Culinary Adventures with Camilla

I had been wondering what to do with some leftover pastry cream. A blogger friend joked, " I'm sorry I have to ask...what is leftover pastry cream?? I have never heard of this thing." I know, I know. It's a rarity, but my kids made pastry cream enough for an army. If you have been following me at all this week, you'll know that my second dose of the COVID vaccine sidelined me completely. I pretty much lounged in bed for three days. The upside: I got through several books. On the Page So, I had just read  A Villa in Sicily: Olive Oil and Murder  by Fiona Grace and thought I'd pick up another of her books.  I breezed through Beachfront Bakery: A Killer Cupcake  by Fiona Grace* and it hit me. I would make profiteroles and fill them with that leftover pastry cream. I'll get to that in a moment. Reading two cozy mysteries by Grace so close together, I can say: she has a formula. I won't be reading any more of her books, I don't think. But I enjoyed them...

Today Heather of Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks   has the Festive Foodies are sharing Mardi Gras recipes. Check out these other delicious Mardi Gras recipes... Cajun Chicken Pasta from Jolene's Recipe Journal  Chicken and Sausage Gumbo from The Spiffy Cookie  Fastelavnsboller from Culinary Adventures with Camilla  King Bundt Cake from The Redhead Baker  King's Cake Cinnamon Rolls from Kate's Recipe Box  Mardi Gras Monkey Bread from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks  Muffaletta Salad from A Day in the Life on a Farm  Oven-Baked Mardi Gras Empanadas from Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice  Shrimp and Grits from Cindy's Recipes and Writings  Shrimp Creole from Caroline's Cooking  Shrimp Dirty Rice from Palatable Pastime  Shrimp étouffée  from House of Nash Eats Mardi Gras, Carnevale, and Fastelavn So, everyone is probably familiar with Mardi Gras. Carnevale is th...

Tomorrow I'll post a photo of this sliced and ready to devour! My littlest Kitchen Elf loves watching Cake Boss . Ever since he discovered it in our Netflix stream, he's been (borderline) obsessed. And he is slowly making his way through the seasons when he has a chance. In one episode, Buddy and his baking crew make what they called 'pastachote.' At least that's what it sounded like to D.  "Mom, it's a Southern Italian pastry. You had to have had it when you lived in Italy!" he insisted. "Can we make it?" First, I don't love sweets, so if I ever did see that pastry in Italy, I probably didn't buy it. And since I don't love sweets, I didn't learn to make very many while I lived there.   Tiramisù is an exception; that I made many, many times while I was there...and many, many times since. Second, what on Earth are you saying?!? That doesn't even sound Italian!  Then I remembered that Italian-Americans have an irrit...