When this weeks Tuesday's with Dorie pick from Dianne of Dianne's Dishes was Florida Pie, I was happy yet sad at the same time. See Florida Pie is pretty much Key Lime Pie...and we all know I love that. The only thing is, if you read this blog you know that I just made Key Lime Pie. And I don't really like repeaters. I thought of different ways to make the pie and it just wasn't doing it for me. I knew that I wanted to make the key lime filling. I knew I wanted some sort of graham cracker element. I needed coconut since that is what helps make this different from regular key lime. And I knew I needed meringue but that I wanted it in cookie form. I originally thought of a deconstruct(like the photo below). But I am just not really a fan of those desserts for some reason. They seem cold to me...and not like ice cream cold, more like mean boy that tells you that you DO look fat in those jeans cold. So back to thinking I went. I decided to see if I could make a genoise using graham … [Read more...]