Culinary Adventures with Camilla

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 May 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 I am hosting and told the group: " Let's make some diminutive seafood bites. Amuse-bouche are single, bite-sized hors d'œuvres. Get creative with a seafood-based amuse-bouche."  Here's the line-up... A Day in the Life on the Farm: Smoked Salmon Rolls Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Marbled Smoked Salmon-Topped Deviled Eggs Food Lust People Love: Baked Crawfish Rangoon Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Shrimp Cocktail Cucumber Cups Of Goats and Greens: Steamed Scallop Wontons Palatable Pastime: Kung Pao Shrimp Lettuce Wraps Sneha’s Recipe: Pudina/Minty Shrimp Skewers Marbled Smoked Salmon-Topped Deviled Eggs   One of my very favorite small bites to make: deviled eggs. They are easy, flexible, and the perfect bite or two to star...

It's time for Fish Friday Foodies' September 2020  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.  And this month, Stacy of Food Lust People Love is hosting. She asked the bloggers to share recipes with smoked fish. " Our theme for this event is Smoked Fish - smoke your own or use smoked fish in a recipe!" Here's the September 2020 line-up from the #FishFridayFoodies. I cannot wait to try these recipes... Gougères Stuffed with Smoked Salmon Mousse from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Smoked Fish Dip from Veggies First Then Dessert Smoked Salmon Club Sandwich from Making Miracles Smoked Salmon Stuffed Deviled Eggs from Food Lust People Love Smoked Salmon Quiche from Karen's Kitchen Stories Smoked Whitefish Dip from A Day in the Life on the Farm Smoked Whole Pomfret Fish Fry from Sneha's Recipe Yubuchobap -...

It's time for Fish Friday Foodies' December event.  In any case, we 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, Sue of  Palatable Pastime  is hosting as we share seafood recipes for entertaining . She wrote, "Share your recipes entertaining using fish and seafood for our December event. Any type of recipe: appetizers, mains, salads, etc. that would be great for parties or as a special holiday meal." Before I get to my recipe. Here's the rest of the #FishFridayFoodies' celebration menu... An InLinkz Link-up Making rosettes with smoked fish is an easy addition to an array of amuse-bouche plates. I am calling these 'poppies' because the black caviar reminds me of these flowers. In any case, this is hardly a recipe. But I'll give you a little write up. And, because these are so quick to ma...

It's time for Fish Friday Foodies' August event. I don't remember why I missed July's event. Darn it. In any case, we 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. And this month, Wendy is also hosting as we share picnic fare that includes seafood . She wrote, "Share a recipe that is perfect for taking with you on a picnic. Think salads, sandwiches, spreads, dips, potluck side dishes." Before I get to my recipe. Here's the rest of the #FishFridayFoodies' picnic menu... An InLinkz Link-up Ingredients  serves 4 4 hardboiled eggs, peeled and halved* 2 T mayonnaise (here's  my homemade version ) 1 T diced smoked salmon + more for garnish 1 T capers freshly ground salt, to taste freshly ground pepper, to taste *I know a lot of people have their favorite method for hardboiling an egg. This is mine: pl...

It's time for Group B's  Secret Recipe Club   May  reveal .  This month I was assigned to  Secrets from the Cookie Princess , but one of the other bloggers needed help finishing her assignment and I happily took on A Spoonful of Thyme as well. Kathy is the blogger behind A Spoonful of Thyme and this is the first time I've gotten to explore her blog. She's been part of a gourmet group for thirty-three years. Wow!  So many of her recipes were intriguing -   Red Wine Pot Roast with Honey and Thyme , Fiddlehead Fern , Heirloom Tomato Marmalade , and Plum Tart with Ginger Crust .   But, as I was limited on time, I picked her Smoked Salmon Deviled Eggs . I made a few adaptations, swapping out capers and pickles for marinated artichoke hearts, subbing a different mustard and using the herbs that I had in my fridge. But the smoked salmon is truly the star of this dish. They were the perfect first course for my Mothers' Day feast. Thanks for the ...

This is beyond delicious! And, better than that, it's so easy for a weeknight evening. You can make your own pasta, but I opted to go for a trail run tonight, so I bought these. 4 stalks of green garlic, trimmed and thinly sliced 1 fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced 4 T butter 1/2 C organic heavy cream 1/2 C shredded parmesan 1 t lemon juice pappardelle smoked salmon, thinly sliced Cook the pappardelle according to the directions. In a large, flat-bottom pan saute the green garlic and fennel in a splash of olive oil until softened and beginning to caramelize. Add in the butter and cream and bring to a simmer. Stir in the parmesan and lemon juice. Stir in the pasta and toss to coat. Garnish with slices of smoked salmon.

This afternoon I had lunch with one of my best friends. As we were getting ready to leave the restaurant, she handed me a cooler. "Mike has been experimenting with cold smoking salmon," she explained. Have I mentioned how much I love getting gifts of goodies and ingredients?!? I already had plans for dinner, so I started brainstorming about turning Mike's cold-smoked salmon into our first course. Here's what I came up with... Crusty French bread spread with a triple creme brie, topped with cold-smoked salmon, and smeared with bacon-fennel jam . Thanks, Mike. You'll have to explain cold-smoking to me next time I see you.

The Food Matters Project  challenge for this week was Mark Bittman's Sesame Noodles with Spinach and Salmon, chosen by Sara of Pidge's Pantry .  Click here  to see what everyone else made. Look in the comments section. This was an easy dinner on a Sunday night. Well, easy for me. My husband had to pick the crabs clean...which I really, really appreciated. I did pour him an oatmeal stout while he cracked and pulled. And I especially loved that the crab was pulled from the bay this afternoon. I am so grateful to have friends who fish and crab. Or, in this case, friends of friends. 3 C baby kale leaves 1 C thinly sliced shitake mushrooms 1 T minced garlic enough whole wheat spaghetti noodles for everyone you're serving olive oil sesame oil soy sauce sesame seeds for garnish 2 handfuls haricots verts, blanched crab meat smoked salmon Cook the pasta. In the meantime, brown the garlic in a large flat-bottom pan. Add the shitake mushrooms and baby kale. Co...

Almonds + ginger syrup + butter + spices + cayenne = delicious, easy snack 3 C raw almonds 1 C ginger syrup 3 T butter 1/2 t ground cinnamon 1/2 t ground ginger 1/2 t ground cardamom 1/2 t ground nutmeg two dashes of cayenne pepper smoked sea salt In a large mixing bowl, place all ingredients except the ginger syrup, butter, and sea salt. Bring the ginger syrup to a low boil over medium heat. Add butter and continue cooking till completely melted. Stir over nut mixture and toss to coat. Using a slotted spoon, remove nuts. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, sprinkle with smoked sea salt, and leave to dry.