Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  Inspired by the CSA box that David of Cooking Chat received last week - in conjunction with the podcast we recorded ahead of the Wine Pairing Weekend event on Saturday, August 13th - I made this dish to highlight his shares of summer squash, fresh corn, and cherry tomatoes. With summer produce, it's so fresh that I try not do too much to it. In this case, I seared thick slices of summer squash - zucchini in my case, from one of my CSA farms - and topped it with a fresh salad made with raw corn kernels, ripe cherry tomatoes, and sea beans which add a beautiful burst of salinity. It took an incredible amount of restraint to not just eat all the cherry tomatoes. I love popping them like candy. Truth be told: a fair amount went straight into my mouth while I made this recipe! Ingredients serves 4 Seared Squash 2 large zucchini or squash sliced into thick coins salt and pepper olive oil Also needed: griddle or skillet Corn Salad 1-1/2 cups fresh corn kernels  1 cup diced cherry...

  Today the Sunday Funday group is sharing quinoa recipes. Thanks to Stacy of  Food Lust People Love , Sue of  Palatable Pastime , Rebekah of  Making Miracles , and Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm  for coordinating this low-stress group. This week, Renu is hosting and suggested we share recipes based on quinoa. Here's the list of recipes... Quinoa Chia Multiseed Bread from Cook with Renu Rustic Multigrain Bread from Karen's Kitchen Stories Mediterranean Quinoa Salad from A Day in the Life on the Farm Vegetable Quinoa Upma from Sneha’s Recipe Turkey Quinoa Meatloaf from Amy's Cooking Adventures Copycat Trader Joe’s Lemon Chicken and Arugula Salad from Palatable Pastime Quinoa Tangerine Salad from Mayuri’s Jikoni I decided to share a grain bowl recipe that I made as part of a 6-bowl video. These grain bowl salads are the perfect side dish or main dish. And I love that they are so, so simple to assemble! Here are six variations using thr...

Today the Sunday Funday group is sharing picnic recipes. Thanks to Stacy of  Food Lust People Love , Sue of  Palatable Pastime , Rebekah of  Making Miracles , and Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm  for coordinating this low-stress group.  And, for this event, Renu is hosting. We are sharing any recipes that can be eaten at a picnic! Here's the line-up of our creations from the #SundayFunday bloggers... Bacon Broccoli Mac  from Amy's Cooking Adventures Cucumber Mozzarella Salad  from Palatable Pastime Cowboy Beans  from A Day in the Life on the Farm Mango Pico De Gallo  from Mayuri’s Jikoni Murukulu Janthikalu  from Sneha’s Recipe Smoked Salmon Toasts from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Spicy Avocado Mango Bean Salad  from Cook with Renu   pic·nic /ˈpikˌnik/  noun an outing or occasion that involves taking a packed meal to be eaten outdoors So for this picnic, I didn't venture far...I packed a meal for our pati...

  It's time for the April Fish Friday Foodies' 2022  event. W e are a group of seafood-loving bloggers, rallied by Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm , to   share fish and seafood recipes on the third Friday of the month. This month Wendy is hosting. She writes, " Let's serve up a recipe that starts with canned fish and seafood. Tuna, sardines, anchovies, clams, crab, salmon, etc."  Here's the line-up... Food Lust People Love: Artichoke Tuna Bean Salad Sneha’s Recipe: Keto Tuna Melt Chaffle A Day in the Life on the Farm: Smoked Clam Dip Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Spicy Salmon and Potato Croquettes Palatable Pastime: Tuna Melt Culinary Cam: Growing an Appreciation for Tinned and Jarred Fish + An Anchovy-Artichoke Egg Salad Recipe   Growing an Appreciation for Tinned and Jarred Fish I work with a local olive oil and vinegar store that also has an amazing specialty foods pantry section. Once a month, the owner and I come up with a menu that features...

This month several of the #FoodNFlix bloggers are migrating over to a new group called #MoviesandMunchies. Amy of Amy's Cooking Adventures is leading the charge for our inaugural month. You can read Amy's invitation:  here . She asked us to watch Ocean's Eleven . I can't even begin to imagine how many times my family and I have seen that movie. We debate around the table which of the movies we like best: Oceans Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, or Ocean's Thirteen. I can tell you that we only watched Ocean's Eight  one time and we have never seen the original Ocean's Eleven. We might have to track that one down soon. The one we watched is Steven Soderbergh's remake, a slick heist flick with tons of A-list actors including George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, and Matt Damon along with Hollywood veterans Andy Garcia, Elliot Gould, and Carl Reiner. Here's a brief summary: Danny Ocean (played by Clooney) decides to rob three Las Vegas casinos with the he...

These grain bowl salads are the perfect Autumn side dish or main dish. And I love that they are so, so simple to assemble! Here are six variations using three different grains - farro, barley, and quinoa. But use whatever grains you have. These would be just as tasty with rice, freekah, or even buckwheat! You can watch the process on the CulinaryCam YouTube channel ...or right here! Ingredients are listed below for each bowl. But, as always,  I urge you to just be creative and use what you have. I love how easy these are to customize with whatever ingredients I have on-hand. They are colorful, toothy, and tasty. If you are local to me, I picked up all of the pantry items at The Quail & Olive in Carmel Valley. Anni always has great pantry items whose producers have great stories and make quality items. It's always a treat to go there and get inspired. Simple Crunch Quinoa Bowl 2 cups cooked quinoa 1/2 cup sliced purple cabbage 1/4 cup chopped celery 1/4 cup chopped bell pepper...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of #CavaWeek Complimentary wine was provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links. However, all opinions expressed here are my own. This week, a few of us are discussing the Cava DO ( Denominación de Origin ) for #CavaWeek. I received a nice trio of Cava* and was excited dive right in to my guided exploration.  Muchas gracias  to Susannah of  Avvinare  for coordinating! Here are some of the articles that others have shared for #CavaWeek... Absence Makes The Palate Grow Fonder – Getting Reacquainted with Cava by ENOFYLZ Wine Blog Celebrating Fall with a Maset Brut Rose by A Day in the Life on the Farm Four Estates Plus Four Varieties Add Up to Delicious #Cava by My Full Wine Glass Sparkling Wine Secrets: Seek DO Cava and Pair with SpanishPork Chops and Potatoes by Wine Predator...Gwendolyn Alley The New Town Art and Wine Stroll with Cava DO to Celebrate! by Our Good Life Wine Wednesday: Celeb...

It's time for Fish Friday Foodies' June 2021  event. W e are a group of seafood-loving bloggers, rallied by Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm , to   share fish and seafood recipes on the third Friday of the month.  This month, we are looking at seafood shortcuts. The prompt was to: Have some fun with seafood, use the frozen cooked shrimp, the salmon or tuna in a pouch or the tinned fish or other seafood. I'm all about shortcuts, especially during summer months when I'd rather be outside enjoying the sunshine than in the kitchen. Here's to timesavers I cannot wait to try these recipes... A Day in the Life on the Farm is serving up  Linguini with White Beans and Tuna   Culinary Adventures with Camilla makes Ensalada de Atún y Pimientos Food Lust People Love made some  Red Pesto Linguine  Karen's Kitchen Stories is ladling out a  Smoked Salmon Bisque   Making Miracles shares her recipe for   Tuna Patties Wild ...