Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I signed up to test this dish for  Food52  - Cherry-Blueberry Rustic Rye Galette   by Meredith who blogs at Salvegging  -  because, well, just look at those words - cherry, blueberry, rustic, rye, and galette - I love them all. The combination sounded divine. And, it was! Here's the headnote I'm submitting... I love the deep regal hues of blueberries and cherries, shining jewels of summer fruits. Separately. Usually. This galette had me musing aloud: Why don't I combine these fruits more often?! The rye flour adds an alluring weight to the flaky crust made extra crunchy with a sprinkling of raw turbinado sugar. And I'm wondering for how many more weeks can I get fresh cherries and blueberries at the farmers' markets...because this rustic galette has catapulted its way into my family's hearts. I need to make it again. Stat. Ingredients ½ C dark rye flour (not sure if she used regular rye or dark rye, I used what I had) ½ C all-purpose flour ¼ t ...

It's not a St. Patrick's Day dinner without a Guinness dessert, right? Usually I make a  Guinness Chocolate  Cake  of some kind. Guinness + Chocolate = Bliss But this year, I wanted to do something a little bit different. And I was inspired by a chocolate dessert drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt that R had ordered somewhere. I can't remember where now... D was not impressed with the way the dessert looked. He wrinkled his little nose in disgust. "You made a cow patty for dessert, Mom?!?" No! "That really doesn't look appetizing. Not at all." You're right. But it will taste amazing! I'll admit, it's not the most attractive dessert I've ever made. But it was delicious...chocolate-y goodness incarnate! Ingredients 8 egg yolks 3/4 C organic dark brown sugar, lightly packed + 2 T One bottle of Guinness, divided into 1 C + the rest 2 C organic heavy cream 7 oz. high-quality bittersweet chocolate, ...