key lime pie is one of my all time favorite desserts– and also i love that you can’t really mess it up, no matter what it always tastes good!

i’ve made the simple version with the bottle recipe and a store bought graham cracker crust many times, but i love how much richer and crustier making from scratch is! (plus it’s still so easy!) i’ve also made with fresh key limes and with the bottle and tbh the bottle is MUCH less time consuming so i way prefer it and don’t taste a huge difference.

not to mention the last time i made key lime pie with actual key limes, we squeezed like 30 of them and then i got a margarita burn at the playground haha. 

pie recipe adapted from all recipes and crust recipe adapted from sallys baking addiction

creamy dreamy key lime pie

i love key lime pie made from scratch! this is one of my all-time favorite desserts.

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Ingredients  

for the filling

• 3 cups sweetened condensed milk
• ½ cup sour cream
• ¾ cup key lime juice*
• 1 tablespoon grated lime zest

for the graham cracker crust

• 1½ cups graham cracker crumbs (about 10 full sheet graham crackers)
• 5 tb unsalted butter melted
• 1⁄4 cup granulated sugar

Instructions 

to make the crust

1. crush up 10 full sheet graham crackers and mix with 5 tb melted butter and 1/4 cup granulated sugar. press firmly into 9” pie plate and bake for 8 mins at 300f.

to make the pie filling

1. preheat oven to 350f.
2. mix together 3 cups sweetened condensed milk, ½ cup sour cream, ¾ cup key lime juice and 1 tb grated lime zest in a medium bowl.
3. bake in oven at 350f for 6-8 mins until slightly set and some small bubbles appear (do not brown!)
4. thoroughly chill in fridge before serving and my favorite topping forever is cool or coco whip with grated lime rind.

Notes

*this is the key lime juice i use

sources: PIE PLATE / NAPKIN

this is one of my all time favorite things to grill and i copied the recipe from megan martinez‘s instagram food highlights so i thought it would be helpful to have it written out! (and because everyone asks on instagram when i post it!)

it’s a perfectly simple one bowl dinner entree, ideal for summer weeknights. you know i love my simple weeknight chicken recipes!!

you can use whatever herbs you like, i always just use whatever we have growing and mix it together. the medley always tastes good. i’ve also done it with skinless chicken breasts and with boneless skinless chicken thighs, both are great. but our family loves a chicken thigh so i usually opt for them.

herby grilled chicken

this one bowl grilled chicken dish is my go-to – it's so simpe to make and both kids love, it always slaps!!!

you can use whatever herbs you want, it'll be good no matter what!

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Ingredients  

• boneless skinless chicken you can use thighs or breasts
• extra virgin olive oil
• zest of 1 lemon
• juice of 1 lemon
• coarse salt + fresh ground pepper

Fresh Herbs

• italian flat leaf parsley
• parsley
• mint
• sage
• tarragon
• thyme
• rosemary
• cilantro

Instructions 

1. chop up all your fresh herbs. i use pretty much everything we have growing, i love the medley of everything mixed together, so use whatever you like!
2. in a large bowl, mix your chicken with the herbs – i like them heavily coated, so you can always add more herbs if you need to.
3. add olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon juice and lemon zest into the bowl and mix well.
4. grill on one side until golden brown, flip and cook until internal temp reaches 165℉

Notes

i didn’t include exact measurements because you can just eyeball how much of everything to use depending on the amount of chicken you use!

(i’ve made this with only a small package of thighs and the kids basically ate it all and we went hungry, so i make more these days lol)

if you want to make a big batch while you go through the trouble of grilling, the leftovers would also make for great lunches over a salad or grain!

btw megan has always been one of my favorites to follow – i love her style, her recipes and her annual vacations to the cape!