Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  This month the Food'N'Flix bloggers are watching Words on Bathroom Walls . Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm is hosting. You can read her invitation  here . And I highly recommend this movie. It was completely new to me. On the Screen from imdb I already mentioned that I had never heard of this movie. So, I sat down to watch it when I saw Wendy's invitation. Then I recommended it to my older son who is still home as he prepares to leave for college. Then I watched it with my husband because I was curious about his thoughts. Everyone thought it was well-done with an important message about mental health. Adam Petrazelli is a teenager who is diagnosed with a schizophrenia. He narrates, "Paranoid schizophrenia. Never goes away. Never normal. The end." He also jokes that he's part of an elite club, namely the 'treatment resistant.' He is an accomplished cook and aspiring chef; and he has been accepted to culinary school but he needs his high scho...

Last week I posted a review of Viva Naturals' Goji Berries. Click for that post and a recipe for Spiced Ginger-Turmeric Tisane with Goji Berries:  here .  So, I've been inspired to create new ways to use my gojis. For this recipe, I decided to go for a savory dish. I whipped up a pot of this sweet, tart, and spicy soup for lunch one afternoon this weekend. It was well-received! Ingredients 2 C dried goji berries 1 to 2 C boiling water 2 C stock (I used my Mineral Rich Vegetable Broth ) 1 large onion, diced 1 T olive oil 1 t ground cumin 1 broccoli bunch, chopped into cubes 2 summer squash, chopped into cubes 1 C red and yellow bell peppers, chopped 2 C kale, chopped 1 T fresh herbs freshly ground salt freshly ground pepper sour cream for serving, optional Procedure Place dried goji berries in a small mixing bowl. Pour 1 to 2 C boiling water over them. Let them soak to rehydrate for, at least, 10 minutes. In a large soup pot or...