Culinary Adventures with Camilla

After a full afternoon, I swung into Whole Foods and found some razor clams. What do I do with them?  I asked the fish monger. "Ummmm...I don't know," he admitted. "I know you have to clean them." Great. Thank goodness for the internet. How to Clean Them... Step One: Place razor clams in a large bowl and pour hot water over them. Let them soak till the shells open. Pull the meat from the shells. Step Two: Trim off the dark end of the siphon tube and cut open the clam from one end to the other. Lay the clam flat and snip around the gills, mouth, and digger. It should look like this. Step Three: Snip around the dark stomach and remove any other veins and grit you might find. Once you've cleaned the clam, chop it into bite-sized pieces. Now you're ready to cook it! Ingredients serves 4 4 razor clams, cleaned and prepped as described above 2 T butter splash of olive oil 1 T minced garlic 1 t minced lemongrass 1 t min...

I'm on Orphan-detail again today for the  Secret Recipe Club  - for a Group B orphan last week! - and I am  so  excited about cooking from Join Us, Pull Up a Chair - a cooking and baking blog written by Heather. One of the reasons I always volunteer to help out an SRC orphan is to meet new foodie bloggers. Actually, in this case, I've been reading Heather's blog for a little while; but it's nice to explore it in more depth for something to cook for my family. There were several of Heather's recipes that I considered - Braised Short Ribs over Creamy Cheddar Cheese Polenta , Beef and Bleu Cheese Tart (oh! so many of my favorite words in that one), Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce , and she even has a Hummingbird Cake (I've been searching for a recipe for that). But I decided to look for something for which I had all of the ingredients in my fridge and could make for dinner quickly. Eureka! Here we go...here's what I made... Chicken, Artichoke, and Arug...