Crab Melt Loaf

My lovely hubby went to the food store today while I worked on school stuff.  Yep, back to the grind.  I went back to work last Wednesday and have been thoroughly overwhelmed since then.  I'm hoping eventually I'll catch up with things and feel like I'm back on track.  ::crosses fingers::

I have all kinds of yummy plans for dinner this week.  :-) 

Here's what I made tonight:

Yep!  It's more fake crab.

Crab Melt Loaf

This was sooooo yummy.  You mix all the ingredients in a bowl to create kind of an imitation crab salad, spread it on the French bread, and then when it bakes in the oven the cheese congeals everything together in a hot, delicious mess.  The only problem with it was that it was kind of difficult to eat.  I ended up opening the sandwich and creating two open-faced melts.  If I make this again, I think I'll probably bake it that way so that the goodness bakes right into both sides of the bread. 

Here's my baby helping me in the kitchen!  Okay, so she might look a little terrified... but really, dinner was delicious.  Someday she won't look so skeptical. 

Helping me cook!  :-)

Fake Crab

For those of you who know me personally, you know that I love seafood.  I haven't blogged too many seafood recipes though, because I don't tend to make a lot of seafood dishes.  Mainly because hubby is allergic to shellfish.  :-(  Very sad. 

To live in Maryland and not be able to eat crabs is just awful! 

Don't get me wrong, I eat seafood every chance I get... I just try not to flaunt my seafood eating in front of those who cannot partake.  See how much I love you, honey? 

So, the other day I discovered Pinterest.  It's a little too addictive for someone like me.  If you know about it already, you know what I mean.  If you don't, you should check it out!  ;-)  I started pinning all kinds of recipes to my board to try at a later date (I'm pretty excited).  That's when I found a recipe for Pasta Crab Casserole that uses imitation crab meat. 

Why, oh WHY have I never thought to use imitation crab meat before?!

It's super fun to chop!

Pasta Crab Casserole

...and is a great substitute when you can't eat real crab (for whatever reason).  I'm sooooo excited to try some other seafood recipes with imitation crab to see how they turn out.  This one was delicious.  Mmm...