New York

In my haste and excitement that the video finally worked, I forgot to explain. At the end of the July we decided to celebrate Pioneer Day by visiting their hometown... New York City. While the low quality video doesn't quite do it justice, it was a pretty good way to cram four packed days into twelve and half minutes!

Coconut and Lime

I have noticed that I tend to get on certain kicks when it comes to baking. The last couple of weeks have been coconut and lime. We had a delicious coconut key lime pie on Friday night. Unfortunately it was so tasty we didn't manage to get any pictures, but I did get a couple of shots of my coconut lime macaroons. Here are the recipes....

For the pie

Ingredients: 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk (fat free is fine) 3 egg yolks 2/3 cup toasted coconut 1/3 cup key lime juice* 2 1/2 teaspoons key lime zest 9 inch round graham cracker crust Directions: Preheat oven to 300. In a large mixing bowl, using your electric mixer, beat the egg yolks, lime juice and zest until the eggs are creamy. Slowly add condensed milk and toasted coconut and mix until well combined. Pour into crust and bake 15 minutes or until the pie is "set" and no longer feels liquid to the touch. Cool on wire rack, refrigerate.

For the Cookies

Adapted from the Taste of Home Cookbook

1 1/3 c flaked coconut

1/3 c sugar

2 Tbs flour

2 egg whites

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Juice from 1 lime

1-2 tsp lime zest

Directions:

In a small bowl, combine the coconut, sugar, flour, and salt. Stir in remaining ingredients and mix well. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 325 degrees for 18-20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. You can add a chocolate chip for fun if you want!