Culinary Adventures with Camilla

While I have made dinners that make my friends squirm - think of entire menus centered around beets or eggplant - sometimes I make the carnivores happy. Really happy. We had a joint birthday dinner for our two November babies - Pia and Mike. And this was one of the main dishes. Ingredients The Roast 1 (2 rib) prime rib roast (mine weighed about 5 pounds) 3 T coffee grounds 4 T organic dark brown sugar 1 t sweet paprika 1 t smoked paprika 3/4 t dried ginger 1 t ground cumin 1 vanilla bean, seeds scraped and pod reserved 1 T freshly ground black pepper 2 T freshly ground salt splash of olive oil 2 to 3 onions, peeled and sliced 1 C brewed coffee Procedure The Roast In a medium bowl, combine the coffee grounds, sugar, paprikas, ginger, cumin, vanilla bean seeds, salt and black pepper. Massage spice mixture into the beef, coating evenly. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. On the stovetop, heat olive oil in a Dutch oven. Sear the roast on each s...

Dad’s Favorite Recipes Today the Sunday Supper tastemakers are sharing Dad’s Favorite Recipes in honor of all dads! With Fathers' Day is just around the corner, we're sharing memories and recipes related to dads and dad-figures. Sarah of   The Chef Next Door  is our host. All the Recipes Appetizers & Snacks: Best Popcorn Ever (with Nutritional Yeast!!) by The Wimpy Vegetarian Easy Homemade Pretzel Recipe by April Golightly Nana’s Pimento Cheese by A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures Beverage: Bourbon Sweet Tea Cocktail by Cosmopolitan Cornbread Breakfast: Dad’s Favorite Blueberry Pancakes by Family Around The Table Steak & Egg Breakfast Skillet by Caroline's Cooking Condiments & Sauces: Beerinara by What Smells So Good? Homemade Refrigerator Pickle Relish by Renee’s Kitchen Adventures Desserts: Apple Crisp by Ninja Baker Banana Berry Bread by Desserts Required Blackberry Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream by Simple and Savory ...

I found a new cooking challenge. Just what I need, right? But, no, seriously, after I participated in the #ValentineCroque challenge, I decided that I wanted to try a few more. I stumbled on the  Improv Cooking Challenge hosted by Lesa of Edesia's Notebook . The idea: we are assigned two ingredients and are challenged to create a recipe with those two things. February's assigned ingredient: Coffee and Cream. I considered some sweets, including an Espresso Panna Cotta, but I settled on a savory. Though I did make Candied Coffee Bacon and Cream Scones . Don't worry...I'll be making that Espresso Panna Cotta soon. But, for my official recipe, I'm sharing Coffee Rubbed Prime Rib Roast with Homemade Butter. Ingredients serves 4 The Roast 1 (2 rib) prime rib roast 2 T coffee grounds (I used beans from local-to-me Verve Coffee Roasters ) 3 T organic dark brown sugar 1 t sweet paprika 1 t smoked paprika 3/4 t dried ginger 1 t ground cumin 1...