Berry Tiramisu

I saw this on "The Kitchen" and thought it would be great to make with all the local fresh berries in abundance right now minus strawberries, they're done locally now.  The liqueur in it cost me $53 here in Canada 🙄.  I would use it for some "French martinis" though another time 😋.  

Crock Pot Swamp Potatoes

I'm not on TikTok - I waste enough time on the internet and I know it would be addicting for me if I started looking at it.  Anyway, I read this recipe went viral on there but I followed the instructions from this site.  What I used:

Ham and Cheese Croissant Casserole

Easter Sunday brunch 🐰!  I found this recipe here and it sounded easy enough to put together as I had to do dinner AND dessert, all homemade as well.  I did a few things on Saturday to make life easier.  I edited the recipe to design it just for the two of us (4 servings).

Pasteis de Nata (Portuguese Custard Tarts)

I stumbled across this recipe and decided to give it a try.  It seemed easy for what I've always thought would be complicated to make and I guess if you were making your own puff pastry, then it would...They're never the same here if you've eaten them in Portugal, but I thought I'd give it a go since they're a fine breakfast or dessert, regardless.

Keto Pizza

I had to try this when I saw it.  I've never really had a good pizza crust that is not made with real white death flour of some sort...I had no idea what size this would make but it made a large pizza.  What I used:

Peanut Butter Pie with Chocolate Crust

This recipe is Joanna Gaines', from Magnolia network.  I saw her make it on her show and thought how much my son would enjoy this, so I made it for him.  I didn't look to see if I had powdered sugar in the cupboard (I did) so bought it while out shopping for this.  Are you kidding me, a bag of icing sugar was $4.69!!!  I used to love food shopping, now I just feel like I'm getting reamed. 💰😠 ...and I won't even eat this, lol.  What I used:

Poulet Mafé

I saw this recipe come up and decided to give it a try.  It comes from the Senegal region of West Africa, I learned.  I didn't buy scotch bonnet peppers at the grocery store as they came in a pack of 8 for $5!  I knew I'd only use one so decided to use my scotch bonnet hot sauce instead.  In the video, he uses one whole pepper to simmer in the stew at the end.  I also only had sweetened (Kraft) peanut butter but hopefully could balance that out with extra hot sauce???  I bought a pack of thighs that was well over 2 lbs as well but I used it all anyway.  I marinated my chicken overnight.  In the video he kept the chicken skin on and so did I.  

Pad Kra Pao

I make this on rotation but have never put the recipe up so today was the day.  It really only takes a couple of minutes to put together once you've done the mise en place (15 more minutes?).  It's a ground meat and "Holy Basil" stir fry.  What I used today:

Low Country Pickled Shrimp Salad

I saw this on food t.v. and I knew (providing I could find pickled okra) that this would be my next salad.  I ended up pickling my own okra as I couldn't find it locally.  What I used:

Homemade Pickled Okra

I tried to buy jarred pickled okra locally but couldn't find it.  So, I decided to make it myself and found this recipe.  Here's my take on it: