Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This time around,  Simona of  Briciole   is the host for our bi-monthly book group  Cook the Books . For our Feburary-March 2020 pick, s he selected  Pomegranate Soup  by Marsha Mehran*;  you can read Simona's invitation :  here . On the Page Mehran transports the reader to the fictional village of Ballinacroagh in western Ireland in 1986. After fleeing Iran during the revolution of 1979, Marjan, Bahar, and Layla - the three Aminpour sisters - are working feverishly to open their new café, the Babylon Café. They are intent on setting down roots and building a new life away from their turbulent homeland. At only nine in the morning the kitchen was already pregnant to its capacity, every crevice and countertop overtaken by Marjan's gourmet creations. Marinating vegetables ('torshis' of mango, eggplant, and the regular seven-spice variety), packed to the briny brims of five-gallon see-through canisters, sat on the kitchen island...

Here we are at the fourth and final #KitchenMatrixCookingProject post for June. This month, Karen of  Karen's Kitchen Stories  selected our recipes. This week she has us looking at Kebabs + 12 Ways. You can read more about our project:  here . We'd love to have you join us. And, if you don't have a copy of his cookbook, you can read  his kebab matrix online .  I found some interesting facts about kebabs in my research. Here are a few of my favorite tidbits: Kebabs are considered to have originated in Turkey when soldiers used to grill chunks of meat on their swords over an open flame; archaeological sites in Santorini unearthed a barbecue made of stone with holes for skewers dating back to the 17th century BC; and kebabs appear in both Asian and African cuisines. Now that it's grilling season, I am looking forward to trying several varations of Bittman's ideas such adding fennel to my kebabs and using a miso flavoring. Yum. Before I get to my select...

Welcome to #CranberryWeek, hosted by Caroline's Cooking and A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures . We'll be sharing cranberry-inspired creations all week long in celebration of national cranberry day. Search #CranberryWeek to keep up to date and follow the #CranberryWeek Pinterest board for more cranberry inspiration. But first, see all the other cranberry recipes being shared today: Cranberry-Apple Sauce from The Chef Next Door Cranberry Cornbread from Cindy's Recipes and Writings Cranberry Maple Delicata Squash Galette from Caroline’s Cooking Cranberry Orange Baked Brie from Books n' Cooks Cranberry Palmiers from The Bitter Side of Sweet Cranberry Rosemary Cornbread from Life Currents Cranberry Snack Cake from Cooking With Carlee Cranberry Upside Down Cake from Sew You Think You Can Cook Noreaster from Family Around The Table Pork Shashlyk and Tkemali from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Cranberries from A Day...