Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Earlier in the year I saw a post from one of my favorite bloggers - Wendy at  A Day in the Life on the Farm  - and I realized that they've been having a muffin party for years without me. LOL. I emailed the host, Stacy of  Food Lust People Love  and got the scoop: "...last Monday of the month and no themes. We've been baking together since August 2015! Only one rule, you must use the muffin method (folding wet ingredients with dry - no creaming butter and sugar, etc.) to bake muffins." I've been happily joining in for months now. This month, this is the muffin line-up... Banana Mocha Chip Muffins from Jolene's Recipe Journal Cranberry Orange Pistachio (Vegan) Muffins from Food Lust People Love Creamed Corn Muffins from Palatable Pastime Lemonade Muffins from Karen's Kitchen Stories Scotch Bonnet Cornbread Muffins from Passion Kneaded Simple Summery Squash Muffins from Culinary Adventures with Camilla Soft Blueberry Muffins from Maki...

Our #FarmersMarketWeek is half over. Boo. This week, Christie of  A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures  and Cynthia of  Feeding Big  have us celebrating the bounty of farmers' markets. "If you can buy it at a Farmer's Market and can use it in a recipe...share it!" they urged. #FarmersMarketWeek Wednesday Recipes Chicken and Summer Veggie Tostadas by The Redhead Baker Easy Creamed Corn by Feeding Big Easy Zucchini Refrigerator Pickles by Simple and Savory Fresh Applesauce by Palatable Pastime Fresh Raspberry Streusel Muffins by Family Around The Table Grilled Garden Pizza by Jolene's Recipe Journal Italian Sausage and Summer Vegetable Sheet Pan Dinner by Cooking with Carlee Lemon Curd by The Freshman Cook Mom's Zucchini Bread by Books n' Cooks Peaches & Cream Protein Smoothi e by Tip Garden Peach-Almond Mousse   by Red Cottage Chronicles Quick Pickles by Bear & Bug Eats Roasted Brussels Sprouts Carbonara  by A Kitchen...

I love the idea behind the Crazy Ingredient Challenge (CIC). In the CIC, we are assigned two ingredients to cook and create. Lori of Lori's Culinary Creations   and Kelly of  Passion Kneaded are our fearless leaders. So, here goes... July's Crazy In gredient Challenge = avocado and cumin With avocado and cumin, my first thought was something with guacamole. But that seemed too easy. So, I ended up making an entree salad with pesto, pinto beans, grilled summer squash, avocado, and a cumin-honey yogurt. I feel so fortunate to have just gotten a bounty of summer goodness from one of my favorite farmers, Jamie of Serendipity Farms . The squash, the herbs, the fresh pea shoots. And I had lemons from my parents' tree. I know it sounds like a crazy combination of flavors, but this is for Crazy Ingredient Challenge after all. It really was delicious. And my Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf ate the cumin-honey yogurt by the spoonful for dessert over fresh blackberries. ...

This month, for August's  Food'N'Flix , Kimberly at  Coffee and Casseroles  is hosting us as we watch  Hotel Transylvania 2. * Here's  her invitation . Kimberly readily admits: "Okay, while not a 'foodie' movie by some standards, there is plenty of food ideas running around here. Many, which are talked about more than seen, and many that are 'monster versions'.  I thought with the timing of season, a lighter film would be good for all. And take note, it is a sequel, but no you do not have to have seen the first to enjoy the second." My boys were all too thrilled to watch this movie again, especially for me to sit and cuddle with them even if I did have a notepad in my hand. Next month,  Eliot's Eats  hosts as we watch  Frida. Stay tuned for more on that next month. On the Screen... We have seen  Hotel Transylvania 2  before, but we settled into the couch and re-watched it with our foodie glasses on this time....

I had so much fun - meeting new bloggers and seeing new recipes - during my Rhubarb Romance Round-Up. So, I decided to do another linky. This time with summer squash. Most of my gardener friends have squashes aplenty. Here goes...if you want to participate, please link up before July 19th. I will post a Round-Up on July 21st. Ready, set, go!