Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This challenge is one that I failed. Well, I failed it as far as my friend who levied it is concerned. Richard's challenge was actually for me to buy Hot Pockets in a box and heat them in a microwave.  I knew I was going to fail based on those criteria alone. First, I would never buy Hot Pockets in a box; second, I don't own a microwave. But I was determined to make Hot Pockets that I would be proud to serve. In that regard, it was a huge success. I even heard murmurs... let's tell her that it wasn't quite right. Then she'll have to make them again. I raised the question on social media about favorite Hot Pocket flavors and the one that sounded good to me: sausage and mushroom. So, I started with some empanada dough and stuffed it with a saute of Italian sausage with shitakes and oyster mushrooms. Ingredients  makes approximately 5 half-plate sized pockets Dough 3 C flour 1 egg yolk ½ C butter 1 C milk, warmed (I used whole milk) ½ ...

Join The Hundred-Foot Journey 5 ingredient challenge.  Submit your culinary creation using all 5 ingredients. Ready, set, cook! (from the movie's Facebook page ) Okay, since it doesn't read "...using only these 5 ingredients..." I am adding a few others - broth, marscarpone, and a cheese. Here's our Hundred-Foot Journey Brown Rice Risotto. This isn't too much of a challenge; we use most of those ingredients all the time. A challenge might have been to cook with urchin. But, we did that already, too. Here is D's Spiced Coconut- Sea Urchin Soup . Ingredients  makes 8 servings, required ingredients for the challenge are in bold 2 cloves of garlic, minced 2 T butter splash of olive oil 2 C sliced fresh mushrooms (I used a medley of mushrooms from Far West Fungi that included oysters, trumpets, and shitakes) 4 C organic short grain brown rice 6 C stock 2 C boiling water 8 oz marscarpone cream 4 mild Italian sausages fleur de sel ...