Feeling salty?

 I went to my first ever karaoke party on Saturday night.

It was an...experience.

I learned there are karaoke "types":

Type 1: The practiced songstress.  She sings beautifully, has clearly done this before and even has a "signature song"

Type 2:  The "in-on-the-joke" singer.  This person gets up, knowing that singing isn't their strong-suit, but still does it for the fun of it.

Type 3:  The delusional rocker.  This person thinks they can sing; thinks they have star quality, when in reality they are more Sanjaya than The Stones

Going into the evening I would have guessed that I was a Type 2.

Not so much.

My husband thought it would be great fun to video the evening, so I got the pleasure of watching back what everyone else witnessed first-hand.

When you're singing you can't really hear yourself, so the video footage was a real eye opener.  Apparently I go more for volume vs. musicality. "Type 3" all. the. way.

At one point during my second song (yes, there were multiple tone-deaf exhibitions)  a fellow party-goer came up and tried to make the song a "duet".  I nearly elbowed her in the face.  

Apparently I am a bit of a spotlight hog. Who knew?

I blame the microphone.  It has powers.

I'm amazed I still have friends.

So to apologize to the universe for degrading the human voice by way of "Summer Lovin'" I made some yummy lime bars.

I'm a salty-sweet gal, so I made these bars with a salty twist on the average lime squares.

  The pretzel crust makes them yummy and different.

Pretzel Crusted Key Lime Squares

For crust:

1 1/2 cups pretzel crumbs (about 3 cups of mini twist pretzels BEFORE you crush)

6 Tbsp melted butter

1 tsp kosher salt

3 Tbsp sugar

For filling:

2 large egg yolks
1-14 oz. can fat free sweetened condensed milk
1/2 cup key lime juice

Optional white chocolate drizzle:

1 oz melted white chocolate

Preheat oven to 350°.

Spray an 8x8 square pan with cooking spray.

In a food processor grind pretzels until they are a fine crumb.  (You don't want dust, but you don't want chunks or it won't stay together)

In a bowl combine your pretzel crumbs, butter, salt and sugar.

Press firmly into your prepared pan (slightly up the sides) and bake for 10 minutes until golden.

 Let crust cool.

Now combine your yolks, sweetened condensed milk and lime juice.  Stir until well mixed.

Pour into your crust and bake 12-15 minutes until just set.

Cool completely and drizzle with white chocolate.

Refrigerate until ready to eat, at least an hour.

Cut into squares when ready to serve.

Store in refrigerator.

click here for printable recipe

What's your karaoke song?

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