Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This week we're celebrating the tart cranberry. Thanks to Caroline of Caroline's Cooking for hosting! See all the other cranberry creations being shared as we kick off Cranberry week today - follow #cranberryweek to see all the delicious recipes. Cranberry Apple Cider Sangria from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Cranberry Apple Pecan Bread from Cookaholic Wife Cranberry Apple Pie from House of Nash Eats Cranberry Butter from Family Around The Table Cranberry Coffee Cake from A Day in the Life on the Farm Cranberry Loaf from Making Miracles Cranberry Moscow Mules from Books n' Cooks Cranberry Mousse Chocolate Dessert Bowls by The Freshman Cook Cranberry Swirl Bread from Sew You Think You Can Cook Double Chocolate Cranberry Almond Bark from Frugal Pantry Frosted Cranberries from Bear & Bug Eats Pear Frangipane Tart with Cranberries from Caroline's Cooking Roasted Cranberry Chicken Salad from A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures Who do...

Who doesn't love a good sangria? Typically it's a summer libation...well, at least for me. I don't think I've ever made sangria after Labor Day. But I was inspired to create a wintery version when I received some crisp apples from one of the sponsors for my multi-day, multi-blogger event - Fresh Tasty Valentines. So, with apples from Envy Apples and wine from another event sponsor - Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi - I bring you my Envy-able Sangria. I even headed out, during a break in the rain, with new clippers from  Casabella  to get some rosemary from the garden. And, on this final day of our event, I figured a nice libation to pour into glass and retreat to the couch was a must. Salud! Ingredients   1 apple (I used  Envy Apples ) 1/2 C fresh organic cranberries, sliced in half or pierced with a skewer 1 sprig fresh organic rosemary 1 bottle Sauvignon Blanc (I used Woodbridge) 4 T organic granulated sugar 1 C sparkling water fresh or...

Cocktails and Cookies. Those are the subject of this month's link-up. I put out the call for recipes and the blogosphere answered. You can see all of these - soon! - at my Cocktails and Cookies pinterest board . Cheers! The Cocktail Recipes Autumn Cocktail with Butternut Squash Vodka by  Spinach Tiger Pomegranate Cocktail by  Spinach Tiger 13 Cookie Cocktails by  The Martini Diva  (Check out the Gingersnap Martini !) Frozen Kahlua White Russian by Cooking in Stilettos Bourbon Cider Twist by  Cooking in Stilettos Cherry Sangria by  Cooking in Stilettos Sparking Rosemary Grapefruit Soda by Love & Flour Sparkling Gin Cocktail by  Take a Bite Out of Boca Lightened Up Homemade Eggnog by  Curious Cuisiniere Winter Sangria by  Curious Cuisiniere Cookies that are Worth the Calories Chocolate-Espresso Cookies by Cupcake Muffin Tangerine-Ginger-Vanilla Rolled Sugar Cookies by  Cupcake Muffin Lemon-Coconut Sable...

It's time for the February  Secret Recipe Club . Woohoo! Meet Raina of Connor's Cooking  who loves cooking and baking for friends and family. She writes, "Sometimes it's a hit and sometimes it's a miss, but being in the kitchen is one of my favorite ways to spend my time." You gotta love a gal who admits to kitchen flops. Raina and I had crossed paths last year when she was assigned to my blog - in August - and whipped up some hoecakes  based on my family's tradition of hoecakes for Presidents' Day . But this was my first time exploring her culinary creations. Not edible, but I love that she has a recipe for Oobleck on her blog. While you can't ingest oobleck, it is fun, fun, fun; it's a slime that has properties of both liquids and solids. Though I didn't have a chance to make it this month, I have before. The boys love it. Click for Raina's slime recipe: here . When I was searching for something to cook for the SRC, I was enamou...