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DESERT RECIPES

Chocolate Key Lime Pie

1 tablespoon plain gelatin	1 cup sugar
1/4/ teaspoon salt	4 eggs separated
½ cup Key Lime juice, strained	¼ cup water
1 teaspoon grated Key Lime peel	1 cup heavy cream whipped
1 9-inch baked chocolate graham cracker crust

Mix the gelatin, half of the sugar, and salt in a sauce pan. Beat the egg yolks in a separate bowl. Add the Key Lime juice and water to the egg yolks. Stir the egg yolk mixture into the gelatin mixture saucepan. Cook on low heat, stirring, just until mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and blend in the grated peel. Chill, blending often, until mixture is thick when dropped by spoon. Beat the egg whites until soft peeks form. Add the remaining sugar and beat until stiff. Fold into the gelatin mixture. Fold in the whipped cream. Pour into the baked graham cracker crust and refrigerate until firm. Serve with a sprinkle of chocolate and garnish with lime slice.

Pina Colada Cream Pie

1/2 Cup of Pineapple Juice	4 Ounces of Crushed Pineapple, drained
8 Ounces of Sweetened Condensed Milk	3 Cups of Whipped Topping - divided
4 Ounces of Cream Cheese	2 (9) Inch Chocolate Cookie Pie Crusts
4 Ounces of Shredded Coconut

Mix the cream cheese, milk and pineapple juice in a bowl. Beat until thoroughly mixed. Add the coconut, half of the whipped topping and the crushed pineapple. Mix until well blended. Divide between the two pie crusts. Top with the remaining whipped topping. Freeze. Serve and enjoy!

DINNER RECIPES

Steamed Lemon Grouper Fillets FLORIDA KEYS

6 Grouper fillets	1 small onion
1 ½ teaspoon chopped parsley	1 ½ teaspoons paprika
½ teaspoon salt	½ teaspoon black pepper
¼ cup fresh lemon juice

Place one fillet on a 12 inch square of foil. Sprinkle with the remaining 6 ingredients, including lemon juice. Fold foil to form a pocket and seal edges. Continue with remaining fillets. Place foil pockets on baking sheet and bake in pre heated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. FLORIDA KEYS

Crab Quiche FLORIDA KEYS

1 - 9"unbaked pie shell	1 small onion finely chopped
½ cup chopped bellpepper	2 tablespoons of butter
4 eggs lightly beaten	2 cups half-and-half
½ pound grated Swiss cheese	1 teaspoon salt
Dash of cayenne pepper	1 6.5 ounces of crabmeat

Sauté onion and bellpepper in butter until transparent, about 3 to 5 minutes. Mix eggs, half-and-half, salt, cheese, pepper and crabmeat. Add onions and bellpepper. Mix well. Pour into pie shell and bake at 425 for 30 minutes or until center is firm. Enjoy! FLORIDA KEYS

Snapper Cozumel FLORIDA KEYS

1 cup lemon juice	1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate	1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 tbsp. orange zest	1 red onion, thinly sliced
1 tbsp. lemon zest	1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
2 cloves garlic, minced	2 pounds snapper fillets
	fresh cilantro

In medium bowl, combine first five ingredients (left side of table). Whisk in oil, then mix in cilantro, onion and jalapeno pepper. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Place Snapper in a shallow baking dish and pour marinade over top. Cover and marinate in refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours. Drain well. Grill or broil (turn only once) until fish flakes easy with fork (8 to 10 minutes per inch of thickness). Baste frequently. Serve garnished with cilantro sprigs (serves 4). FLORIDA KEYS

Beer Boiled Shrimp FLORIDA KEYS

1 pound raw shrimp, unpeeled	4 peppercorns
1 can of your favorite brewsky	1 whole clove garlic, peeled
2 bay leaves	1/2 lemon, sliced

Combine all ingredients in large pot. Cover and bring to boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, let stand uncovered until shrimp is pink and firm (about 5 to 10 minutes). Drain well. Serve hot or cold and chow down (serves 2 medium size portions). FLORIDA KEYS

DRINK RECIPES

Pina Colada FLORIDA KEYS

Fill blender with ice, no less than 2 shots of rum (we suggest Bacardi or Captain Morgan Spiced) and Pina Colada mix to top of ice. Blend until smooth and creamy. Top with fresh coconut (if you don't have fresh ones, e-mail us and we will send you coconut telegraph. Pop in your favorite Jimmy Buffet CD and get wasted away again in (your location). FLORIDA KEYS

Sea Breeze FLORIDA KEYS

1 and 1/4 shots of absolute vodka (or your favorite) and fill glass 50/50 with cranberry and grapefruit juice. Serve over ice in a tall glass with a long straw and cherry. FLORIDA KEYS