So, how was Mother’s Day? Mine was extremely quiet and uneventful which sounds boring but was really nice! My oldest son called and we ended up chatting for over two hours. That usually does not happen but I guess we were both rather lonely for each other. He comes home the end of this month. Did I mention he comes home the end of this month? Not that I am excited. I always want to bake lots of things for him and feed him well but he is very much into grilled chicken …read more

This is my entry for Apples & Thyme, hosted this month by Marla, of Bella Baita View.

And..it is long.
I learned to love homemade jam at my Aunt Bernie’s house in Michigan. She had a farm, and I decided she had not only the perfect life, but the best farm ever. She grew raspberries, and strawberries by the gross it seemed. We spent several weeks in the summers at her place. There was nothing quite like waking up in the morning and smelling coffee

Key limes are tiny little limes that grow on Key West , Florida.  The juice is really nothing like a lime..it is tarter somehow, but with a uniqueness that you can’t explain.
  You can’t often find key limes in the produce section but the juice is available. It is usually right by the lemon juice on the shelves.  If not, I did check Amazon and they have several types available. Do not substitute lime juice here, it just won’t work.
1 baked crust or,
1 graham cracker crust or, my favorite,
1 gingersnap crumb crust
2 cans eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
2 egg yolks
1 …read more