Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This is what happens when I am craving something sweet: cookies with whatever I have in the cupboards. This was a hit and I was asked to write down the recipe. Okay. Here goes. The name - Mixie - that's the Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf's doing. He called them Mixies. I'll run with it. Ingredients 1 C butter, softened 3/4 C organic dark brown sugar, lightly packed 3/4 C organic granulated sugar 1/2 t baking powder 1/4 t baking soda 1/4 t salt 2 eggs 1 t vanilla paste 1/2 t pure vanilla extract 1 1/3 C flour 1/3 C unsweetened cocoa powder 2 C rolled oats 1 C white chocolate chips 1 C chopped walnuts Procedure In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars together until lightened and fluffy. Add baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat mixture until well-combined. Add eggs, vanilla paste, and vanilla extract. Beat well. Fold in flour and cocoa powder until just combined. With a wooden spoon or spatular, stir in the oats, ch...

Can you believe that it's the last day of #BrunchWeek?? Remember I'm doing things a little bit differently for #BrunchWeek. Click to read about it:  here . The gist - I'm sharing some foods from around the world. I'm not sure they actually eat this in the Ukraine for breakfast or brunch. But most brunch spreads include dessert of some kind. So, inspired by the ingredient contribution from  California Walnuts , I picked an international dessert made with walnuts. Today we're heading to the Ukraine for our virtual #BrunchWeek tabletop travel. Pyrizhky z Orikhova Masa are shortcrust dough turnovers that may be filled with a myriad of stuffings, both sweet and savory.  A walnut filling is preferred, but other nuts may be used.  Savory versions can also be filled with a mushroom or cabbage mixture and served as accompaniments to clear borsch, beef consommé, or other soups. I'm definitely going try those out soon! Ingredients Crust 2 1/2 C flour ...