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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.


A Geography Lesson + a Taste of Bulgaria: Bob Chorba and a Blend of Mavrud and Rubin from Thrace
This month Andrea of The Quirky Cork is hosting the Wine Pairing Weekend group to look at wines made with heritage or "traditional"...
Culinary Cam
Nov 10, 20234 min read
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Olive Oil-Poached Salmon Belly Baked Potatoes + 2019 Nekresi Estate Rkatsiteli-Mtsvane
This month the Wine Pairing Weekend group is looking at heritage and traditional wines and pairings. Andrea of The Quirky Cork is...
Culinary Cam
Nov 8, 20232 min read
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#WinePW Writers, Choose Your Own Adventure!
I will be hosting the December Wine Pairing Weekend event. And I opted to offer the group two directions for choosing their wines....
Culinary Cam
Nov 7, 20234 min read
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Roasted Cauliflower and Crispy Crimini Soft Tacos + 2020 Columbia Valley L'Ecole Merlot #WinePW
This month I am hosting the Wine Pairing Weekend writers for a scaled back, and even non-sponsored, focus on Merlot. But I couldn't...
Culinary Cam
Oct 12, 20233 min read
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A Redwoods Ride, a Merlot from Santa Cruz, and Pacific Cod Soft Tacos
I was sad to discover that the usual sponsors of #MerlotME month were opting not to host the event this year. October has always been...
Culinary Cam
Oct 12, 20233 min read
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A #WinePW Party Preview, Merlot-Poached Pears + a Pope Valley Merlot
This month I am hosting the #WinePW celebration of Merlot. It's October. Do you know what that means? Well, for the previous seven years,...
Culinary Cam
Oct 10, 20234 min read
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Wine from North Carolina? You Betcha! A Hand-Carried Bottle and Some North Carolina Eats #WinePW
This month, the Wine Pairing Weekend group is going fast and loose theme of 'taking us to school.' I am hosting and told the writers to...
Culinary Cam
Sep 8, 20234 min read
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Pecorino Times Three: Two Cheeses and a Wine with a Lamb Burger #WinePW
This month Robin of Crushed Grape Chronicles invited the Wine Pairing Weekend writers to share unexpected white wine pairings. What a fun...
Culinary Cam
Aug 11, 20233 min read
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Huevos Rotos (Broken Eggs) + Juvé & Camps Reserva de la Familia Gran Reserva Brut #WinePW
This month Deanna of Wineivore posed this question to the Wine Pairing Weekend writers: "Does Cava really pair with everything? Grab a...
Culinary Cam
Jul 7, 20234 min read
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A Grenache Mutant and a Grilled Halloumi Salad #WinePW
This month I am hosting the Wine Pairing Weekend group and we are sharing wine and cheese pairings. All of these pairings will be live...
Culinary Cam
Jun 8, 20233 min read
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A #WinePW Preview + Chilled Watermelon and Rosé Soup with Feta
This month I am hosting the Wine Pairing Weekend writers as we focus on wines and cheeses You may read my invitation here. All of these...
Culinary Cam
Jun 7, 20232 min read
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You're Invited! The #WinePW Crew Pairs Wines and Cheese
To kick off the summer months, I am inviting the Wine Pairing Weekend writers to share their tips and top picks for pairing wines and...
Culinary Cam
May 15, 20232 min read
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From California's Oldest Wine Region: 2019 L'Autre Côte Cabernet Franc + Chimichurri Lamb Lollipops
This month the Wine Pairing Weekend group is turning their eyes to pairings with wines from Livermore with David from Cooking Chat...
Culinary Cam
May 12, 20233 min read
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Ramen, Rolls, Long-Simmered Broth, & a Sauvignon Blanc from Livermore #WinePW #Sponsored
This month the Wine Pairing Weekend group is turning their eyes to pairings with wines from Livermore with David from Cooking Chat...
Culinary Cam
May 7, 20233 min read
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Localish: Some Bay Area Love for Pizza from Oakland and a Wine from Livermore #WinePW #Sponsored
This month the Wine Pairing Weekend group is turning their eyes to pairings with local wines and local foods. Wine Predator...Gwendolyn...
Culinary Cam
Apr 6, 20235 min read
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From Tehran to McMinnville: Maysara's 2015 Jamsheed Pinot Noir + Joojeh Kabab with Mast-o Khiar
This month the Wine Pairing Weekend writers are turning their spotlights on BIPOC winemakers. That's the acronym for Black, Indigenous...
Culinary Cam
Feb 10, 20234 min read
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Maysara Pinot Gris with Kuku Sabzi, Salad-e Shirazi + (Failed) Tahdig
This month the Wine Pairing Weekend writers are turning their spotlights on BIPOC winemakers. That's the acronym for Black, Indigenous...
Culinary Cam
Feb 4, 20233 min read
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A Little-Cultivated Sicilian Grape Along with a Perennial Favorite - Polpette al Forno
This month the Wine Pairing Weekend group is looking at wines made from new-to-them grapes. I am hosting and am excited to see what wines...
Culinary Cam
Jan 13, 20234 min read
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#WinePW Writers Highlight New-to-Them Grapes + Pasta al Polpo with Carricante
This month the Wine Pairing Weekend writers are diving into pairings with grapes varieties that are new to them. I am hosting and can't...
Culinary Cam
Jan 10, 20234 min read
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