Culinary Adventures with Camilla

It's time for Fish Friday Foodies' October 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 Wendy herself is hosting October's event. She wrote: " Share a recipe using fish or seafood that is poached on the stove top or in the oven. " In case you are unfamiliar with the technique, poaching  involves cooking by submerging food in a liquid, such as water, milk, stock or wine and cooking at a low temperature. I really enjoying poaching in olive oil as evidenced by my Olive-Oil Poached Salmon with Rhubarb Crème Fraîche   and Olive Oil-Poached Salmon Bellies with Summery Peach-Tomato Salsa . But I have also poached in tea: Green Tea Poached Cod . This time I decided to poach in a tisane of sorts. But, before I get to my post for the event, here's the rest of the #FishFridayFoodies' poached fish offerings... Chamomile-P...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Melissa's Produce . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Here we are at the final week of this year's #FreakyFruitsFriday event. The Halloween before last, I noticed that  Melissa's Produce *  had a section on their website for ' Freaky Fruits .' I really wanted to showcase recipes featuring those fruits, so I reached out to my contact at Melissa's and he agreed. This year, I emailed him, again, and he agreed, again. Woohoo. The group received a generous selection of less-than-common fruits, including dragonfruit, passion fruit, kiwano melon, cherimoya, chayote, blood oranges, rambutan, and pomegrante. With that bounty, here's what the crew is sharing today... Blood Orange Bars by Kelly Lynn’s Sweets and Treats Buttermilk Passion Fruit Poundcake with Blood-...

I was so excited to read this book - At the Wolf's Table: A Novel by Rosella Postorino* - because its premise is fascinating! Based on the true story of the female tasters in Hitler's lair, this was a part of history that I think I've heard before, but certainly never looked at in any depth. These ten women, in the novel, were conscripted to taste Hitler's meals before he ate them to ensure that he wasn't being poisoned. I have no idea how many actual tasters there were. So, history plus food...you would think I would be 'all in' for this one. The back-stories of those women. The relationships between them. It could have been so compelling. But I struggled to even finish this book. Part of me wonders if it would be better in its original language, if maybe my disinterest is a product of a bad translation. My Italian is rusty, but it's passable. I might give it a try if I can get my hands on an original version. On the other hand: there are so ma...

This post is sponsored  by Adagio Teas .  I received complimentary product for the purpose of review . All opinions are mine alone. I have already posted two recipes using the  Wicked Teas Sampler Set   from  Adagio Teas ,* but they were both sweets and I wanted to feature at least one savory recipe with Adagio's Limited Edition Wicked Teas that features six Halloween themed teas packaged in spooky metal tins. This recipe uses their Bat Brew, a blend of black tea, cinnamon bark, ginger root, cocoa nibs, chocolate chips, and edible confetti.  Yes, it's a fun little mix whose eye-candy appeal isn't really highlighted in this recipe. But the flavors are decidedly Fall and Halloween-y. I love it! You can make this with any black tea blend that you like. I hope you'll try it. Ingredients serves 4 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs olive oil for drizzling Brine 1/4 C salt 1 T organic granulated sugar 2 C water 2 T tea ...

I bought The Love Goddess' Cooking School by Melissa Senate* probably half a decade ago. And I probably even read it when I bought it. Parts of it seems oddly familiar. But yesterday, on the last day of the boys' Fall break, I crawled into bed and read it from cover to cover. They were at robotics for part of the day, so my house was quiet and peaceful. On the Page This is chick lit, no doubt about that. But it's chick lit that's not trashy...and it involves food. Holly Maguire has recently had her heart stomped on by a long-time boyfriend in California. She returns to Blue Crab Island, off the coast of Maine, to spend time with her grandmother Camilla, a fortune-teller from Italy and owner of Camilla's Cucinotta, a local cooking school. When Holly was 16-years-old, her nonna  Camilla told her that her great love would like sa cordula , an old-world delicacy made with lamb intestines and peas in a butter sauce. Needless to say, not a single one of ...

This month, Sue of  Palatable Pastime  told the Baking Bloggers that for October: "Let's pop some batter into a pan and bake up one of Autumn's favorite breakfast treats. All forms of donuts- it just has to be baked rather than the fried type." Here's the #BakingBloggers virtual donut shop... A 'Hole' Lotta Fun with Mini Donuts by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Apple Cider Baked Doughnuts by Cookaholic Wife Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts by The Schizo Chef Baked Chocolate Spice Crumb Cake Donuts by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice Baked Cookies and Cream Doughnuts by Tara's Multicultural Table Baked Donut Recipe Without A Pan by Recipe Pocket Baked Donut Muffins by Sneha's Recipe Baked Glazed Lemon Donuts by Making Miracles Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Chips by A Day in the Life on the Farm Double Chocolate Baked Donuts by Karen's Kitchen Stories Filled Donuts by Sid's S...

This post is sponsored  by Adagio Teas .  I received complimentary product for the purpose of review . All opinions are mine alone. Here's another recipe inspired by the  Wicked Teas Sampler Set   I received from  Adagio Teas .* Their Limited Edition Wicked Teas features six Halloween themed teas packaged in spooky metal tins, including this one - Cat Scratch. Cat Scratch is a black tea with cinnamon pieces, cocoa nibs, and some confetti sprinkles thrown in for good measure. The caramel notes in the tea made me think of cookies and I decided to finally give an eggless cookie a try. One of D's good friends is allergic to eggs. So, whenever I bring cookies for the robotics team, he always asks, "Mrs. Mann, those have eggs, right?" Yes. I'm sorry! I've been reading about different substitutes for eggs and thought that the chia seed option might work for these as it already has black stir-ins. So, I whipped up a batch and Jake took the container in when...