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Culinary Cam
My original blog - that was started in 2012 - is located at Culinary Adventures with Camilla.
Click below to visit that site. But, as of 2023, all my new posts will reside here on Culinary Cam.
Moo Sadoong (Startled Pig) #FoodiesReads
I was reminded - too late - that I really don't care for this author. I had read Friends in Napa by Sheila Yasmin Marikar and didn't...
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May 25, 20243 min read
Cucumber Gazpacho #FoodieReads
This post was inspired by the second installment of the Sugar Creek Mystery Series. The first, Death and Wedding Cake by Nova Walsh,...
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May 15, 20243 min read
Brownies of Pure Enjoyment #FoodieReads
Culinary cozy mysteries have become my go-to read-to-unwind books. I stumbled across the Sugar Creek Mystery Series and blazed through...
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May 5, 20243 min read
Asparagus Frittata #FoodieReads
This was inspired by reading Escape to the Rome Apartment by Kerry Fisher. It's the third book in the series. I previously shared Roasted...
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May 1, 20244 min read
Sharing Culture through Lumpia #FoodieReads
When my cousin shared that her bestie had written a book, I ordered it. Immediately. I always want to be that girl who supports friends...
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May 1, 20243 min read
A Tomato Canvas #FoodieReads
You would think I would have learned my lesson, but, apparently not yet! What I mean is that I have never like any book club picks from...
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Apr 17, 20244 min read
Homemade Mayonnaise #CooktheBooks #FoodieReads
This was inspired by reading Mastering the Art of French Murder (An American in Paris Mystery #1) by Colleen Cambridge. This is the...
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Apr 10, 20244 min read
Vrolijk Pasen! Our Easter Dutch Feast Salads
When we were brainstorming about the theme for our Easter brunch, R suggested a Lord of the Rings meal. But we had done a Tolkien...
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Apr 3, 20243 min read
Pizza ai Frutti di Mare #FoodieReads
I decided to make a seafood-topped pizza after reading the sixth Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery, Murder at the Leaning Tower. Then I...
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Feb 23, 20244 min read
Daifuku Mochi #CooktheBooks #FoodieReads
This was inspired by reading RELISH: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley. This is the February-March pick for our online Cook the...
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Feb 9, 20244 min read
'One of those Foraged Berries' Pie #LitHappens #FoodieReads
The reason for the title: I read 'elderberry pie' and mistakenly thought 'huckleberry pie.' I ran to my freezer and grabbed out the bag...
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Feb 8, 20244 min read
Spiced Sourdough Rolls with a Meyer Lemon Glaze #FoodieReads
This was inspired by the third book in Jasmine Webb's Mackenzie Owens Mysteries, Blast from the Past. You may remember when I posted...
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Feb 4, 20245 min read
A Recipe Swap: Pasta Carbonara #FoodieReads
During COVID, I read a lot. A. Lot. It was welcome distraction from being isolated from everyone besides my three guys. Novels by Fiona...
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Feb 4, 20243 min read
Nutty Hazelnut Miso Cookies #FoodieReads
I have always loved trying interesting combinations of flavors in my cookies...much to the chagrin of my live-in critics. I remember...
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Feb 2, 20244 min read
Pannkakor (Swedish Pancakes) for a Duo of Nordic Noir Stories Set in Åre #FoodieReads
If you read my blog regularly, you might remember I organized a Jólabókaflóð, an Icelandic Christmas Flood of Books and Chocolates, for...
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Jan 24, 20243 min read
Black-Eyed Susan Cupcakes #FoodieReads
These were inspired after reading The Last Caretaker by Jessica Strawser. I am not sure why I gravitate towards novels that involve...
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Jan 24, 20244 min read
Avocado Toast for a GenX'r #FoodieReads
This post was inspired by The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell. I have actually read a couple of her books recently and all of them are odd...
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Jan 22, 20243 min read
A Gin Martini in a Teacup + A Peach Cobbler #LitHappens #FoodieReads
This month the Lit Happens group is reading Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris. Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm is hosting. And...
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Jan 15, 20243 min read
Fun House Potatoes - From Morning to Night #FoodieReads
I actually first heard about these when I was listening to The Splendid Table podcast on my way to pick up D for Thanksgiving. Frances...
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Jan 7, 20243 min read
The Adventures of Falafel Phil: A Garbanzo Bean Sensitivity, Gougères, and Gnudi #CooktheBooks
For our December 2023-January 2024 Cook the Books selection, Debra of Eliot's Eats picked Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life...
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Dec 31, 20236 min read
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