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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.
Lemon Squares with a Lemon Balsamic Crust
This is a riff on my usual lemon squares as I wanted to use the Ascolano Olive Oil and Lemon Balsamic Vinegar selections for the...
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Jul 14, 20242 min read
Gelato di Fichi #SundayFunday
This weekend the Sunday Funday writers are sharing recipes where figs are the star. Amy of Amy's Cooking Adventures is hosting. Stacy of...
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Jul 14, 20242 min read
Chicken and Potato Curry in a Hurry #FoodieReads
I definitely go through reading phases. This month I have been reading books that take place in South Asia. This post was inspired by The...
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Jul 12, 20244 min read
Boeuf Bourguignon #FoodieReads
This dish had unexpected inspiration: the first in a series about a Harvard linguistics professor traipsing around the globe. If you...
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Jul 12, 20244 min read
Simple but Spectacular: Grilled Top Sirloin + Attilio Ghisolfi 2018 Sbardajà Nebbiolo #ItalianFWT
This month the Italian Food Wine Travel group headed to their grills. Jen of Vino Travels, the group's founder, said, "In the heat of the...
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Jul 12, 20243 min read
A Hot Day on a Farm and Apricot Baklawa #FoodieReads
I was inspired to make this recipe after apricot picking in Hollister one weekend and after diving into the book Bethlehem: A Celebration...
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Jul 10, 20244 min read
Choros a la Chalaca
After R's graduation ceremony from Baskin College of Engineering at UC Santa Cruz, we headed downtown to a Japanese-Peruvian fusion...
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Jul 10, 20242 min read
Deconstructed Sayadieh, the Power of Food, and Other Palestinian-Inspired Bites #EattheWorld
This month the Eat the World bloggers are traveling - by tabletop - to the State of Palestine. When Evelyne allowed me to select the...
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Jul 9, 20246 min read
Heavenly Beignets #FoodieReads
After reading Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn, I was inspired to share my process for beignets. On the Page Killers of a...
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Jul 7, 20243 min read
Pickled Blueberries #SundayFunday
This week Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm is hosting the Sunday Funday writers. She invited us: "July is National Blueberry Month....
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Jul 6, 20243 min read
Loukmet Broccoli
This is another dish that was inspired by Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food by Fadi Kattan. I really love how these are simple...
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Jul 6, 20241 min read
Fig Salad
I picked up a copy of Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food by Fadi Kattan after listening to an interview with the author on NPR....
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Jul 6, 20241 min read
Nocino, Italian Green Walnut Liqueur
I make this every year, but decided to share it here for the 2024 Alphabet Challenge...for the letter N. This is the part of our 2024...
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Jul 2, 20243 min read
Lime Curd with a Touch of Matcha
When we visited friends at their cabin in Lake Almanor, she told me to take a bunch of her Bearrs limes...that she had carried up there...
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Jun 30, 20241 min read
Cánh Gà Chiên Nước Mắm (Vietnamese Fried Chicken Wings) #SundayFunday
July 6th is National Fried Chicken Day. I invited the Sunday Funday writers to share their favorite variations of fried chicken or even...
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Jun 29, 20242 min read
Mushrooms in My Cookies? Yep. Candy Cap Cookies.
This is the part of our 2024 project: The Alphabet Challenge. Hosted by Wendy of A Day in the Life on the Farm, I thought this would be a...
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Jun 19, 20244 min read
Pesto Orzo with Broccoli #FoodieReads
I was inspired to share this after reading Vacation Wars by Meghan Quinn. On the Page I had an interesting reaction to Vacation Wars by...
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Jun 19, 20243 min read
Nacatamales with Pineapple Pico de Gallo
When I realized that I neglected to line up a board member to bring dinner to our June meeting, I looked in the pantry and fridge and...
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Jun 19, 20242 min read
Olive Oil-Poached Salmon Bellies with Summery Peach-Tomato Salsa #SundayFunday
It's time for summer stone fruit! And this week the Sunday Funday group is sharing recipes using peaches. Sue of Palatable Pastime is...
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Jun 15, 20242 min read
Ceviche De Tiquicia #EattheWorld
Today the Eat the World group is traveling by tabletop to Costa Rica. Read more about the Eat the World project, being spearheaded by...
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Jun 10, 20243 min read
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