Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I recently joined the Peoplehood of the Traveling Swirly Pan. You can check out the Facebook page:  here . Or search for the hashtag on social media. #PeoplehoodoftheTravelingSwirlyPan There are two pans circling the globe - Matilda in the southern hemisphere and Dorothy in the northern. And the group's tagline is "Building community, one cake at a time." We bake, we share photos and recipes...I already adore this project that Jenni of  Pastry Chef Online  coordinates. Jenni has recruited a community of bakers from all around the world. But, for me, residing in the U.S., I get to host Dorothy. We bake a bundt - or two or three - in Dorothy and share our stories in the Toto journal. After the visit, we send the pan and journal to the next baker on the list. NordicWare will be donating $5 to No Kid Hungry for each Peoplehood cake we post to their facebook page. So, I'll post a photo of my cake(s) to the Nordic Ware facebook page saying something along the...

Tonight we elfed (yes, that is a verb!) and finished the presents for the teachers. Last day of school tomorrow. All the gifts are ready, but we will still need to get up early and make a kale salad and bake some gingerbread for D's class party. Then, they'll be officially on Winter Break! Phew. For some I created earrings. For others I made flower arrangements in Christmas-themed mugs. And for still others we put together DIY Mulled Wine kits. The Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf blended the spices, so I don't know the proportions. But I do know what he put in there. It smelled fabulous. Ingredients cinnamon sticks star anise whole allspice berries dried ginger rainbow peppercorns green cardamom pods white cardamom pods whole cloves ground black lime Also needed: cheesecloth, cotton twine, whole oranges Procedure Blend all the ingredients together in a large mixing bowl, breaking up the cinnamon sticks into small pieces. Place the spice blend i...