Key Lime Pie- for Quicas

* note to family and friends, one of my postcard pals requested a recipe from my hometown. Key Lime pie seemed appropriate, but I couldn't fit the whole recipe on the postcard, so I figured it was easiest to post here. Maybe you'll be adventurous and try it too?

Key Lime Pie
( from: www.reluctantgourmet.com/keylime )

1/2 cup fresh (key) lime juice
4 tsp grated lime zest (do this before juicing limes)
4 egg yolks
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
11 graham crackers
3 tbsp sugar
5 tbsp melted unsalted butter

Whisk together egg yolks & lime zest.
Beat in milk and then the lime juice. Set aside at room temp until it thickens
Preheat oven to 325
in another bowl, crush graham crackers into crumbs, then add sugar.
Add butter to crumb mixture, and stir until well blended.
Pour crumb mixture into 9 inch pie pan, firm across the bottom and up the sides.
Bake for 15 minutes (until light brown) - remove and cool.
Pour lime filling into crust, bake another 15 minutes (until it's set but wiggly).
Remove and cool to room temp, then refridgerate at least three hours.
Top with whipped cream before serving.

Traveling Baby... and postcards too

Hey friends! Thanks for weighing in on the last post.... so yes, I'll mark this as Kaden's first snow. It's not as impressive as the Midwest snow, but this morning we even got a visual memento of the flurries:



Notice how unimpressed he looks. Earlier tonight we went to the Dixie Stampede... and Kade decided to forgo his late afternoon nap in order to watch the lights and fake snow. The funniest moment? When Dolly Parton appeared on a huge screen, our babe literally dropped the bottle from his mouth and pushed himself upwards to watch her. TWICE! We laughed, of course, but mine was a nervous laugh, covering the anxiety I felt over the possible implications of a 4 month old adoring Dolly. Then I remembered that there's a perfectly adorable and mainstream toddler who loves all things Lawrence Welk, so maybe Kaden will be okay after all.

If you haven't discovered Postcrossing yet, but you love mail/postcards/geography/other cultures/random people... you need to check it out. Basically you send a postcard to a randomly generated member, and once they receive it, you get on the list to GET a random postcard from someone else. I've only been a member for about a month, but have learned a TON. Like about the UNESCO World Heritage list, and various Eastern European countries... oh, and also received some good tips for historical fiction books (add any of your favorites in the comments section, pls!).