Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This easy breakfast treat came from my #BrunchWeek recipe development with a few sponsor ingredients; I used chocolate chips from Pacari Chocolate , in the scones, and vanilla bean paste from Nielsen-Massey , in the glaze. I also had some coconut flour and almond flour from Morning Pep that I needed to use and review. Enjoy these. We surely did. I will double this recipe next time as the boys were vying for seconds and I only had two more scones...and three hungry boys! Yes, I do include my husband in that "boys" count. Ingredients Scones 1 C almond flour (I used  Morning Pep *) 1/2 C coconut flour (I used  Morning Pep *) 1 t baking powder 4 T butter, cubed 1/4 C local honey 1/2 C almond milk (I used vanilla unsweetened) 1 t vanilla paste (I used  Nielsen-Massey *) 1  egg 1 C sliced fresh banana 1/2 C chocolate chips (I used  Pacari Chocolate *) 1/2 C shredded coconut Glaze 1 C organic powdered su...

This weekend we had a birthday party dinner - under the redwoods - for my husband. He's finally 40! Because we were camping, I decided that I wasn't going to lug a birthday cake to the woods. I have done that. It's not as easy as you would think. But the boys both insisted that Daddy needed something to hold his candles. Really?!? I decided to bake some candle-holding brownies. And I wanted to use the coconut flour I received from Morning Pep .* A friend asked, after seeing this photo: how many people does it take to light all of Jake's candles?! A lot, apparently. And there weren't even forty candles. There were only 36 in the box. Whoops. Ingredients makes two 8" round pans 2/3 C coconut oil 1 C cocoa powder 12 eggs 1 C coconut sugar 1/2 cup milk (I used unsweetened almond milk) pinch of salt splash of pure vanilla extract 1 C coconut flour (I used  Morning Pep ) 1/2 C chocolate chips (I used  Pacari Chocolate * ) Pr...

Can this really be the first time I'm posting with this group?? It might be. I love the idea behind the Crazy Ingredient Challenge, hosted by Dawn of Spatulas on Parade ; it's akin to the Improv Cooking Challenge that I joined a couple of months ago. We are assigned two ingredients to cook and create. So, here goes... April's Crazy Ingredient Challenge = cardamom and parsnips I wanted to experiment with some almond flour I need to review and opted to make a Spiced Parsnip Cake with Cardamom-Cashew Butter instead of frosting. And this cake uses no sugar and no butter; it's sweetened with honey and moistened with coconut oil. This was a hit! Ingredients Spiced Parsnip Cake 2 C almond flour (I used Morning Pep * ) 1 t baking soda 1 t ground cardamom 1 C grated parsnip 2 eggs 1/2 C coconut oil, softened 1/2 C local honey 1 t pure vanilla extract Cardamon-Cashew Butter 1 C raw cashews, soaked in water for at least 4 hours 1/4 C local ...