Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I really did buy this book for its cover: The Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin*. And then it sat on my nightstand for months. I picked it up a few times; each time I loved the opening scene, but didn't get much further than that. This time, I read it all in two days. Even still, I can't say that I really enjoyed it. On the Page As I was trying to explain this book to my family at the breakfast table, I realized it wasn't an easy answer. It's a story about four siblings - Varya, Daniel, Klara, and Simon Gold - who visited a gypsy fortune teller when they were children. She supposedly had the power to predict your death. The book follows the siblings as they live, spiraling towards the day of their predicted demise. It's an interesting premise with an underlying question: How would knowing the date of your own death affect how you lived? Would you choose to live cautiously or recklessly? Would you embrace every adventure, or would you retreat, determined to...

Okay, I was supposed to post this for #TwelveLoaves yesterday. But I got my days confused. So, I'm posting today (a day late - boo!), not linking to the party. I'll still make the rounds of the bakers who did know what day they were supposed to post. Sorry, gals. The Jewish breads event inspired me to try my hand at khachapuri , a breakfast bread served throughout Israel. I served it for dinner last night - in the backyard - with some chilled pea soup. Ingredients 1 T active dry yeast 1 T organic granulated sugar 1 C warm water 3 C white whole wheat flour 1/2 C ground almonds 2 T olive oil 1/2 C fresh herbs, minced (I used a mixture of parsley, mint, thyme, and oregano) + more for sprinkling 2 C shaved parmesan cheese eggs (I used duck eggs because I was making large  Khachapuri ) fleur de sel butter for rubbing on the bread Procedure Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Let bloom un...