Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This month the Movies and Munchies group is watching  Uncorked , hosted by Debra of  Eliot's Eats . Read  her invitation . I had seen the movie before, but wasn't watching it with foodie goggles on. So, I settled down on the bean bag and started to stream it. Jake looked at the screen and commented, "I think we've watched this before." I know, but now it's assigned, so I am going to watch it again! On the Screen At the base of it, this is a movie about a man who dreams of earning his master sommelier certification while his dad expects him to take over the family business, a barbeque joint. Elijah works in a wine shop as well as his family's restaurant. And the movie takes us from Memphis to Paris and back again. While I definitely admire those who have studied and earned those accolades, I have never had any desire to be able to identify grapes, vintages, and location just from a mere whiff and a small sip from the wine. For me, it's enough that the w...

  Katarina is hosting the Italian Food Wine Travel bloggers this month and our theme is Lazio. Read her invitation here . If you are reading this early enough, feel to  join the group for a live Twitter chat. We'll be live on Saturday, April 3rd at 8am Pacific time. Just follow the hashtag - #ItalianFWT - and be sure to add it to anything you tweet so we can see it. In the meantime, all of these posts will go live before Saturday.  Cin cin! Camilla at Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Lazio in California: The Quintessential Roman Pasta + 2017 Big Sur Vineyards Pinot Noir Reserve Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm: Alberico Appia Antica 400 Rosso 2016 Paired with Stracci di Antrodoco Terri at Our Good Life: Pietro Est! Est!! Est!!! with Crab Dip Crostinis Susannah at Avvinare: Cesanese del Piglio, Classic Wines From Lazio Gwendolyn at Wine Predator: Lazio to Paso Robles: “if you see kay” Robin at Crushed Grape Chronicles: Lazio – Exploring Low Intervention Wines Inspir...

This month Jane from Always Ravenous is hosting the Wine Pairing Weekend bloggers for a fun look at California food and wine pairings. She's calling the theme: Tasting California: Cookbook Tour paired with California Wines. Initially she wanted us to work with What’s Gaby Cooking: Eat What You Want: 125 Recipes for Real Life by Gaby Dalkin*, but the book isn't released until next month; however,  What's Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food has been out for a couple of years already. In any case, you can read Jane's invitation post: here . And if you're reading this early enough, you can jump on Twitter while the #WinePW bloggers are chatting live about this topic. Follow the hashtag #WinePW on Saturday, March 14th, starting at 8am Pacific time. Just be sure to use that hashtag if you chime in so we can see your tweet. Here's what the group has planned. All of these will be live between Friday, March 13th and Saturday, March 14th. Cheers! A Taste ...

This month Jane from  Always Ravenous  is hosting the Wine Pairing Weekend bloggers for a fun look at California food and wine pairings. She's calling the theme: Tasting California: Cookbook Tour paired with California Wines. Initially she wanted us to work with  What’s Gaby Cooking: Eat What You Want: 125 Recipes for Real Life  by Gaby Dalkin, but the book isn't released until next month; in any case, you can read Jane's invitation post:  here .  My official event post will be coming out later this week, but I decided to do some bonus California pours. And I had a 2018 Castle Rock Rosé of Pinot Noir from Monterey County in the fridge. I decided to make an Indian-spiced fried chicken. I'll get to that in a bit. In the Glass At just over $10 a bottle, this wine easily qualifies as an everyday sipper. It boasts a beautiful salmon color. Additionally, its herbal aroma and medium body make it an incredibly satisfying pour. The texture was smoo...