Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Several weeks ago, I saw a post on social media from a farmer friend of mine with an offer for a lamb share. A lamb share - that is a whole, half, or quarter of a lamb raised by Jeremy also known as Farmer Shep; you can visit his Facebook page . Though I really considered getting a whole lamb share, my freezer was packed to the brim with a half. This is what I did to my office freezer between pick-up and when I got to go home. And because we were in the middle of our Pirates of the Caribbean movie marathon, I decided to go with a Jamaican jerk rub on some grilled lamb chops.  I served them with beans and rice and a Coconut Mojito . Ingredients Jamaican Jerk Spice 1 Tablespoon garlic granules 1 to 2 teaspoon cayenne pepper (we don't like it too hot, so we lean towards 1 teaspoon) 1 teaspoon smoky paprika 1 teaspoon sweet paprika 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 2 teaspoons dried thyme 2 teaspoons dried parsley 1/2 teasp...

The  Foodie Reads 2016 Challenge  is in full swing and we have entered our second month. I am hopping between three or four different books this month so far, but this is the one that landed on the top of the stack and is the first one I've finished: Smoke and Pickles: Recipes and Stories from a New Southern Kitchen  by Edward Lee.* My Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf and I love snuggling up on the couch and watching the episodes of Mind of a Chef that feature Chef Edward. It's Season Three in case you were wondering! Actually I bought the cookbook specifically because we are enjoying the show. We stream the episodes on NetFlix since we don't have any TV stations. And while we enjoy his episodes, I really loved his book. More of his story-telling comes through and more of his passion about food. It's a stunning book with accessible recipes. In addition to the incredible recipes, the book itself is a great read. Chef Edward has an authoritative voice and his narra...