Abby bakes Key Lime Pie!

Abby decided this week that she wanted to make key lime pie. I was really excited about it, because I love it, but the hubby was even more excited. This has to be his favorite dessert, other than strawberry shortcake!

Have you ever tried to juice and zest a key lime? They are tiny! Abby squeezed the whole bag of key limes to get 1/2 cup of juice and it took about 4 key limes to get 1 Tbsp of zest. But it was worth it in the end. It is a great tasting pie!

We will make this pie again and again. It is really that good!

Abby's Key Lime Pie:

1 9in. graham cracker pie shell--we used store bought

1/2 cup key lime juice

1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk

1 Tbsp key lime zest

4 large egg yolks

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Mix all 4 ingredients until combined. Pour into graham cracker pie shell and bake for 15-17 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes, then put into the refrigerator for at least 4 hours.

**If you make your own graham cracker crust, make sure to bake it first before you pour in the filling.**

Baking with Abby

This is Abby, my 8 year old daughter, who loves to be in the kitchen. She also named my blog, after her, of course! The other day I was checking out my daily blogs and Jeanine from The Baking Beauties mentioned that through the Summer, her daughter Abby would be doing segments on Mondays. I really liked this idea and thought I would "borrow" her idea and do the same. The plan is, for each week, I will let one my kids choose a recipe and will post on Mondays. This week was Abby, next will be Blake and the following Shane. I may have a problem with Shane, as he is 13 and spends most of his free time with the lady friend that lives behind us. But, hopefully, he will play along as well. Another kid inspired blog is Cooking with the Kids, hosted by Sabrina and Alex, this brother-sister duo cooks up some great things! Everyday, I am shocked of what they come up with! Now back to Abby.


Abby chose a recipe from the Pink Princess Cookbook by Barbara Beery, Ice Cream Sandwiches made with rice krispie treats. Abby loves this book, and if you have a daughter, she would love it too! Even if you don't have a daughter, you ladies will love it! It is one of my favorites. It brings out the little girl in me. :)
First, Abby sprayed the inside of a large pot with nonstick cooking spray and put in the butter and marshmallows to start melting. Stirring as they melted to combine to 2 ingredients. Then you mix in the rice krispie treats, and a few pink bunny sprinkles to add that pink girly touch.



The finished product!


Abby was excited about how they turned out, and so were her brothers!



Rice Krispie Treat Ice Cream Sandwiches



1/4 cup butter or margarine (do not use soft-spread margarine)

1 (10 oz) bag marshmallows

1 tsp vanilla

6 cups rice krispie cereal

1/2 cup decorating sprinkles (optional)



Ice cream



Spray a large saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Melt butter or margarine with marshmallows in pan, stirring often. Stir in vanilla. Add cereal and remove from heat.



Stir together until a large ball begins to form. Add decorating sprinkles, if desired.



Scoop mix into a 9x13 inch pan that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Flatten; then chill in the refrigerator for 10 -15 minutes. Removed from refrigerator and cut into 2 inch squares. (A trick that we discovered was to let the mixture cool for a few minutes in the pan, and then use your hands to flatten it.)



Put a small scoop of ice cream on top of one square and top with another square. Trim off extra ice cream so it is square. Press together and eat right away, or place in freezer until ready to serve.

Tea with Queen Abby

Today, I was graciously invited to have tea with Queen Abby. What a wonderful treat on a Saturday afternoon. Without thinking twice about it, we (Queen Abby and myself) made tart cherry scones. I have been wanting to make them ever since Laurie at Quirky Cupcake had made them and shared the recipe. Of course, we had to sprinkle them with pink sugar, and then we drizzled the scones with an orange glaze.

The "queen" herself loved the scones and said that they were the best. As a taste test, we tried the scones with a dollop of white chocolate whipped cream, that will be used in this weeks TWD. Oh my! even better. Not that the scones needed anything else, but this just added a little more sweetness. Even, my (I have no part of feminine genes) husband liked these. He had 2, and even added the cream.

The scones were served with Orange, passionfruit, and Jasmine tea, complete with your choice of 1 sugar cubes or 2. I look forward to many more teas with Queen Abby.

Thanks again to Laurie for sharing her scone recipe!