Culinary Goods

 Yep, I know there's no such thing as a key orange. Calm down there. Essentially, this is just like key lime pie, and I cross it with cheesecake, so it's just the way I name things to keep track of stuff. The flavor was awesome. The texture pissed me off, and I don't know why it was any different with orange than lemon or lime? The crust was almost soggy, so I might research more, but the taste was so good that here is a great start.     Key Orange Pie   Oreo Crust 22 oreos 3 Tbs. butter Bake at 350 for 10 minutes  Let it cool for 5-10 minutes, and then you put the following filling in:  1 brick of cream cheese (the brand matters--buy Philadelphia) 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk 2 large egg yolks 1 cup fresh orange juice do not go over this even a tiny bit 1 Tbs. finely grated orange zest do not go over this either   Mix it together and pour it on the pie crust. I make the filling in a food processor to get the lumps out of the cream cheese. Put pie back in the oven

The picture is way in the back (it's in the trifle bowl). So, this recipe came from my Grandma Peterson, and my mom used to make it on Thanksgiving when we were growing up. I've tweaked it a bit. My mom used to use fruit cocktail and canned pineapple so I've essentially made it into just a few ingredients: fresh pineapple, apples, red grapes, clementines, maraschino cherries, and marshmallows (totally a fruit). It's actually pretty good, you know, when you need heavy cream and a citrus sauce on your fruit to take it over the top in terms of health.   Fruit Salad   4 large apples, sliced                                               1 can fresh mandarin oranges I do 4-5                                                                                                                         clementines instead 1/2 bunch red, seedless grapes                                2 sliced bananas I leave this out Maraschino cherries