Key Lime Pie with Gingersnap Pecan Crust

I'm finding WAYYYY too much good stuff in blog world today. This was found here. Wow.. can just imagine how GOOD this is.. may have to try it soon... good for the diet and all.

Key Lime Pie with Pecan Gingersnap Crust
adapted from Food Finery and Gourmet.com

INGREDIENTS
for the lime curd:
1/2 Cup sugar
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
the juice from 10 key limes
the zest from 4 key limes
6 Tablespoons butter

for the pie filling:
2 Cups key lime curd (recipe above makes about 2 cups)
2 cups whipping cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 Tablespoons sugar

gingersnap pecan pie crust (from Gourmet.com):

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus additional for buttering pie plate
Flour for dusting
1 cup finely crushed gingersnap cookies (5 oz; 20 2-inch cookies)
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans (2 oz)
2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS

lime curd: Place the sugar, whole eggs, egg yolks, juice and zest in a medium pan on low and continually whisk to combine (keep at low heat so you will not scramble the eggs). After 5 minutes on low, increase the temperature to medium low and constantly whisk until the mixture turns pale and thickens (about 8-10 minutes). Remove from heat and whisk in the butter. Store in jars or an airtight container for up to one month.

pie filling: Whip the cream until it thickens quite a lot (about 5 minutes) then add the vanilla and sugar. Fold the lime curd in with a rubber spatula and fill desired pie/tart crusts. Chill 2 hours then top with additional whipped cream if desired. Allow to come to room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.

gingersnap pecan pie crust:
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Butter and flour pie or tart dish, knocking out excess flour. Toss together all crust ingredients in a bowl with a fork until crumbs are moistened, then press evenly over bottom and up side of pie plate. Bake crust 6 minutes, then cool on a rack.

Herriman Lacrosse Tournament booth

So some of you know I've been working like a mad woman lately, trying to get a bunch of products made to sell at the booth my friend/neighbor Heather and I rented.

The "show" was a fund raiser for Herriman's kids Lacrosse teams.

It was estimated that over 3000 people would attend the tournament.

Heather and I worked our hiney's off all day/night Friday, getting ready for the 6:00am departure time. (I got about 4 hours of sleep, Heather didn't sleep AT ALL)

We loaded up my 1979 Mercedes station wagon to the gills, tied a couple of chairs and tent/canopy to the top, and off we went.

We found the park it was located in, and began setting up our booth. I found a prime location in the pavilion, up by the stage, in the shade, and out of the wind. (We really wanted shade for Heather's bakery goods, so the frosting, etc. would melt & get gooey)

We spent almost 2 hours setting up, but our booth was by far the cutest one there! (Pics of it later, they are on Heather's camera)

So the 8:00am start time came, and we didn't see any teams coming to play on the field adjacent to the pavilion. Hmmm... we tracked down the lady running the show, and were told that apparently the tournament had been moved to an upper field, because some T-ball kids needed the regular field. Nobody running the show had been told about the change until after the show began.

Lovely. Well the field they'd moved to was just south of the Pavilion, but on a different level (the field was level with the pavilion roof), but signs were being made and word spread to send people/parents down to the pavilion.

Well, long story short, nobody saw the signs, or cared about the fund raiser and we sold product to maybe 15 people all day. Five of them were Heather's relatives.

I sold a donut.

To Heather's dad.

(In case you're wondering why he would want a donut, he's a cop & is going to put it on his desk... hmmm do I detect a new market?)

Heather was more successful with her cupcakes and other goodies, but after the cost of the booth, she made about $25.00

Ooohhhh. Aaahhhh.

Pretty disappointing. We sent Heather's 2 teenage daughters out with samples, out bragging about how good the stuff was, and out with business cards/flyers to stick on cars. Nothing seemed to help.

I spent my money from the donut on 2 pecan logs another vendor was selling. (Happy Father's Day Dad and Dudley!) They were too yummy to pass up, and at least I made enough to cover their cost! Ha!

So... lessons learned:



1) Research the potential better in future. (although this one SHOULD have had plenty of potential)

2) We did learn how to set up our booth, what we needed, how to make it easier in future, etc.

3) Look for more shows to attend, with more proven success. (This WAS the very first Lacrosse fundraiser ever for Herriman)

4) Be happy my items are not perishable. Heather is going to try to unload some of her cupcakes on local restaurants for their dessert options.

5) Try, try again!

Anywho.. now you get to see the stuff I made for it! (Minus one donut.. it was yellow)

We are going to look into a booth at the Utah State Fair, will keep you posted!

Get your motor runnin’….

Dudley got his BMW out and running this weekend.. the boys both enjoyed a ride around the neighborhood. Drew was first…suited up in the harness we bought when Douglas was little and riding to preschool every morning with Dudley. Douglas watched and waited anxiously for his turn, helmet ready.

Drew returns with Dude, and Douglas takes his place… but what? Drew going through withdrawals already? Oh….poor Drew! He finally “man’s” up right before Dudley and Douglas return home.

Do I see more motorcycle rides in the boys future?

Dish Drying Mats

I finished a bunch of dish drying mats for my sisters, sisters-in-law, and mother's birthdays this year.

These are made out of my fabric scraps and a dish towel.

I made a BUNCH of these at Christmas for all my neighbors/friends, and one for me. I use mine ALL THE TIME, every time I unload the dishwasher I set the drippy dishes on the towel.

I also use it as a hot pad for my larger pans, cake pans, etc.

Felt Flower Basket

My neighbor "re-gifted" this to me the other day, I filled it with goodies for Teacher Appreciation Week. I thought it was cute and would be pretty easy to replicate, so I took photo's for inspiration for all who want to look!