Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  Welcome to the October 2022 event of  our #EattheWorld project, being spearheaded by Evelyne of  CulturEatz . Here's  her challenge .  This month, we are sharing recipes from Morocco, here's the #EattheWorld line-up... Amy’s Cooking Adventures: Kefta Tagine with Eggs in Tomato Sauce   Culinary Adventures with Camilla : Briwat Bil Kefta + Other Moroccan-Inspired Bites  Sneha’s Recipe: Keto Moroccan Whole Oven Roasted Chicken   Sugarlovespices: Moroccan vegetable stew with butternut squash and chickpeas   Palatable Pastime: Moroccan Roasted Cauliflower with Sesame   Kitchen Frau: Grated Carrot Salad with Oranges   Pandemonium Noshery: Bissara - Moroccan Legume Soup   A Day in the Life on the Farm: Harira CulturEatz: Chicken Bastilla Other Moroccan-Inspired Bites While I was initially drawn toward making a tagine, I realized that I have a parade of tagine recipes already posted, including:  Chicken Tagine with Preserved Le...

I will write another post about the difference between Aperol and Campari soon. But, inspired by the novel The Italian Escape by Catherine Mangan, I wanted to shared a little bit of 'orange happiness'. If you have been following my blog recently, you'll know that, ever since our summer vacation to Hawaii, I have been reading tons of books set on the Hawaiian islands. Now, it seems I'm back to my usual: any and all books set in Italy. Ha! The Italian Escape  tells the story of Niamh (pronounced 'Nee-uv. Yes, really. Where's the 'm' in that? I have no idea!), an Irish gal wh ose boyfriend - and boss - broke up with her. She heads to Italy with her sister, Grace, fully embraces la dolce vita , and ends up buying a café...and finding love.  I'm not going to say anything else and spoil the fun. If you are looking for a fun diversion set in Italy, pick this one up! As with most books that are set in Italy, there is plenty of food inspiration on these page...

I have been doing a lot of reading. A. Lot. And I have been on a Marie Benedict streak recently. I first read one of her books back in 2020 when I made Sarma (Serbian Cabbage Rolls) after reading The Other Einstein. Benedict writes historical fiction that shines the spotlight on women whose stories you may not know. Honestly, you might not even know their names! Obviously I knew who Winston Churchill was. But I had never heard the name Clementine Churchill nor did I know the role she played in her husband's career and government. Lady Clementine  by Marie Benedict is her story. I already admitted that I didn’t know anything about Clementine Churchill. Benedict portrays her as strong, independent, and fiercely intelligent woman who serves as confidant and advisor to her husband. While she bolsters him in private and in public, she is also required to play the traditional role of wife and mother. Churchill demands that of her and minimizes her influence to others much to her dismay....

  This month the Food'N'Flix bloggers are watching Words on Bathroom Walls . Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm is hosting. You can read her invitation  here . And I highly recommend this movie. It was completely new to me. On the Screen from imdb I already mentioned that I had never heard of this movie. So, I sat down to watch it when I saw Wendy's invitation. Then I recommended it to my older son who is still home as he prepares to leave for college. Then I watched it with my husband because I was curious about his thoughts. Everyone thought it was well-done with an important message about mental health. Adam Petrazelli is a teenager who is diagnosed with a schizophrenia. He narrates, "Paranoid schizophrenia. Never goes away. Never normal. The end." He also jokes that he's part of an elite club, namely the 'treatment resistant.' He is an accomplished cook and aspiring chef; and he has been accepted to culinary school but he needs his high scho...

So, you might have seen how I made an egg yolk-only version of my Cannelés. You can read that post: 'Bunghole Pastries' and a Little Culinary History . After that little adventure, I decided to make my favorite French pastry,  Kouign Amann . That's one good thing about this shelter-in-place order to flatten the curve on the spread of the coronavirus; I have lots of time for baking. The kouign amann pastry that hails from Brittany, France is pronounced "queen a-mahn." It's like a cross between a croissant and a palmier, with layers of buttery, flaky pastry on the inside, yet caramelized with ever-so-slightly-burnt sugar on the rim. I think I love it because of the texture. The flavor is whatever jam or jelly I happen to have on hand.  Ingredients makes 12 And, in this case, I had a jar of pomegranate jelly that one of Jake's co-workers made and gave to us. But I have made these with everything from apricot jam to lemon curd. Get creative...