Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the Book Club Cookbook.  I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development,  but all opinions are honest and they are my own. This page may contain affiliate links. My contact at  The Book Club Cookbook  emailed, asking if I would be interested in trying our a couple of their new spice blends for #BlendsBash2022.  Of course!  I am always up for some culinary adventure; and when it ties reading to cooking...well, let's just say I will make time in my calendar for that no matter what.  So, I perused the choices - of their  Book Blends, TV Blends, and Song Blends  - decided on Poppy Longstocking, Late Show with Stephen Clove-bert, The Romaines of the Day. I have always loved their clever play on words for  all  of the blends, especially Don't Stop Bayleave-ing, Dried and Prejudice, and A Wrinkle in Thyme. Pippi Långstrump image from amazon.com I have al...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the Book Club Cookbook . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links.   Several weeks ago, my contact at  The Book Club Cookbook  emailed, offering me a few  new spice blends  to participate in their 2021 #BlendsBash.  You betcha!  So, I planned to share a series of recipes. The first I posted was my Chai a Little Tenderness Autumn Muffins recipe. This is the second recipe. Stay tuned for the others. Where the Crawdads Zing  is a blend that was described as a 'Gulf Coast Bay Seasoning'. Comprised of a mixture of celery seed, sea salt, cayenne pepper, yellow mustard powder, thyme, paprika, black pepper, ginger, and bay, I figured I would use it as I would use Old Bay. And - in a moment of serendipity - my mom requested a seafood boil for her birthday dinner. Done! In...

   This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of author Peter Zheutlin and publisher Pegasus books. I received a complimentary copy for the purpose of review, through The Book Club Cookbook's Galley Match program,  but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  No additional compensation for this post was provided; this page may contain affiliate links. Late last year, I received an email from a contact in the book world, asking me to give an opinion on the cover art for her husband's upcoming historical fiction. There were two mock-ups and I only knew this about the book: "A reimagination of the author’s great grandaunt’s ‘round the world bicycle trip in 1894-5. She was a married Jewish mother of three small children who set out to settle a wager about whether a woman could accomplish such a feat, beginning penniless, and returning home having earned $5,000 en route."  She asked, "Which cover would you choose and why?" I offered that I would chose ...

 This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of author Emily Layden and publisher St. Martin's Press.  I received a complimentary book for the purpose of review, but all opinions are honest and they are my own. No additional compensation for this post was provided; this page may contain affiliate links. This week I am thrilled to be taking part in a virtual book release party for  All Girls  by Emily Layden* hosted by The Book Club Cookbook. I received an advance copy to enjoy and be inspired into the kitchen to create a dish. You can see  the party page ! You may also search for the hashtag #AllGirlsBlogParty on social media to find the posts. But to make it easy, I'm also linking to my fellow bloggers; I will add their direct posts once everyone is live. Please take a look... The  #AllGirlsBlogParty  Bloggers The Book Blondie: Sweet and Spicy Nut Recipe Bookapotamus: Apple Ginger Mini Pies The Bookend Diner: Apple Cider Doughnuts Culin...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the Book Club Cookbook . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Earlier this summer, my contact at  The Book Club Cookbook  emailed, offering me a few  new spice blends  to participate in their 2020 #BlendsBash.  You betcha! Last month I shared a recipe using their smoked tea rub; you can see that in my The Secret Life of Teas Braised Duck Legs . The second blend I picked was One Hundred Beers of Solitude, a play one the novel by Gabriel García Márquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude . I read that in high school, but haven't since. I might have to pick it up again. This blend includes: honey, sea salt, citric acid, lemon, grapefruit, lime juice powder, orange juice powder, orange, black pepper, basil, cascade hops. And it was combination of citrus and hops t...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the Book Club Cookbook . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Earlier this summer, my contact at  The Book Club Cookbook  emailed, offering me a few  new spice blends  to participate in their 2020 #BlendsBash.  You betcha!  photo from The Book Club Cookbook's Facebook page Though I haven't read the book on which this blend was based - The Secret Life of Bees  by Sue Monk Kidd - I selected The Secret Life of Teas (Smoked Tea Rub) because I am a nut for anything with lapsang souchong tea. Really. Its smokiness is one of my favorites. Ingredients serves 4 When I think of lapsang souchong , I always think of duck...and crispy duck skin. I decided to use the spice in a braised duck dish. 4 duck legs 1 large onion, peeled and thickly sli...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of the Book Club Cookbook . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. photo courtesy Kevin Brookhouser Last weekend Jake and his merry band of friends headed off to the desert and I was in charge of two meals. Okay, really he was assigned the two meals; however, we all know my Love doesn't cook. The same week that they were planning, I received a package from my contact at  The Book Club Cookbook  with the spice blends that I had selected from their collection of  Book Blends, TV Blends, and Song Blends . And I set out to use them in the desserts I was sending to the desert. You can read more about the other creation I made with the Of Spice and Men blend: Forbidden Fruit Thumbprints . And read a bit more about Cocoa-Mo, the Black Onyx Cocoa Powder . Oh, and in addit...