Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Here we are on the final posting day of the 2018 #FarmersMarketWeek. This online Farmers' Market Week event is co-hosted by Ellen of  Family Around the Table   with help from Christie at  A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures . I love those gals! They are so organized...which means the rest of us can just cook, post, and reap the benefits of this blogging community. Thank you, ladies. This has been a fun, inspiring week. Friday #FarmersMarketWeek Recipes Bourbon Roasted Cherry Ice Cream by The Redhead Baker Broccoli Salad by Palatable Pastime Brown Butter-Braised Salmon by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Charlotte de Chou et de Pommes de Terre by A Day in the Life on the Farm Ginger Lemonade Recipe by Everyday Eileen Green Beans with Bacon by Simple and Savory Grilled Eggplant Parmesan Stacks by Jolene's Recipe Journal Lemon Sorbet by Family Around the Table Old Bay Corn by Cookaholic Wife Panzanella Salad by Caroline's Cooking Peach Rose Sangria by Bo...

For November's  Food'N'Flix , Caroline of Caroline Makes asked us to watch  Burnt.  Here's  her invitation . Caroline wrote: "I t was impressive to watch the restaurant scenes (Bradley Cooper and Sienna Miller both had to learn to cook and I've seen interviews where they talked about the lengths they went to and how good they now are at filleting fish!). It's also a great one to choose for Food 'n' Flix as there is so much to take inspiration from! " I thought that would be the case, too. Additionally, I've been a Bradley Cooper fan since he played Will Tipin in Alias  all those years ago. So, I figured I would love this movie. On the Screen... Quick Synopsis: Bad boy chef Adam Jones (played by Bradley Cooper), after self-inflicted exile in New Orleans, returns to Europe to chase his third Michelin star. He assembles his team and they cook. There are some side stories of note that include an unrequited infatuation on the part ...

A couple of weeks ago, the latest issue of Food & Wine  arrived in my mailbox. On the cover was a pie; the description read: "This recipe with ruin you for every other pecan pie. Find out why on [page]...." Okay. I'm intrigued. Pecan pie is one of my favorites. Here's the recipe from their website: here . But days went by and eventually, the boys asked, "What about that pie?"  What pie?  "The pie that will ruin us for all other pies."  Oh, that pie. Since I needed a dessert for a birthday party, I asked the Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf if he'd make it for me while I worked on all the other dishes. He agreed. We made slight modifications: we made it gluten-free; we swapped out the corn syrup for bourbon maple syrup; we used instant coffee instead of instant espresso; we toasted the pecans on the stovetop instead of in the oven; and we added a vanilla salt. Otherwise, he stayed mostly true to the recipe. After ...

Weekends in a French Kitchen (click to read about the project: here ) is launching this week.  And if you're game, I'm including affiliate links to the cookbooks at the bottom of the post. Special thanks to the project organizers: Alice of  A Mama, Baby and Sharpei in the Kitchen , Christy of  Confessions of a Culinary Diva , Tammy of  Telling Stories from Chez Nous , and Emily of  Blue Bungalow . What a fun, fun project they have designed. Join us. This week's selection from Daniel Boulud and Dorie Greenspan's cookbook - Café Boulud Cookbook - is Skate with Brown Butter and Capers. Here are the Tips and Tricks for this recipe from the team leaders. I have never actually had skate, so I was very excited to try it, for the first time, and this great, summer recipe. Skate ranges on the sustainability list based on location of catch and method of catch. Click for the  Seafood Watch recommendations  and just be sure to ask your fish monger...