Shannon here: Christina Sinisi shares a recipe for Healthier Key Lime Pie. What could be better than dessert? A healthier desert. Comment or answer the question in this post to enter the drawing for an e-book copy of multi-author short story collection, A Holy City Christmas: Charleston Holiday Tales, which includes Christina’s story, A South of Broad Christmas. Deadline: Nov 9th, 11:59 pm central time. Here’s Christina:
A Healthier Key Lime Pie—and Super-Easy to Make
Ingredients:
2 eggs
2 egg whites
½ cup Key Lime Juice (find this with your other bottled juices in a fake lime shape)
1 ½ teaspoon grated lime zest (regular lime—add more)
1 can (14 ounce) low-fat sweetened condense milk
1 graham cracker crust
1 ½ cups low-fat whipped topping (Or if you think it’s worth calories—and we do—whipping cream)
Lime slices, for garnish
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat the eggs and egg whites with a whisk or a mixer until well-blended. Stir in the juice, zest (or not, my husband doesn’t like the zest), and milk and beat until well-blended.
- Pour the mixture into the crust. Bake on the center rack for about 20 minutes, until the center is set but still wobbly (it will firm up as it cools). Allow the pie to cool on the counter, then cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- Before eating, spread the whipped topping evenly over the filling. Garnish with lime slices if you’d like.
- Makes 8 slices; at 330 calories per slice.
Recipe originates from Cook This, Not That by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding, with my little special touches.
Question for Readers: Do you have a favorite Christmas story (besides the Nativity, which of course, is the best story ever told)?
About Christina: A member of American Christian Fiction Writers, Christina Sinisi writes stories about families, both the broken and blessed. Her works include a semi-finalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award contest and the American Title IV Contest where she appeared in the top ten in the Romantic Times magazine. By day, she is a psychology professor and lives in the LowCountry of South Carolina with her husband and two children and loves a good cooking challenge. Learn more & connect:
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About the book – A Holy City Christimas: Charleston Holiday Tales
There’s something magical about Christmas … but in Charleston, South Carolina, the holiday is extra-special. This collection of short stories combines the festive joy of the holiday with the beauty of the Holy City … Charleston.
Presented by authors from the South Carolina Lowcountry chapter of American Christian Fiction Writers.
Dock Street Miracle by Laurie Larsen: Susannah, raised in foster care, now making her timid path into adulthood, receives the chance of a lifetime when exuberant off-Broadway theater veteran Molly arrives to direct the Christmas Nativity play at the historic Dock Street Theater. Working with Molly changes Susannah’s life in many ways. But she could never agree to Molly’s last-minute request to play the important role of Jesus’ mother. Could she?
The Little Things by Robin Stearns Lee: A homeless mother, missing children, and a mystery disappearance from a Christmas nativity scene — how will Pastor Ben Owens and his wife Rachel navigate these complications during the busy season of celebrating the birth of Christ?
A South of Broad Christmas by Christina Sinisi: A member of Charleston’s upper-crust meets a money-grubbing tour guide when he sneaks his tour group into her backyard—without her permission. Then, life keeps throwing them together—at Christmas. It’s almost as if the good Lord knows what he’s doing.
Sunrise Shells and Christmas Bells by Melissa Henderson: Lana has experienced the loss of her husband due to illness and then, a hurricane that almost destroyed her home. While life continues, Lana becomes involved in a mystery and possibly a new love in her life. “Sunrise Shells and Christmas Bells” brings love, faith in God, and hope for the future.
Nine O’Clock, December by Jody Stallings: For 31 nights every December, the mysterious stranger appears in her backyard and gazes into the harbor. Who is he? What is he seeking? As Jennie searches for his identity, she realizes she hasn’t yet found her own.
It Had to Be You by Annette Wiley: Marie’s idyllic world is crumbling bit by bit. Now, the United States is officially at war after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor. She hasn’t heard a word from her deployed boyfriend James. When her friends drag her to a local USO dance, she’s stunned to feel a magnetic pull to a handsome sailor. Not only was the country’s future hanging in the balance, but Marie’s sense of stability and hope is shaken to the core. Would God bring hope for her future through the turmoil?
Beauty for Ashes by Dianne Miley: High school senior Calli refuses to let a little pink plus sign seal her fate into a life like her mom’s. But her firefighter boyfriend, Ember is determined to marry Calli and raise their child together. While she explores options other than parenting, Ember is called to a fire that threatens to take his life. Only divine intervention can save their love—and their lives.
It Happened One Christmas by Larry and Margaret McNab Gale: Post World War II Charleston is a city where social standing matters. A chance meeting of two people on the street at Christmas could lead to something more. But can they overcome the differences between their backgrounds and the prejudices of their families? It may all depend on the outcome of a life-threatening medical procedure.
Note about Holy City Christmas—The proceeds from this Christmas Anthology from the LowCountry ACFW chapter of Charleston, South Carolina go to RISE, an organization that helps homeless men rise above their circumstances by not only giving them shelter, but also by offering training and other avenues of getting on their feet.
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Thank you for having me as a guest! God bless, Christina
Glad to have, Christina.