Tonight, I made Crab Cakes with Spring Green Salad (with a Lime Dressing) right out of the Diabetic Living cookbook. The lump crab was mixed with egg white, lite mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, hot pepper sauce, red pepper, parsley, green onion, dill, and panko (Japanese breadcrumbs). After making four 1/2 inch thick cakes, I covered them and chilled them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

Oops! Before I made the crab cakes, I made the lime dressing so it would have time to chill. I used 2 tablespoons of olive oil, two tablespoons of lime juice, one minced garlic clove, salt, and pepper.

After the crab cakes chilled, I coated them in more panko and fried them for 10 minutes in Pam olive oil cooking spray. When they were done, I served them on the dressed green salad.

I enjoy the flavor of the crab, but if I make this again, I will use more substantial bread crumbs to give the crab cakes the crunch that I'm used to. The crab cakes and green salad truly complemented each other, and it was a nice filling meal. The crab, of course, was expensive, and I guess for the cost, I would have liked a more savory dish.

Tonight, I'm finishing The Story of Edgar Sawtelle. I have this thing about finishing a great read. It makes me sad or feeling empty when I come to the end of a great story. I plan on going to bed early so that I have enough time to finish it without thinking about how much sleep I'm losing.

School was exceptionally busy today, which I love. The day ended in what seemed like a blink of an eye.

Enjoy the picture.