Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I received product samples from sponsor companies to aid in the creation of  the #BacktoSchoolTreats week recipes. All opinions are mine alone. Summer is winding down, and we are celebrating with #BacktoSchoolTreats hosted by Terri from  Love and Confections and Christie from  A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures . All week-long 30 bloggers will be sharing 100+ fantastic recipes for both parents and kids, with breakfasts, snacks, desserts, and drinks to get you back in the school routine. Thank you sponsors for providing the prize packages. Don't forget to enter the giveaway below!  PRIZE #1 DIXIE CRYSTALS Dixie Crystals is giving one winner a Keurig K-Select Single-Serve K-Cup Pod Coffee Maker. Since 1917, Dixie Crystals® has been the South’s choice for high-quality sugar and sweeteners. For generations, Dixie Crystals has been at the heart of family traditions and celebrations. Our pure cane, non-GMO sugar products guarantee that treasured family rec...

Today the Festive Foodies are celebrating National Chicken Wing Day. Host Christie of A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures asked: "Do you dry rub? Toss in sauce? Or just marinate and cook? How do you wing?" Ain’t nothing but a chicken wing! Chicken Wing Day recipes Air Fryer Garlic Butter Ranch Wings by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks Air Fryer Intense Garlic Chicken Wings by Daily Dish Recipes Air Fryer Zebb's Wings by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures Baked Chicken Wings Tandoori Style by Karen's Kitchen Stories Crispy Whiskey Wings by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Israeli Sticky Wings by A Day in the Life on the Farm Jalapeno Peach Chicken Wings by Palatable Pastime Smoked BBQ Wings by The Freshman Cook Crispy Whiskey Wings I have made a lot of different chicken wing recipes. I've even won recipe contests with my chicken wings. But, for this event, I wanted to do something with whiskey in the sauce. It was a hit! Ingredients ...

We make and eat lasagna frequently. I've even got my husband to help me - when I made my 4-2-5-5 Lasagna  for the robotics team - and the boys were in charge of making Eight Cheese, Three Meat Lasagna for our friends' joint birthday dinner. I've also made Seafood Lasagna , Lasagna Bianca , and Pumpkin Lasagna . So, when Christie of A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures asked us to join her for celebrate National Lasagna Day, I knew I had to try something new. Christie wrote: "Bring it! Your best lasagna recipes for MY holiday! They called me Garfield. Just sayin." LOL. Here's what the Festive Foodies are bringing to the table: Barefoot Contessa's Lasagna with Turkey Sausage by Karen's Kitchen Stories Chicken Asparagus Lasagna by Sweet Beginnings Easy Instant Pot Lasagna by Palatable Pastime Lasagna Roll Ups with Meat Sauce by Cheese Curd In Paradise Philly Cheesesteak Lasagna Roll Ups by Daily Dish Recipes Vincisgrassi by Culinary A...

Last summer, when R and I were brainstorming about the dessert course for his Mediterranean fundraising dinner, I mentioned cantucci because I knew they were something I could do ahead of time...and easily. We discussed different combinations and he remembered when I made a chocolate-olive version before. "That's unique and interesting, Mom. Can you make that again?" Sure thing!  Somehow I neglected to post a recipe. I remedy that today as the From Our Dinner Table group posts about all things chocolate. Chocolate Recipes Baked Chocolate Donuts by That Recipe Chocolate Fudge Raspberry Bars by A Day in the Life on the Farm Chocolate Oreo Bars by Family Around the Table Chocolate Walnut Caramels by Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks Espresso Mocha Macaron with Salted Dark Chocolate Filling by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures Kalamon-Chocolate Cantucci by Culinary Adventures with Camilla Low-Sugar Double Chocolate Muffins by Blogghetti Mini Chocolate Sandw...

Recipe for Rebels invited me join in on a Cowboy Day Cook Along. Read his invitation here . Not knowing what to make, I put out the question to social media. I got sixty-six responses. Sixty-six? Who knew that that many of my friends and family would have opinions. Here are some: Beans Steak, baked beans, and cornbread Baked beans. Steaks over a campfire. Cowboy caviar Beans and cornbread Pinto beans, cornbread Beans, bacon and lard Ribeyes. Beans. Ribs. Beans. Meat and potatoes Beans in a can Short ribs and ranch beans You see a trend, right? The funniest suggestion was my cousin's who wrote: "Cowboy cooking + Cam = Rocky Mountain oysters." My nephew, a rancher, responded that he could help. Gulp. I will try anything once, but I raised the question to my trio and they all shook their heads. No, no, and nope. Fine. Back to the beans. I started with dry beans.  Click for a how-to:  here . You can do this the night before and keep in the fridge...

To commemorate milestones, I let the boys pick a celebratory meal. Anywhere they want to go or, more likely, anything they want me to cook. D finished his summer school math class yesterday and asked for his favorite: chicken and waffles. Easy. Done. What we didn't know, when he picked the menu, was that he got 100% on his final and will be headed into calculus next year. As a sophomore. He logged in and saw his score and grade while I was cooking. Sometimes I just stare and them and wonder where they got their aptitude for math and science. It certainly wasn't from me. In any case, he wanted plain ol' chicken and waffles; I decided to shake it up and add some Japanese flavor flair. This is a pretty simple recipe with four parts that come together into something incredibly tasty. Try it and tell me what you think! Also, I did the kabocha fries first and served them room temperature. The chicken was last and served hot. Shichimi Togarashi is also called Japanes...