Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Kevin of  SnarkyWine  is hosting the #ItalianFWT bloggers as we focus on the Whites of Northeastern Italy. Read his invitation  here . If you are reading this early enough, hop over to Twitter on Saturday, August 3rd at 8am Pacific time and join a live chat. Search for hashtag #ItalianFWT to read the comments and chime in. Then find inspiration and make discoveries with some of the #ItalianFWT writers this month... Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla hunts down Coniglio in Agrodolce + Ronchi di Cialla Ribolla Gialla 2017. Wendy tries Caramelized Onion and Mushroom Pizza with a Terlano PinotBianco over at A Day in the Life on the Farm. Linda investigates Alto Adige Offers More Than One White Wine at My Full Wine Glass. Gwendolyn is The Wine Predator, and she will be Celebrating Summer with 4 Wines from the NE Mountains of Italy with 4 Vegetarian Courses . Jeff at FoodWineClick! will be getting back to nature with A...

February was my first month participating in a fun event - Random Recipes - that I discovered on  Belleau Kitchen . I completely blitzed on the project last month, but decided to jump back in for June when we are celebrating the 40th month with a 40-40 combo - pick the 40th cookbook off your shelf and flip to the 40th page. Click for the details: here . Okay, I failed again. I missed the posting deadline. Damn. I will get back in the Random Recipe saddle one of these months. But I made and posted anyway because this was such a fun, easy, and delicious recipe. I got  The Glass Pantry by Georgeanne Brennan. Wow! I completely forgot about that book. Thanks for reminding me that I owned it. In any case...it was book #40. Page #40: Sweet and Sour Radishes! This post contains an affiliate link at the bottom - for the book. Ingredients 2 bunches organic radishes 1 t sea salt 1 T soy sauce 2 T vinegar (I used a thyme-infused white wine vinegar) 1 t wine (I use...

Here we are on day two of American Craft Beer Week. I decided to try another new-to-us beer: The Bruery 's Tart of Darkness. The Bruery, a boutique craft brewery in Orange County, specializes in experimental and barrel aged beer. They do not filter or pasteurize their beers. And they strive to use unconventional ingredients. Sounds like my kinda brewery. I stared at my choices and every single bottle looked interesting! Their Autumn Maple ( my tasting notes here ) is made with yams and Trade Wind is seasoned with Thai basil. In the end, I opted for their Tart of Darkness. Yep, that's a Stout + Sour Ale.  Gotta be honest, I was thinking about Charles Marlow on the Congo when I bought it. But the ugly reality of imperialism and ivory trading were far from my mind when we poured and tasted this shadowy beer. While it looks a little like carbonated coffee with its dark, ruddy hue. The taste is far more mysterious with a toasty tartness that is complex and compell...

Our Cooking Around the World adventure got side-tracked last year. But we are determined to wrap up this culinary project once and for all. So, we're launching into the Rs this year...and we'll get through Z come hell or high water! Last night we ventured to Romania, via tabletop, making a traditional  Ciorba de Perisoare for dinner. That's a sour meatball soup. A little bit about Romania... Romania is located in southeast Europe. It's mountainous in the north while the south is dominated by the Danube valley. The river forms a delta as it approaches the Black Sea, creating a wildlife reserve for countless native and migratory birds. The Romanian language, like many others in southern Europe, is directly descended from Latin, although Romania is separated from other Romance-language countries by Slav speakers. Romania has considerable natural resources including oil, natural gas, coal, iron, copper and bauxite. Metal-working, petrochemicals an...