Culinary Adventures with Camilla

     This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of L'Ecole .  Complimentary wine was provided for this post and this page may contain affiliate links.  However, all opinions expressed here are my own.   If you're been following my blog, you'll know that I'm doing a series of monthly posts in collaboration with  L'Ecole Winery .* A group of us participate in a virtual tasting with their marketing manager, the winemaker, and the general manager and discuss timely topics. This month, we are picnicking with a beautiful white blend: 2020 Luminesce, a white Bordeaux blend from the Estate Seven Hills Vineyard. Find the wine  on their website come August. That's not too far away!  This was an opportunity to explore the freshness of the only L'Ecole white under the Walla Walla Valley appellation and think about what to bring on a summer picnic. I enjoyed seeing what was in my colleagues' picnic baskets. Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Fa...

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of  Eggland's Best and Cabot Cheese . I received complimentary product for the purpose of review and recipe development for #BrunchWeek, but all opinions are honest and they are my own.  This page may contain affiliate links. Many, many thanks to Terri of  Love and Confections  for wrangling all of us bloggers and courting the wonderful, generous event sponsors who are supporting the event. You can follow along as I'll be posting every day this week. And you can also join in the fun by entering the massive giveaway Terri lined up for us. Click for more information and to enter: here . Before I get to my offering, please take a look at what the #BrunchWeek Bloggers are creating today! BrunchWeek Appetizers: Cheesy Artichoke Bruschetta from Daily Dish Recipes Cheesy Artichoke and Sun-Dried Tomato Bread from Family Around the Table BrunchWeek Egg Dishes: Greek Asparagus Quiche from The Spiffy ...

We love picnics! So, when I saw that Ellen of Family Around the Table was hosting a Festive Foodies event to celebrate National Picnic Day, I was excited to participate and get some new ideas for Summer and Spring meals al fresco . Sometimes our picnics are as easy as jarred tapenades, sliced breads, cheese, and fruits. Sometimes I'll prep salads or chilled soups. We picnic in parks, on the beach, wherever we happen to be. And, on special occasions, we'll even hike in a bottle of bubbly or wine. Wine bottles are heavier than you would think; my husband groans when he sees me packing one. For this #NationalPicnicDay event, I wanted to share our favorite sandwich: Bánh Mì. But on the afternoon I was packing these up, this is what it looked like outside! Darn it. So, we picnicked at our dining room table instead. I promised the boys we'd re-do these on another day, when the sun was shining. But before I get to my recipe, here are the picnicke...

We were heading over to our friends' house yesterday for dinner and I offered to bring dessert. D and I had made homemade raspberry-blackberry-chocolate ice cream. And I had in my head that I wanted to make ice cream sandwiches. So, during my lunch hour, I ran out to see if I could pick up any cookies, but the small ones I found were rock hard and the big ones were waaaaay too big. I skipped it. When I got home from work, D had baked homemade snickerdoodles with Nonna. And they were the perfect size and texture. Talk about culinary telepathy! I don't have D and Nonna's cookie recipe. I'll get it. But I do know that instead of just rolling the dough in cinnamon and sugar like people normally do, D rolled it in a mixture of spices that included cardamom, sea salt, and black pepper. Love that kid! Here's the ice cream part of the dessert... Ingredients 2 C fresh raspberries 1 C fresh blackberries 1/2 C chipped semisweet chocolate 1-1/2 C heavy w...

These were from our friend's robot-themed birthday party. Nothing really to say here except this: if you offer kids vegetables and fruits, they will eat it. If you make the food fun, they will devour it. Thanks, Pia, for making birthday party fare fun and healthy!