Our Cooking Light‘s Virtual Supper Club meets again! This month’s theme is based on Regional Cuisine…dishes inspired by the flavors of our own local regions. The ladies in our group came together to create a fantastic dinner party that I only wish I could actually be attending in real life! Our menu this month is as follows:

Bruschetta with Peach Salsa and Melted Brie by Val (British Columbia)
Spinach Salad with Maple-Dijon Vinaigrette by Helene (Vancouver)
Pan-Seared Shrimp Po-Boys by Jamie (Pensacola, Florida)
Double Maple Cupcakes by Shelby (Upstate New York)
Key Lime Pie by Aggie (Central Florida)

You can pretty much find Key Lime Pie on any restaurant menu in Florida…in fact, did you know that Key Lime Pie is the official Florida state pie? (I actually didn’t until I googled it recently…) The juice used in making this sweet but tart pie is from Key limes, which are found in none other than the Florida Keys. I actually have a Key Lime tree in my backyard, it’s still a baby so no limes yet, but I am looking forward to the day when I can go out back and find some of these cute little fruits on the tree! If you don’t have access to fresh Key limes, look for Nellie & Joe’s Famous Key West Lime Juice in your grocery store…its amazing and worked perfectly for this pie!

Key Lime Pie is traditionally made with egg yolks, key lime juice and condensed milk…how do you lighten it up you ask? Well, Cooking Light did a great job in doing so…using a combination of egg whites and whole eggs, and fat free condensed milk. The flavor of the key lime juice is so distinct, you can hardly taste the difference. It’s nice to know that I can enjoy my favorite dessert without the guilt! And it’s hard not imagining yourself beach side while eating a slice!

Click here for a copy of this lightened up Key Lime Pie recipe!!

Oh and P.S….Key Lime Pie should always have a pale yellow custard filling…stay away from the green pies!!

Hope everyone is having a nice weekend!! We are headed to the beach today to celebrate my nephew Cody’s high school graduation with the family. Before we go though, I wanted to share with you an easy delicious dessert that I put together this past week.

I’ve been seeing rhubarb all over blog world this week, specifically here and here. I have never tried rhubarb before, am not even sure what it really is…a fruit I assume?? Whatever it is, I was inspired by a recipe I saw in Cooking Light for a Raspberry and Rhubarb pie…I love raspberries so I thought turning the pie idea into an easier and healthier “crumble” would work for me.

This was delicious…tart, yet still sweet. And it really was a breeze to put together. I put it together while preparing dinner, then put it in the oven so it cooked while we were eating. It was smelling good and ready to eat once we were done with clean up!

Congratulations to Peachkins of The Peach Kitchen and Melissa of Alosha’s Kitchen for being the winners of the cookbook giveaway!! Using Random.org their comment numbers were chosen. Please email me your mailing addresses so I can get those cookbooks off to you!

Congrats to the gals and thank you all for the kind comments…it means a lot to me to know you all are enjoying Aggie’s Kitchen!!

Enjoy!

Congratulations Cody!! We are all so proud of you!
xoxo