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Dairy Free Key Lime Pie

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Summertime is here, and who doesn’t love a good ‘ol key lime pie for dessert as the days swelter? Surprise your dairy free friends with this delightfully creamy {Dairy Free} Key Lime Pie! It’s so good that folks who aren’t dairy free enjoy it, too!

{Dairy Free} Key Lime Pie | Summertime is here, and who doesn't love a good 'ol key lime pie for dessert as the days swelter? Surprise your dairy free friends with this delightfully creamy {Dairy Free} Key Lime Pie! It's so good that folks who aren't dairy free enjoy it, too! @speckledpalate for @mycookingspot

When I was a kid, my dad, sister and I wanted to surprise my mom for Mother’s Day with a homemade Key Lime Pie.

I remember slaving away in the kitchen. We juiced tons of key limes. We prepared the Graham cracker crust. We even made whipped cream.

And when that pie came out of the oven, it looked gorgeous.

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Avocado Watermelon & Tomatillo Skewers with Jalepeno Honey Lime Vinaigrette

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This fruit skewer is juicy, tart, creamy, and spicy all in one bite. They disappeared first at the party!

Hi there! Stephanie here. This is my first contribution to My Cooking Spot, and I really hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do. If you follow my blog, you’ll know that I grew up in Texas and really, really love Mexican food. I grew up cooking with my friends’ abuelitas, and really can’t get enough of the nuanced style of Mexican and Tex-Mex cooking.

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Strawberry Rhubarb Biscuit Bake

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Strawberry Rhubarb Biscuit Bake

The season of spring is upon us and the strawberries in Oregon are overflowing with flavor and sweetness. The rhubarb time is here and what a special time it is. Rhubarb and strawberries go hand in hand not just because of the complimentary sweet-to-sour or their matching color palate but because they ripen at the same time.

Every year I look forward with anticipation to the farmer’s market opening and that big sign that reads Fresh rhubarb sweet local strawberries! It pulls me from my tasks, from my busy, busy days it makes me pull the car over and wander around the market with basket in hand, eyes almost popping out of my head as they bounce from bountiful stand to bountiful stand.

This year I wanted something easy for breakfast with my family on the coast so I whipped up this easy little treat. It is perfect for breakfast, a little snack with tea or for a light dessert and is ready in no time at all. I love serving it in the cast iron pan you cook it in too; it brings that sweet little farmhouse charm right from oven to table. What I love is how quick and delicious this is, no crusts to make and chill then roll out and bake just a little fruit and a little flour and a lot of flavor.

 

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