Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Another one of Jake's ingredient combination requests: shrimp + avocado. That suggestion spawned this brunch dish, a tangy prawn cocktail. 1 t Veri Peri garlic sauce juice and zest from 1 lemon 4 prawns per person 2 T butter mixed baby greens olive oil avocados, sliced pomegranate seeds smoked sea salt In a small saucepan, I sauteed the prawns with the Veri Peri garlic sauce and butter until the shrimps were pink and opaque. Season with smoked sea salt. Place mixed greens in a serving dish, layer with sliced avocado, top with shrimp, and garnish with pomegranate seeds and lemon zest. Drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice.

One of the really fun things about being part of a blogging community: giveaways. It's an opportunity to try out some new products and, let's be honest, it's always a thrill to receive an email that reads: "you won!" So, when one of my favorite bloggers, Heather at girlichef.com , hosted a giveaway sponsored by Veri Peri  sauces I was excited to join the fray. Veri Peri sauces are made in South Africa, use the African birds-eye chili, and come in five variations - mild, lemon & herb, garlic, hot, and veri hot. All I had to do to enter the giveaway was let Heather know what kind I would like; I could also get additional entries into the drawing by liking the company on different social networks. Done. It's no surprise that I selected the garlic variety. Then it was just a matter of waiting, with fingers crossed, to see which number was picked. Finally I saw the verdict. Heather posted on her blog, "Congratulations, Camilla !" Yippee. A...