Culinary Adventures with Camilla

  This month - the 8th annual, in fact - the Wine Pairing Weekend group is celebrating a month of Merlot. You can read Jeff of Food Wine Click! 's invitation: here . That post also includes a recap of all our years from 2015 to 2021. So, if you are needing any Merlot pairing inspiration this month, we have you covered. And I can't wait to see what this year brings. Jeff has also asked us to add a focus on sustainability as that has been a recurring theme in our wine groups recently. If you are reading this early enough, feel free to join our live chat on Twitter on Saturday, October 8th at 8am Pacific. Follow the hashtag #WinePW along with #MerlotME. And be sure to add those to anything you tweet so we can see it.  Here's the 2022 line-up of the #WinePW posts for #MerlotME... Wendy from A Day in the Life on the Farm shares Merlot: Smooth, Savory and Sustainable . Cindy at Grape Experiences shares Comfort Food and Wines for Fall: Savory Slow Cooker Chicken and Classic Merlo...

This month, I hosted the online Movies & Munchies group and asked the crew to watch Letters to Juliet. You can read my invitation here . Our group is small and mighty, but the posts always make me hungry. The Recipe Round-Up Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm shared her  Mushroom Spaghetti . Wendy shared: "There was quite a bit of food inspiration.  When the film first starts Sophie is hand fed fresh spaghetti by her fiance.  When they first arrive in Verona her fiance is going to a conference about truffles and is very upset when Claire can't understand why he would want to sit in a class about mushrooms.  He corrects her, dispelling the notion that truffles are just a mushroom. Mushrooms show up again at the end of the film convincing me that I wanted to make a pasta recipe that starred mushrooms." Terri of Our Good Life posted Letters to Juliet Inspired Mushroom Risotto . Terri sets the stage: "A group of Italian women, Juliet's secretaries, answers ea...

  The Villa in Sicily  by Elise Darcy recently came up on my Kindle as a suggestion and that dangerous one-click-to-purchase did me in. But I'm so glad I did though as I enjoyed this book. It wasn't particularly deep or thought-provoking, but it was set on Sicily and had a cast of interesting characters. And that pretty much means I will love it! Josie's mom has recently passed away and she discovers - in a locked drawer in her mom's office - a journal and a plane ticket to Sicily. Josie decides to take that trip and try to figure out more about the two sisters in the journal. The book has lots and twists and turns, unexpected - and some expected - romantic capers. there is even a Mafia sub-plot that isn't too frightening. It's a fun afternoon diversion. And, with any book set in Italy, food is abundant. When one of my favorite Italian street foods is mentioned, I couldn't help but make a batch. Josie "found a street vendor a little way along the seafro...

  This month I am hosting the #MoviesandMunchies group as we watch Letters to Juliet . You can read my invitation here   which includes a brief plot summary. It's really not that much more complicated than that, but it is enjoyable. At least I found it enjoyable! I mentioned that Sophie and Victor are in Verona as a pre-wedding honeymoon because Victor is about to open an Italian restaurant in New York and, once that happens, he won't be able to get away for a honeymoon or any kind of vacation for years! Sophie has this idea that the trip is going to be a romantic get-away for them to connect and explore the city of Romeo and Juliet. But Victor views this as an opportunity for him to visit all of his producers, including winemakers, cheesemakers, and more. You can see how this will rapidly descend into discord, right? In the meantime, Sophie has met the Secretaries of Juliet who work for the city of Verona and answer letters that are left in the courtyard of Casa di Giulietta....

  This month, the Italian Food Wine Travel bloggers continues in their exploration of three big Bs of Italy. In October, Wendy of  A Day in the Life on the Farm  kicked us off with a focus on Brunello when I offered Riso Venere Nero + La Palazzetta Brunello di Montalcino 2016 .  This month has us looking at Barbaresco with Robin of  Crushed Grape Chronicles ; and the year will wrap with Barolo with Li of  The Wining Hour . The November #ItalianFWT topic is Barberesco. Read  Robin's invitation . If you are reading this early enough, feel free to jump in our Twitter chat on Saturday, November 6th at 8am Pacific. Follow the hashtag #ItalianFWT and be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it. Here's the line-up of the articles about Barberesco... Wendy with A Day in the Life on the Farm gives us Pure Comfort~~Roast Chicken, Wild Rice Pilaf and a Glass of Barbaresco Wine . Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla offers Risotto ai Tr...

   This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Quail & Olive . Complimentary product was provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links. However, all opinions expressed here are my own.   Linda of My Full Wine Glass is hosting the World Wine Travel bloggers - #WorldWineTravel - next month as we head, virtually, to Rías Baixas, Spain. One "downfall" of being a serial planner is that I often source bottles and do pairings months ahead of time, especially if the event host also plans far ahead and tells us the theme in advance. So, I had gotten my hands on a bottle of La Cana Albariño 2019 before I realized that Linda was lining up an event sponsor. So, I'll be sharing those pairings and wines for the actual event in April. For now, you get some bonus pairings! In the Glass Rías Baixas is a region of the Atlantic Ocean with estuarine inlets, called rías in Spanish, that flow almost 20 miles inland. Val do Salnés on Spain's west coast i...

  This is a sponsored post written by me in conjunction with the March #WinePW Yakima Valley wines event. Wine samples were provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links.   This month, for the March 2021 event for the Wine Pairing Weekend group, Robin of  Crushed Grape Chronicles  is hosting as we explore the wines of Washington state's Yakima Valley. You can read her invitation  here . And Robin worked with  Wine Yakima Valley  to pair the participating writers with sponsoring wineries.  If you are reading this early enough, you can join us for a live Twitter chat on Saturday, March 13th at 8am Pacific time. All of these posts will be live before the chat. Just follow the hashtag #WinePW and be sure to add that to anything you tweet so we can see it.  Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla doubles up with Yakima Valley’s Sin Banderas Rhone Roses Compliment Dishes with Asian Flair and Mediterranean-Inspired Dishes Pair...