At my event on Thursday, a mom who has a child with autism gave me a gift: three bags of key limes.  It was such a fun and spontaneous surprise!  An unexpected abundance of tiny limes.

Certainly, that calls for something special. After getting some great suggestions, I decided to try making key lime pie.  I copied a recipe off the Internet and juiced most of those little limes (I bet they sell a little tool in Florida that makes it easer, but I did it all with a spoon).  It took about 40 of these limes to get the required 3/4 cup of juice.

Even though I washed my hands over and over, they still smelled like lime all day--which was like carrying around a little bit of Southern warmth and sunshine. 

I've only had key lime pie once (when I spoke at a conference in  Florida) and John had never had it. So it was fun to have something new!  He had two pieces, so I think it was a hit. :-)    

Here's a piece for you, too.