Culinary Adventures with Camilla

This is a sponsored post written by me in conjunction with the December #WinePW event. Wine samples were provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links. This month Nancy from Pull That Cork is hosting the #WinePW group with a German wine experience. Here's her invitation . I'll be honest: I can count the number of times I've had German wine on one hand though I remember hearing the words  Spätlese and Auslese when we lived in the Netherlands and my parents would drink wine with their friends. So, this event was a great opportunity to explore, research, and learn more about the wines of Germany. I'm very grateful to the event sponsor - Winesellers, Ltd. - who provided a generous sampling for several bloggers to open, taste, and pair.* I received eight bottles of wine. I shared five at a dinner party and will write about the remaining wines separately. I was intrigued by the Schäfer Organic Dry Rosé 2017 - from Rheinhessen, German...

Today, I asked the Festive Foodies to join me in celebrating National Pretzel Day. I love pretzels. Maybe not as much as I love chips, but definitely more than I like bread...or sweets. So, I always have at least one bag of pretzels in my cupboards. Before I get to my recipe, please take a look at the other Festive Foodies' pretzel creations. An InLinkz Link-up Pretzeled Schweineschnitzel I considered making an updated version of my  Pretzel Bites  or Pretzel Dogs ; I considered something sweet such as Salted Pretzel Brownie Bites . But, in the end, I had some pork chops I needed to use and thought I'd create my version of Schweineschnitzel - with pretzel crumbs instead of bread crumbs. And I had some pumpernickel pretzels from Trader Joe's that added even more savory flavor to the dish. And I topped it with a creamy mustard sauce. Yum! Ingredients Pork 4 pork chops, bone-in, 3/4 to 1" thick 2 C pretzels (approximately 1 C crushed) 1/2...

Welcome to the August event for The French Winophiles, a wine-swilling, food-loving group coordinated by Christy of  Confessions of a Culinary Diva . We've made it around France. And by c licking on the following regions you can read my recipe post that includes the #winophiles round-up as well. So far, we've traveled - by tabletop and goblet - to  the Loire Valley ,   Corsica ,  the Southwest ,  Languedoc-Roussillon ,   Côtes du Rhône ,   Bordeaux ,   Champagne ,   Burgundy ,  Alsace , and Médoc . Now that we've made the rounds, we're revisiting regions with a little more specificity. So, today, the crew is heading to the Saint-Émilion/Saint-Émilion Satelites. The Conversation Join us for a live Twitter Chat Saturday, August 20th at 11 am EST/8 am PCT. You may join in the revelry by following hashtag #winophiles. Here's where we're headed next: September 17th - Graves and Entre-Deux-Mers. Join us for our upcoming events by e...