Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Today the Sunday Funday group is celebrating St. Patrick's Day. Thanks to Stacy of  Food Lust People Love , Sue of  Palatable Pastime , Rebekah of  Making Miracles , and Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm  for coordinating this low-stress group.  And, for this event, Amy of Amy's Cooking Adventures is hosting us to share some St. Patrick's day recipes. She wrote: "Let's make St. Patrick's Day recipes! Feel free to make traditional Irish cuisine or get creative and make something with leprechauns and rainbows!" Here's the line-up from the #SundayFunday bloggers... Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Irish Soda Bread & Leprechaun Traps A Day in the Life on the Farm: Dingle Pie Our Good Life: Irish Nachos Palatable Pastime: Bangers and Mash Sneha’s Recipe: Keto Irish Scrambled Eggs With Chaffles Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Irish Stout Tea-Infused Truffles Food Lust People Love: Ham and Split Pea Soup (Instant Pot) Karen’s Kitchen Stories: ...

  I bought The Italian Villa by Daniela Sacerdoti* because, well, I will read just about anything set in Italy, though I do prefer the Italian title of the book bett er:  I Segreti della Villa in Collina - The Secrets of the House in the Hills. Had I seen that version, I probably would have bought it...and just muddled my way through with my very, very rusty Italian! But, as it was, I was  able to breeze through this novel in a couple of hours. What a great way to start my Sunday morning! On the Page You have to suspend more than a little disbelief to get to the main story. Briefly, Callie DiGiacomo, who lives in San Antonio, Texas was orphaned at 10-years-old and went into the foster care system. On her twenty-first birthday, her former case worker summons her and gives her a letter from an attorney. Long story short: the couple she believed were her parents were actually her adoptive parents; she now knows the name of her birth mother, Malva Stella; and she has inhe...

Last week I blazed through Sex, Murder & Killer Cupcakes  by Allison Janda* in an evening. I liked the title, loved the cover, and it was a welcome distraction from my almost nightly Zoom meetings for various organizations with which I volunteer. Zoom fatigue is real! On the Page image from amazon.com This book was okay. Just okay. Nothing earth-shattering or wow-inspiring. Even though it entertained me for a couple of hours, there really wasn't much going on in this story. The main character, Marian, owns and operates a food porn publication - Think naked guys holding food in front of their private bits. Yes, really. - and moonlights as a crime scene photographer with the local police department. Though that seems like an interesting combination of career choices rife with possibilities for character development and conflict, this book is mainly about her obsession with two guys, attempts on her life, and her wild and unsubstantiated conclusions about who murder...

This month, Sue of  Palatable Pastime  told the Baking Bloggers that for October: "Let's pop some batter into a pan and bake up one of Autumn's favorite breakfast treats. All forms of donuts- it just has to be baked rather than the fried type." Here's the #BakingBloggers virtual donut shop... A 'Hole' Lotta Fun with Mini Donuts by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Apple Cider Baked Doughnuts by Cookaholic Wife Baked Apple Cider Doughnuts by The Schizo Chef Baked Chocolate Spice Crumb Cake Donuts by Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice Baked Cookies and Cream Doughnuts by Tara's Multicultural Table Baked Donut Recipe Without A Pan by Recipe Pocket Baked Donut Muffins by Sneha's Recipe Baked Glazed Lemon Donuts by Making Miracles Chocolate Donuts with Chocolate Chips by A Day in the Life on the Farm Double Chocolate Baked Donuts by Karen's Kitchen Stories Filled Donuts by Sid's S...

Today, the From Our Dinner Table group is sharing all manner of St. Patrick's Day recipes. The prompt read: "We are all Irish on St. Patrick's Day! Traditional Irish food includes lots of potato recipes, meat pies and stews, as well as fish and shellfish! Try expanding beyond corned beef a cabbage and try something more traditional this year. Or just make AMAZING corned beef and cabbage." Here's the line-up... Bangers and Mash by Everyday Eileen Easy Boxty by Our Good Life Brownie Batter Fudge for St. Patrick's Day by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks Cod Cakes by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures Green Velvet Cookies by Kelly Lynn's Sweets and Treats Irish Buck Cocktail by Family Around the Table Irish Cheddar Ale Mac and Cheese by Cheese Curd In Paradise Irish Cream Poke Cake by Strawberry Blondie Kitchen Irish Soda Bread Scones by Kate's Recipe Box Nutty Irish Car Bomb Cake by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Potted Crab by Kare...

Today, National Chocolate Cake Day, is cause of celebration. So, I invited all of the Festive Foodies to create a recipe to tell chocolate cake how much we love it! Dear Chocolate Cake, You may come in a variety of forms: molten, fluffy, mousse-y, frosted…but we love you all the same. Thank you always for making our tastebuds groan in delight. Sincerely, All the Chocolate Cake Lovers of the World The Chocolate Cake Display Amy of House of Nash Eats: One Bowl Chocolate Cake Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Frisky Whiskey Chocolate Cake Cindy of Cindy's Recipes and Writings: Spicy Sweet Chocolate Cake Erin of The Spiffy Cookie: Chocolate Gooey Butter Cake Jaida of Sweet Beginnings: Chocolate Caramel Turtle Cake Jolene of Jolene's Recipe Journal: Old Fashioned Fudge Cake Lisa of Bloggehtti: German Chocolate Bundt Cake Kate of Kate's Recipe Box: Chocolate Poke Cake Nichole of Cookaholic Wife: Italian Love Cake Sue of Palatable Pastime ...

Sixteen years ago I never, in my wildest dreams, would imagine that I would be hosting a round-up of chocolate cake recipes in honor of National Chocolate Cake Day. Sixteen years ago, I didn't eat chocolate. But, here I am. I gathered up some of my favorite foodie bloggers and we're sharing chocolate cake recipes that are going to make you want to stick your fork into your monitor. Don't do it, though. Please. But, I know, it's tempting!! The Chocolate Cake Walk Jolene's Recipe Journal:  Best Chocolate Cake Ever! A Day in the Life on the Farm:  Chocolate Mug Cake Amy's Cooking Adventures:  Small Batch Chocolate Cupcakes The Redhead Baker:  Fudgy Chocolate Bundt Cake Cindy's Recipes and Writings:  Chocolate Mocha Cream Cake Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks:  Chocolate Hazelnut Cake Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Double Chocolate Cake with Whiskey Ganache Palatable Pastime:  Flourless Chocolate Cake Cooking With Carlee:  Chocolate B...

Okay, let's start with this: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi* isn't a foodie book. But I knew that going into it. However, it is the impetus for me to delve into a Persian cookbook, The Saffron Tales  by Yasmin Khan. You'll see an entire meal from that soon. On the Page I picked up this book because I saw it on the reading list for D's 8th grade literature class. With a line-up that includes  Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry ; Animal Farm ; and  To Kill a Mockingbird , Perspolis  was the only book I hadn't read. I was intrigued by its place on the list.  Let me say: I understand why it's on the list. Mr. M seems to have selected books about social injustice, discrimination, and rebellion. Persepolis  is the story of Marjane's childhood in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. While I think it's an important topic and will lead to some, hopefully, productive discussions in the literature class, I didn't care for the book. I felt that rea...