Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  This month, I am hosting the French Winophiles as we look at French grape varieties that are cultivated and made into wines somewhere other than France. You can read my invitation here . If you are reading this early enough, feel free to jump in on our live Twitter chat on Saturday, September 17th at 8am Pacific time. Follow the hashtag #Winophiles and be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it. Here's the line-up of the articles for the event - French Grapes that Crossed Continents... A Cinsault-Heavy Blend from Lebanon - Château Musar's Bekaa Valley Red Hochar Père et Fils 2018 - Craves a Garlic-Heavy Dish or Two by Culinary Adventures with Camilla A Great Burger on Homemade Pretzel Hamburger Buns paired with a Malbec from Argentina by A Day in the Life on the Farm Africa and France: A Cab Franc by Carmen Stevens and a Rich Pork Loin Dinner by Our Good Life Feeling French in Paso Robles – L’Aventure Côte à Côte 2019 and Modern Cassoulet by Grape Experiences...

  At the beginning of each month, I get to pick a book through the Amazon First Reads program. They have different genres available and I usually lean towards the historical fiction. But this month, I picked The Hike by Susi Holliday, a thriller set in the Swiss Alps. The premise sounded intriguing: Four friends go for a hike and only two return. What happened?! from amazon.com Let me preface this post by saying that the book was awful. Sorry to say that, but it was. None of the characters were likeable much less believable. And the ending was truly laughable. The only redeeming quality was it was a mercifully quick read. Also there wasn't a lot of food mentioned, but one mere mention of a dish sent me running to the kitchen.  I'll get to that in a second. A couple of other food passages... "Ginny had done all the shopping, except she’d ordered a load of ridiculous ingredients – truffle butter, some exotic vegetables that no one knew how to cook. And far too much booze. Th...

Foodie Extravaganza is where we celebrate obscure food holidays or cook and bake together with the same ingredient or theme each month. Posting day for #FoodieExtravaganza is always the first Wednesday of each month. If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog along with us, come join our Facebook page  Foodie Extravaganza . We would love to have you! If you're a spectator looking for delicious tid-bits check out our  Foodie Extravaganza Pinterest Board ! This month Karen of Karen's Kitchen Stories  is hosting the #FoodieExtravaganza Potatoes event! Here's the line-up... Baked Potato Ragada Chat from Magical Ingredients Chorizo Stuffed Hash Browns from Karen's Kitchen Stories Lemon & Dill Potato Salad with No Mayonnaise from Faith Hope Love & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice Parmesan Bacon Potato Squares from Food Lust People Love Potato Lollipops from Sheha's Recipe Potato Puffs from A Day in the Life on the Farm Sa...

Gwendolyn of Wine Predator is hosting the French Winophiles this month as we explore the organic wines of the Loire. You can read her invitation  here . If you are reading this early enough, feel free to join our live Twitter chat on Saturday, April 17th at 8am Pacific. Just follow the hashtag #Winophiles. And be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it in the stream. Cheers! Here's what the French Winophiles are sharing on the subject of organic wines of the Loire. Susannah Gold brings Vouvray – A Wine In Many Styles to  Avvinare. Nicole Ruiz Hudson does Cooking to the Wine: Domaine Huet Vouvray Clos du Bourg Moelleux & Pork Tenderloin with Citrus Gastrique on Somm's Table. Jane Niemeyer suggests Tasting and Pairing LoireValley Wines on Always Ravenous  Linda Whipple shares Organic Muscadet and Must-Have Oysters at My Full Wine Glass  Terri Steffes invites you to A Tasty Dance: Red Beans and Rice with Les Parcelles Mark Dup...

  "Puff pastry bunny ears," you might be asking yourself. "Those look suspiciously like Palmier Cookies." And your suspicions would be correct.  However, I am sharing this recipe for this month's  Food'N'Flix  as Elizabeth of  Literature and Limes  is hosting the group with an Easter-themed movie selection.  She invited us to watch  Peter Rabbit* . You can read her invitation:  here . On the Screen amazon.com I  thought  this movie would be a family-friendly movie to watch on Easter. And it was, but it wasn't really our cup of tea. Being huge fans of the Beatrix Potter books, I think it diverged too much from the original source and that was disappointing.  Also, I found the jokes about food allergies - and ultimately using said allergy as a weapon - in poor taste. We did take a screen break after  Peter Rabbit  and came back to watch  Croods: A New Age  which had us roaring with laughter. So, Easter fa...

Bonne Année! This month the French Winophiles kick off their 2021 series with Jeff of Food Wine Click! at the helm. He has the group looking at what's new in Bordeaux; read his full invitation here . But the gist of it was this: "Let's look for something new going on in Bordeaux! Organic, biodynamic, natural wines? Cru Bourgeois? Outlying areas? You pick and share!" If you are reading this early enough, feel free to join our live Twitter chat on Saturday, January 16th at 8am Pacific time. Follow the hashtag #Winophiles and be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it. In the meantime, here are the posts the group has planned. These will all be live by early morning on Saturday the 16th. Susannah at Avvinare shares Cru Bourgeois - A Closer Look At Chateau Labadie . Wendy at A Day in the Life on the Farm pairs Chateau Haut-Pougnon with Mediterranean Stew . Terri at Our Good Life matches a Hearty Seafood Chowder with a Special Bottling from Chateau...