butter, cut into 6 cubes Procedure Preheat oven to 400º F. In a medium saucepan, heat the milk until bubbles form around the edge of the pan. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs. Temper the eggs so they don't scramble or curdle. Whisk constantly until the eggs and milk are completely c...

Remember when I announced that I had become a contributing writer to  My Disorganized Life ? Well, my January post is live over there.  Click to read the recipe at  My Disorganized Life ! Chamomile-Vanilla Bean Popovers