Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Here we are for the August World Wine Travel event. Deanna of Wineivore is hosting. You can read her invitation here . She has us looking at sparkling Australian wines as well as wines from Tasmania.  If you are joining us early enough, jump in to a live conversation with us on Twitter. Follow the hashtag #WorldWineTravel and be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it. Here's the line-up of the articles for this event...  Lori is tasting Tasmanian Sparkling and Egg Rolls at Exploring the Wine Glass Camilla showcases Tasmania + Hawaii: Celebrating with an Island Wine and Island Eats at Culinary Adventures with Camilla Jeff shares how we can Discover Rutherglen Stickies at Food Wine Click! Robin pairs  Sparkling Wine from Jansz Tasmania and a Tassie-inspired seafood curry pie at Crushed Grape Chronicles Kat has a Surprise! South Australia Pét-Nat is on the Rise at The Corkscrew Concierge Susannah explores Tasmanian Chardonnay at Avvinare Deanna pops an...

Hearing 'SPAM' might make you think of high-sodium military rations or something you don't want to see in your email in-box. But in Hawaii, it’s a popular ingredient that people use in comfort food. SPAM and veggie stir fry, SPAM omelette, SPAM skewers, SPAM fried rice, or SPAM sandwiches. You name it. Our first stop after landing on Oahu was the Musubi & Bento IYASUME. It ended up being the only place we ate in Waikiki for the entire week...though we did stop there more than once for portable deliciousness that fit into our backpacks!   And I have made them twice already since we have been home. Ingredients  makes 8 pieces 1 teaspoon oil 1 can SPAM or other luncheon meat , sliced into 8 pieces 1/4 cup water 2 teaspoons soy sauce 2 Tablespoons organic granulated sugar 4 cups cooked sushi or seasoned rice (one of my recipes  here )  3 sheets roasted seaweed nori, cut into strips the width of the SPAM slices Procedure Heat a skillet over medium heat. Pour in the oi...

  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 ! This month Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm  is hosting this month's #FoodieExtravaganza. She wrote: " February is National Canned Food Month. Share a recipe that uses one or more canned goods." Here's the list of our 'starting with a can' creations... Baked Beans Curry from Sneha's Recipe Chicken Spaghetti from A Day in the Life on the Farm Garlicky Artichoke Pasta from Food Lust People Love   Homemade “Better Than Canned” One-Pot Chili by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck...