donuts

homemade donuts equal a delicious breakfast!

[ recipe for cake donuts: http://www.joyofbaking.com/breakfast/CakeDoughnutsRecipe.html ]

raspberry lime sorbet

I made some raspberry lime sorbet this last weekend and it was delicious! Very limey so if you wanted to, cut out some of the lime juice so it's not so strong.  The amount of raspberries is perfect as is.  Be warned, this recipe takes some time to make as you have to let it sit several times throughout the process.

Raspberry Lime Sorbet

·   1 Cup Sugar

·   1 Cup Water

·   8 oz fresh, ripe raspberries

·   4 limes

Directions

1. Zest the 4 limes and add the zest to a pan with the cup of sugar

2. Boil water and add 1 cup of boiling water to the sugar and lime zest mixture. Stir until the sugar has dissolved and let sit for 30 minutes.

3. Strain the lime zest out and put the liquid back in the pan. Add the raspberries and bring to a boil.

4. Remove from heat and whisk until the raspberries are broken up. Put in the refrigerator to cool. Once cool add the lime juice.

[You can put it all through the sieve to get rid of the raspberry seeds and any tiny bits of the lime pulp.]

5. Toss it in your ice cream maker and let it do its job!  Put into a container and let harden further in the freezer.

lime pie

The other day we bought a bag of limes at Costco with the intention of making key lime pie.  Little did I know you actually needed key limes to do so.  Instead we found a key lime pie recipe and just used our normal limes and the result was fantastic.  I have always found key lime pie to be rather sour so this pie was just tart enough for me without being unpleasant.  The recipe I used is also ridiculously easy, so if you enjoy a good lime pie, make it!

Ingredients:
- 4 egg yolks
- 2 cans sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup fresh lime juice (we used 7 limes)
- 1 graham cracker crust (or shortbread crust)

Directions:
1. Beat the egg yolks together before adding the sweetened condensed milk and lime juice.  Mix well.
2. Pour into graham cracker crust.
3. Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.
4. Refrigerate for several hours for best results.
5. Serve with whipped cream and lime wedges!