Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I will be sharing more about the 2019 Sin Banderas Rhône Rosé for the March 2021 #WinePW event that focuses on the wines of Washington State's Yakima Valley. Stay tuned for more on that next weekend, but I am going to be posting several of my recipes ahead of time. The participating wineries  were so generous that I have more seven pairings to share. Seriously. Seven. So, I'm starting now and will continue throughout the entire month of March. I love pairing  Rosés with fried chicken. So, after a conversation Susan of the Sin Banderas team - she's the pairing guru! - I settled on a friend chicken with a little it of Asian  flair. I added Shichimi Togarashi into the chicken breading and served the chicken with a remoulade-meets-shichimi-togarashi style dipping sauce. Shichimi Togarashi is also called Japanese Seven Spice. And though you can make it yourself, I usually just order it. A typical blend may contain: coarsely ground red chili pepper (the main ingredient), g...

During Fall Break, earlier this month, I did a lot of reading. Well, I read a lot all year long. But Fall Break afforded me full days of lounging and reading...between hikes and family dinners. One of the books I devoured was The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb.* On the Page At first I didn't really know what was meant by the gothic literature; then I realized that Edgar Allen Poe's books and stories practically invented the genre. Okay. I'm with it now. Though that still isn't really a genre that I read regularly. Brynn Wilder arrives in the tourist town of Wharton, on Lake Superior, to regroup and refresh after a year of taking care of her dying mother, the split from her longtime boyfriend, and being on sabbatical from teaching; she isn't sure that she wants to return to her old life at all. Her friend arranges her stay at a guesthouse with a motley cast of characters who are also in town for the season - Jason and Gil, a gay couple who have Alice, Jason...

This month, I am leading the French Winophiles discussion on Côtes du Rhône wines. You can see my preview post here . If you are reading this early enough, join in our live Twitter chat on Saturday, September 19th at 8am Pacific time. Follow the hashtag #Winophiles and be sure to add them to any tweets you post so we can see them. Here are the #Winophiles' Côtes du Rhône explorations, tastings, and pairings. These articles will be live between Friday, September 17th and early morning Saturday, September 19th... A Côtes du Rhône from Franck Balthazar and A Deconstructed Pairing by Crushed Grape Chronicles A Côtes du Rhône Tasting by Keep the Peas All the Colors of Côtes du Rhône with Famille Perrin by Somm's Table A Trio of Côtes du Rhône Pairings by Culinary Adventures with Camilla A Window Into The Côtes du Rhône Through Maison M. Chapoutier by Avvinare Back on the Rhône Again by Christy Majors Beef Tongue Stew with a Côtes du Rhône Gigondas by A Day in the...

This month the French Winophiles are exploring the Northern Rhône with Rupal, the Syrah Queen , at the lead. You can read her invitation: here .  Before I get to my post, here are the others' offerings on the topic of Northern Rhône. These will all go live between Friday, April 17th and early morning Saturday, April 18th. And if you are reading this early enough, feel free to join us for a live Twitter chat. You can find us with hashtag #Winophiles; if you chime in, be sure to use the hashtag as well, so that we can see your tweet. Cindy from Grape Experience writes  Strength and Power Meet Balance and Elegance in Syrah from the Northern Rhone . Wendy from A Day In The Life On The Farm presents  To Syrah with Love . Lauren from Swirling Dervish explores  Old World Syrah from the Northern Rhone: 2016 Alain Graillot Crozes-Hermitage . Jeff from Food Wine Click offers  A View of Northern Rhone’s Saint Joseph through Three Wines . Linda from My Full W...

This is a sponsored post written by me in conjunction with the March #Winophiles event. Wine samples were provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links. Liz of What's in That Bottle is hosting the French Winophiles this month. She wrote: "There's great variety in the Rhône, from north to south, and it should be a fun wine region to explore. And since our Twitter chat will be scheduled on March 17 -- St. Patrick's Day - perhaps we can consider the delights of Irish food with Rhône Valley wines! Sausages, bacon, Shepherd's Pie ... I can imagine all these would be delish with a Rhône red!" You can read her invitation ( here ) and her preview post ( here ). photo from Jill at L'Occasion Fac et Spera Not only is Liz hosting, but she organized a sponsor to send a group of us bloggers some wine samples. Many thanks to Maison M. Chapoutier for providing us with three different wines for the event. Maison M. Chapoutier's fa...