Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Melissa's Produce . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Last Halloween I noticed that  Melissa's Produce   had a section on their website for ' Freaky Fruits .' I really wanted to have some of the other Festive Foodies to join me in an event this year featuring those unique fruits. So, I reached out to my contacts at Melissa's Produce to see if they would want to sponsor the event. And they did! As the produce boxes started arriving, I realized that we had waaaaaaaay more produce than I could feature in just two Fridays in October. So, I decided that I would create some additional recipes and call it 'recipe testing.' The boys helped me brainstorm some ideas. You'll see most of these on the blog in the next month. But today is the group's first offici...

For Thanksgiving the Precise Kitchen Elf made Lychee-Ginger (Dry Ice) Sherbet . When Nonna was planning a family dinner this weekend, she called and asked if R would be willing to do an encore performance He agreed.  sher·bet ˈSHərbət/ (noun) a frozen dessert made with fruit juice added to milk  or cream, egg white, or gelatin At  the Filipino market, he spotted a can of rambutan and decided to use that instead of lychee. Ingredients 2 C milk 2 C heavy cream 1/2 C rambutan juice (he pureed canned rambutan and strained out the pulp) 1" knob of ginger, peeled and sliced into coins 4 large eggs 1 C organic granulated sugar dry ice Procedure In a medium saucepan, bring the heavy cream and milk to a simmer. Add lychee juice and ginger slices and allow flavors to steep for at least 20 minutes over low heat. While the cream mixture steeps, separate the eggs. Place the yolks in a mixing bowl and reserve the whites for a different recipe....