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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.


Eggs Florentine #FoodieReads
I was inspired to make this favorite breakfast after reading My Grandmother's Inn by Kristin Harper. On the Page A year ago I read...
Culinary Cam
Dec 15, 20233 min read


The Widow Cliquot and a Twisted Caviar Menu #Winophiles
Welcome to the final month of the year with the French Winophiles. We are looking at sparkling wines from France. There won't be a chat...
Culinary Cam
Dec 15, 20238 min read


D's Perfected Pecan Pie #LitHappens #FoodieReads
I was inspired to share this after reading the December selection for our online #LitHappens group. Wendy of A Day in the Life on the...
Culinary Cam
Dec 11, 20233 min read


Laoka with Vanilla Rice for when #SundayFunday Collides with #EattheWorld
This post is pulling double duty today with one recipe for both our weekly #SundayFunday theme and our monthly #EaththeWorld event. Read...
Culinary Cam
Dec 9, 20234 min read


A Russian River Valley Pét-Nat with Veggie Tempura #WinePW
This month I am hosting the Wine Pairing Weekend crew as we explore either an American sparkler or any of the previous themes of the...
Culinary Cam
Dec 7, 20234 min read


A #WinePW Preview + My Favorite American Sparkler, Pét-Nat
This month I am hosting the Wine Pairing Weekend group and it's a bittersweet month. More on that soon. You can read my invitation to the...
Culinary Cam
Dec 6, 20232 min read


In Praise of Pyrazines: Stuffed Bell Peppers + Horse & Plow Winery Cabernet Franc 2021 #CabFrancDay
Years ago I was enticed into exploring Cabernet Franc by a wine colleague who is spearheading #CabFrancDay, Lori of Dracaena Wines and...
Culinary Cam
Dec 4, 20232 min read


Lemon-Kissed Gingerbread Bundt for an Icelandic Christmas Tradition #SundayFunday
This weekend the Sunday Funday bloggers are sharing baked holiday goodies, both sweet and savory. And while I would normally lean savory,...
Culinary Cam
Dec 2, 20233 min read


Maki Sushi and Memories of My Madagascar-Loving Toddler #MoviesandMunchies
This is inspired by the animated film Madagascar that Amy of Amy's Cooking Adventures selected for December's Movies & Munchies event....
Culinary Cam
Dec 2, 20234 min read


Icelandic Flag Hearts
I made these for our inaugural Jólabókaflóð back in 2019, as part of my cookie platter. I am reposting them to this blog because they are...
Culinary Cam
Dec 1, 20232 min read


Macadamia Nut Butter Cookies
In preparation for my girls' 2023 Jólabókaflóð, this is one of the cookies I baked for our dessert course. Peanut butter cookies are a...
Culinary Cam
Dec 1, 20231 min read


Jólabókaflóð, an Icelandic Christmas Flood of Books and Chocolates
Back in 2019, I read about Jólabókaflóð and was immediately enamored. My inner bookworm wiggled with glee and I sent off an email to my...
Culinary Cam
Dec 1, 20231 min read


Soft and Chewy Hachiya Cookies
I don't make these very often because I usually hang my Hachiya persimmons in gallows to make hoshigaki. But I had a few persimmons that...
Culinary Cam
Dec 1, 20232 min read


'Ci Vediamo Presto!' with a Franciacorta Sparkler + a Favorite Brinner #ItalianFWT
This month the Italian Food Wine Travel writers are looking at wine from Lombardy. Gwendolyn Alley of Wine Predator is hosting. You can...
Culinary Cam
Dec 1, 20235 min read


Breakfast à la The Farmer's Wife and Thoughts from the #LitHappens Group
My online Lit Happens book group is reading an commenting on The Farmer's Wife: My Life in Days by Helen Rebanks this month. Many thanks...
Culinary Cam
Nov 29, 20239 min read


Let's Pour Sparklers from South America for December's #WorldWineTravel
This is my invitation to the World Wine Travel writers for our last 2023 event. Let's take a look at sparkling wines from the South...
Culinary Cam
Nov 29, 20232 min read


A #MoviesandMunchies Round-Up + Messy Jacks for Paul Blart
I was inspired to post these for our November Movies & Munchies online movie group. I am also hosting and invited the group to watch...
Culinary Cam
Nov 29, 20234 min read


Roasted Chestnuts #SundayFunday
This week Renu is hosting the Sunday Funday group and asked us to share recipes that used chestnuts - both fresh and in flour form. Stacy...
Culinary Cam
Nov 25, 20233 min read


Carménère: Two Shades and Two Continents #WorldWineTravel
This month the World Wine Travel writers are looking at Carménère. Host Robin of Crushed Grape Chronicles encouraged us: "Choose a...
Culinary Cam
Nov 24, 20234 min read


Spiced Ginger Molasses Cookies #FoodieReads
After reading The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis, I was inspired to make a batch of my favorite cookies: spiced ginger molasses....
Culinary Cam
Nov 20, 20232 min read
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