Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I love the Fantastical Food Fight coordinated by Sarah of  Fantastical Sharing of Recipes . For more information about the event, click  here . I haven't been very good at participating, but this month, I couldn't resist.  Our theme for the month is: asparagus. And those are always the harbinger of Spring, for me. So, I jumped right in as Spring is my favorite season. The Asparagus Party Inlinkz Link Party Boquerones Asparagus Salad Simple salads are a mainstay of our Spring and Summertime meals. Fresh ingredients, some protein, a pop of flavor, and we're set. So, when I picked up some fresh boquerones - anchovies! - I knew I wanted to feature them in a salad. This isn't even really a recipe, but I hope it inspires you to mix and match some fresh produce and embrace the season. Ingredients serves 4 as a sidedish or 2 as an entree 1 pound asparagus, trimmed and blanched 4 C organic wild arugula 12 boquerones flake salt freshly gr...

For my amuse-bouche party I wanted the flavors of the one-bite of egg torta to pop in your mouth.  So, I decided to use the mildly spicy, smoky linguiça, a classic Portuguese sausage.  But I didn't want one laden with sodium nitrites. I stood in the meat section of the Filipino-Indian market for a long time, flipping over package after package of linguiça.  Riley danced around me and the proprietor made his way to the back of the store, "Miss, do you need any help?" Riley stopped dancing and looked at the man, "My mom is looking for that sausage without any nitrites.  Do you have any?" No.  So, we walked out empty handed.  Pia finally located some for me at WholeFoods Market. I browned one large sweet Vidalia onion, chopped, in a splash of olive oil, then added chunks of the linguiça.  Then I spooned all of that into a buttered baking dish and topped it with eggs, beaten with a bit of organic heavy cream.  Top...