Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  This is a sponsored post written by me in conjunction with the March #WinePW Yakima Valley wines event. Wine samples were provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links.   This month, for the March 2021 event for the Wine Pairing Weekend group, Robin of  Crushed Grape Chronicles  is hosting as we explore the wines of Washington state's Yakima Valley. You can read her invitation  here . And Robin worked with  Wine Yakima Valley  to pair the participating writers with sponsoring wineries.  If you are reading this early enough, you can join us for a live Twitter chat on Saturday, March 13th at 8am Pacific time. All of these posts will be live before the chat. Just follow the hashtag #WinePW and be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it.  Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla doubles up with Yakima Valley’s Sin Banderas Rhone Roses Compliment Dishes with Asian Flair and Mediterranean-Inspired Dishes Pair...

Here we are at the September event for The French Winophiles, a wine-swilling, food-loving group coordinated by Christy of  Confessions of a Culinary Diva . We've made it around France. And by c licking on the following regions you can read my recipe post that includes the #winophiles round-up as well. So far, we've traveled - by tabletop and goblet - to  the Loire Valley ,   Corsica ,  the Southwest ,  Languedoc-Roussillon ,   Côtes du Rhône ,   Bordeaux ,   Champagne ,   Burgundy ,  Alsace , and  Médoc . Now that we've made the rounds, we're revisiting regions with a little more specificity. So, today, the crew is heading to the Graves region in Bordeaux. The Conversation Join us for a live Twitter Chat Saturday, September 17th at 11 am EST/8 am PCT. You may join in the revelry by following hashtag #winophiles. Here's where we're headed next: October 15th - Jura. Join us for our upcoming events by emailing your post ti...

Last Friday, Jake and I went to a Summer Solstice celebration hosted by a good friend and his landlord. We kicked up our heels, charged our glasses, and reveled in the views of a verdant gorge out in Carmel Valley on the longest day of the year. It had all the makings of a great party - delectable eats, free-flowing wine, live music, and lively conversations with friends. But the point of this post is to introduce you to a new kid on the (Carmel restaurant) block:   Yafa.  This is a food blog, after all. Many new restaurants require time to work out all the kinks. Like several months. Not so with newly-opened Yafa in Carmel. These guys have been open for less than a month and their food is impressive! Granted, I didn't actually eat at the restaurant, but the food at the party was fresh, light, and delicious. It's everything you want in a summer meal. And it was an absolutely perfect way to celebrate the Summer Solstice.  On the menu : Watermelon Salad -...