Culinary Adventures with Camilla

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"Mommy, can you please make gorilla poop cookies again?" What are you talking about? "You made gorilla poop cookies a long time ago. I want you to make those again, please. You didn't have to bake them. And they have peanut butter and oats and chocolate." That does not sound familiar...and definitely doesn't sound like something I would make. "You did. Can you look up a recipe?" Okay. I made them today...and D was ecstatic. Apparently everyone in the house remembers when I made these before. Really?!? And they were all excited that I made them again. "Take a photo," commanded Jake. "Mom actually made the same thing twice."  Very funny. Though I still doubt that I ever made these, a quick search rendered lots of variations of the recipe. I mixed and matched based on what D remembers them to be. Ingredients 3 C rolled oats 1 C semi-sweet chocolate chunks 1 C organic chunky pea...

A couple of years ago a friend of mine had a baby and I whipped up a batch of Lactation Cookies for her. She just had Baby v.2; so I decided to make Lactation Cookies v.2. Just delivered them this evening. Hope she likes them. "Mom, may I try a cookie?" They're lactation cookies. "What's lactation?" Lactation is how moms feed their babies milk. "Wait...what do the cookies do?" They help moms produce more milk for the baby...at least that's the theory. Do you want to try one? "No, I don't want to lactate." Okay, more for her. Ingredients 1 1/2 C flour (I used a gluten-free flour) 2 C rolled oats 1 t baking soda 3/4 C almond butter 1/2 C butter, softened 1 C ground flax seed 3 T brewer’s yeast 1/3 C warm water 1 t cinnamon 1 C organic granulated sugar 2 t pure vanilla extact 1 T unsweetened cocoa powder 2 large eggs 1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips 1 C dried coconut shreds ...

Have I mentioned my boys' (yes, all three of them!) recent obsession with Alton Brown's show Good Eats??  They watch it on Netflix and, honestly, I'm impressed with his ability to inspire my crew into the kitchen. My husband actually set foot in the kitchen and made A.B.'s Mint Julep ! They were all watching an episode that included granola bars and protein bars and asked, "Can we try?" Of course! I'm always looking for ways to eliminate packaged and processed foods from my shopping routine. Homemade granola bars seemed a perfect project as we head back to school this week. adapted from Alton Brown's Granola Bars recipe: here My husband is doing a gluten-free and dairy-free experiment, so I skipped the wheat germ, opting for flaxseed meal. I added in chia seeds and hemp seeds. I also subbed in olive oil for the butter. But I stayed true to the original process and will be making this weekly, I think. Ingredients 2 C old-fashion...

I have read about savory granola, but never made it myself. I've made sweet granola tons of times - Coconut Lychee Granola was one of my favorites! - and had some rolled oats leftover from my Mushroom Ginger Oat Congee so I decided to give a savory version a try. Thanks to some prepped herbs from Gourmet Garden Herbs & Spices * , an intriguing sauce from Not Ketchup , and hops from a friend's garden, this was delicious, unique, and not too difficult. You'll see this on a salad, instead of croutons, for my dinner party this weekend: A New Year, a menu inspired by seeds, sprouts, and buds. Ingredients 2 C rolled oats 1 C raw shelled pistachios ½ C raw pumpkin seeds ½ C raw sunflower seeds ½ C raw pecans ¼ cup raw sesame seeds 1 T fennel seeds 1 T white sesame seeds 1 T black sesame seeds 1 t chia seeds 3 hops blossoms, dried and pulled apart 1 t  freshly ground salt ½ t freshly ground pepper 1 large egg white, beaten ¼ C olive oil 1 T gin...

Welcome to the  Foodie Extravaganza !  v. January 2015 = All About Oats We are a group of bloggers who love to blog about food!  Each month we will decide on an all-famous National Monthly Food Holiday in which we will base our recipes around. This month the ingredient is  oatmeal.  Get excited!! We hope you all enjoy our delicious oatmeal treats this month and come back to see what we bring for you next month.  If you are a blogger and would like to join our group and blog along with us, come join our Facebook page  Foodie Extravaganza .  We would love to have you! If you're a spectator looking for delicious tid-bits check out our  Foodie Extravaganza Pinterest Board ! Looking for our previous parties? Check them out  HERE . This month's #FoodieExtravaganza is twice as much fun. You get the usual collection of recipes from the group's bloggers. Plus you have a chance to win an oatmeal cookbook. When Kathy Hester found...

More blueberry goodness with our hand-picked blueberries from High Ground Organics ... Ingredients 1-1/2 C rolled oats 1 C dried coconut 1 C flour (I used a white whole wheat flour) + 2 T flour 1 C light brown sugar, lightly packed 1 T organic granulated sugar 1/4 t baking soda 1/4 t fleur de sel 12 T butter, melted + 1 T butter, softened 3 C fresh blueberries zest from 1 lemon juice from 1 lemon 2 T ground almonds Procedure Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the oats, 1 C flour, dried coconut, light brown sugar, baking soda, and salt, in a 9" x 13" baking dish. Melt the butter and pour it into the baking dish. Use a fork to blend it together until clumps form. Reserve 1/2 C of the mixture and press the remaining base lightly into the pan. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the blueberries, 1 T softened butter, 1 T granulated sugar, 2 T flour, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Spoon the blueberry mixture over your crust. ...

One of my best friends - who is about to have a baby, as in any minute now - posted a recipe for me:  Smitten Kitchen's Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp Bars . Her note - "these made me think of you minus the strawberry." Despite most people pairing rhubarb with strawberry, I prefer my rhubarb plain. I jokingly told her that she needed to say, "Cam, Nicholas is craving these!" Then I'd whip up a batch for her. When I was at Whole Foods yesterday, there were five lonely stalks of rhubarb. They called my name. It was a sign. For the record, no, produce doesn't really talk to me...I'm not that crazy. But I scooped up all of the rhubarb and made these for Jenn and her unborn baby. And because I can't follow a recipe to save my life, these are inspired by Smitten Kitchen's recipe...with lots of adaptations. Can't wait to see if he's a rhubarb lover in a couple of years. Ingredients 2 C rolled oats 1 C flour (I used a white whole ...