Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  This month the Wine Pairing Weekend writers are looking at Zinfandel and sharing their pairings. Martin of  ENOFYLZ Wine Blog  is hosting and shared this invitation . Read about how it's 'America's Grape', that the third Wednesday of this month is National Zinfandel Day, and get to know its other names around the world. Primitivo, anyone? We actually won't be holding a Twitter chat this month, so you'll have to visit the articles themselves to learn more about our explorations. Here's the line-up... Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla is Inspired by Notes of Asian Spices: Braised Spareribs + Brown Estate Zinfandel 2021 Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm shares Pasta with Sausage and Eggplant in a Zinfandel Wine Sauce Gwendolyn of Wine Predator...Gwendolyn Alley is all in with A Vegetarian Feast: "VegTurducken” paired with 5 CA Zinfandels Terri of A Good Life pairs Bucklin Bambino Zin with French Onion Soup #WinePW Host Martin of ENOFYLZ...

  Ahead of National Dumpling Day - September 26th - Karen of Karen's Kitchen Stories is hosting the #FoodieExtravaganza group to share dumpling recipes. 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 ! As I said, we are honoring National Dumpling Day this month. Here's the dumpling line-up... Easy Chicken Soup with Drop Dumplings from A Day in the Life on the Farm Gogi Mandu (Korean Meat Dumplings) from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Kothey Momo With Tomato Dipping Sauce from Sneha's Recipe Pork Potstickers from Palatable Pastime Tiroler ...

This month the Wine Pairing Weekend bloggers are talking about summer sippers and tasty bites. Linda of My Full Wine Glass is hosting; read her invitation . If you are reading this early enough, feel free to jump into our chat on Twitter. We are live on Saturday, July 9th at 8am Pacific. Follow the hashtag #WinePW and be sure to add it to anything you tweet so we can see it. Here's the line-up from the writers... Camilla’s posting “A Casual Feast and Canned Wines: Bo Ssäm + Two Shepherds' 2021 Maxzilla Piquette” at Culinary Adventures with Camilla Wendy is “Sipping Rosé and Enjoying Summertime” at A Day in the Life on the Farm Terri’s got “Summer Time Canned Sparkling Prosecco and Pepperdew Bites” at Our Good Life Gwendolyn’s going with “Orange Wines for Summer Times from Austria, Mexico, Oregon, Paso Robles” at Wine Predator Jane offers “Summertime Nibbles with Prosecco” at Always Ravenous Andrea is “Sipping Pretty this Summer with Emir and Trail Mix” at The Quirky Cork Jeff ...

  One thing I have always wanted to instill in my kids: lifelong learning. I strive to lead by example because there is always so much to learn! This month I learned that what I have always called 'Fresh Spring Rolls' is more often called 'Summer Rolls.' And what I have always called 'Kimbap' is...well, not. You'll see the summer roll recipe soon. But for today, let's talk about kimbap. I have always made my version with a vinegar-seasoned rice, akin to sushi rice, just swapping out the fishy fillings for vegetables, eggs, and sliced beef. That seemed to make sense to me. However, kimbap has an entirely different rice base. Whoops! Instead of a vinegar-seasoned rice, kimbap is made with rice simply seasoned with sesame oil and salt. But as we really like the tang of vinegar, I made a hybrid version of the seasoned rice with vinegar and sesame oil for this. Ingredients  serves 8 4 cups short grain rice (sushi rice) 4 cups water plus more for soaking 1/3 c...

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 ! Since September is National Rice Month, I decided to ask the bloggers to share their favorite recipes or cooking tips. Here's the Foodie Extravanganza's rice-filled line-up... Arroz Rojo (Mexican Red Rice) by Palatable Pastime Beetroot Pulao by Magical Ingredients Bulgogi Kimbap with Seasoned Rice by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Curry Doria (Japanese Curry Rice Gratin) by Tara's Multicultural Table Kimchi Fried Rice by Karen's Kitchen Stories Rice Pudding by A Day in the Life on the ...