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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.
Culinary Cam
May 1, 20243 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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Culinary Cam
Apr 17, 20244 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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Culinary Cam
Apr 10, 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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Culinary Cam
Apr 3, 20243 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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Culinary Cam
Feb 23, 20244 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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Culinary Cam
Feb 9, 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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Culinary Cam
Feb 8, 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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Culinary Cam
Feb 4, 20245 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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Culinary Cam
Feb 4, 20243 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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Culinary Cam
Feb 2, 20244 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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Culinary Cam
Jan 24, 20243 min read
Pannkakor (Swedish Pancakes) for a Duo of Nordic Noir Stories Set in Ã…re #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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Culinary Cam
Jan 24, 20244 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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Culinary Cam
Jan 22, 20243 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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Culinary Cam
Jan 15, 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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Culinary Cam
Jan 7, 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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Culinary Cam
Dec 31, 20236 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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Culinary Cam
Dec 15, 20233 min read
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 Lily's...
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Culinary Cam
Dec 11, 20233 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...
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Culinary Cam
Nov 20, 20232 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....
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Culinary Cam
Nov 15, 20233 min read
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies #FoodiesReads
I was inspired to make these cookies after reading The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis. The eponymous - last of the Moon girls -...
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