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Author: Michelle Carver

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019

The Twist

November 8, 2018November 8, 2018

Naughty Christmas Slush

November 1, 2018

Completely Booked For 2018

September 30, 2018September 30, 2018

French Park

July 8, 2018July 18, 2018

Fairy Garden Epiphany

Lemon Basil Curd

April 2, 2018April 2, 2018

Open For Business, The Story

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018

I Am In Christ

January 25, 2018January 25, 2018

Eggnog Coffee Cake Saga

January 12, 2018January 12, 2018

British Christmas Cake Experiment

October 16, 2017February 11, 2018

Peanut Butter Cake

September 30, 2017February 11, 2018

Swiss Meringue Buttercream 6 Ways

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At Tony’s Steak and Seafood (tonysofcincinnati.com) they serve these amazing softball size crab cakes that I think we get almost every time we go. Totally shareable ridiculously delicious. . Exactly the right amount of crab meat, perfectly seasoned “cake” part, finished in the oven (totally guessing) to give this lightly crispy crust on the exterior. And a perfect drizzle of the BEST remoulade. . Mine is not that. 🤣 . But mine was made with almost no effort therefore a great recipe to put in my book for the kids. Who think Door Dash bringing them Chick-fil-A is legitimate meal planning. . This isn’t really a budget appetizer. Those containers of real crab meat were $18 each, but I think it could be cut down to one tub for the whole recipe or even sub out imitation crab meat, I won’t tell. . I used 2 boxes of Stove Top savory herbs stuffing mix and added 2 tablespoons of a cajun seasoning blend to the dry ingredients. We picked that up in New Orleans. I am told that @junglejimsmarket sells the spice blends from the New Orleans School of Cooking and if that is the case and you are local you can duplicate what I did. It is on Amazon but I shop local when I can. . Another great option is Blackened Redfish Magic by Chef Paul Prudhomme. His cookbook is considered to be like the Bible and in every reputable high end restaurant kitchen in New Orleans according to both the cooking school chef and the food and history tour guide who took us on a 3-hour food & history tour in the French Quarter. . You can see what I did in the photos. . I added the spices to the dry mix. . Made up the stuffing exactly per box directions. . Mixed in the crab meat by gloved hands as the stuffing was hot (and crab meat pasteurized so no worries). . Formed softball sized balls and baked at 375° for about 15 minutes, until the exterior was slightly crispy and golden brown. . No binder needed, they behaved exactly like the inspiration crab cakes when we ate them. . Our remoulade from the jar? No. But the crab cake? I mean, it’s Stove Top with real crab meat so yum on the fly. 👍🏻👍🏻 . Happy restaurant inspired home cooking! Sort of. 😉 . Be blessed! Michelle

When I stopped by my husband’s favorite candy store in Cincinnati to hand select his favorite treats for Valentine’s Day, I declined the gal’s considerate offer to wrap the pieces to package artfully and said “just stuff it all in there as tight as you can because he’s not a big sweet eater and I’ll get the leftovers”. 😂😂😂 . Then I proceeded to choose our mutual favorites because I’m smart. . This place has been open since 1913! The company actually opened in 1908 with ice cream and there were sweet families in there yesterday cozied up to the bar enjoying fresh scoops on a blustery frigid day in spite of temps in the teens because it’s just that good. And Valentine’s Day of course. . And guess what? I came home to an amazing bouquet of roses from @amelia_florist (super brilliant florists!!!!) and my own beautifully packaged and bowed huge heart shaped box of @aglamesisbros candy. . Does that mean I have 2 boxes? Asking for myself. 🤣 . Be blessed! Michelle

I saw online my fabulous little town of Loveland had a progressive Valentine’s dinner among the local food establishments, but I’ve had reservations at Tony’s for months. That’s in Loveland too. . We’ve been coming here on V-day for years! Does it count that we progressed through every single course on the menu and one item is that super fabulous chocolate peanut butter cake by another local Loveland favorite, @cocoa_bites??? . My husband and I literally pinky swore last night, next time I’m not letting the server tell me about the special so I can finally try the sea bass and he is not getting the bone-in ribeye or filet so he can finally try the pork chops. . Their chef is truly brilliant and last night’s special, the hugest divers scallops I’ve ever seen on a barley risotto accompanied by 2 sauces, was 💯💯💯! . In the middle of my dinner I get a text from my youngest “bring me home leftovers” 😂 (they give you way more than you can eat and we literally save room for dessert) . Super bonus?? While on my recent vacation we stopped at an awesome cigar bar in Jackson, Mississippi, @downtowncigarco, and someone handed me a *fantastic* shot of Monkey Shoulder blended Scotch whisky to try (that place has a serious “we’re all family here” vibe goin’ on!!!) and guess what was on Tony’s bar menu?!!! They never disappoint. 😍 . #nexttimetheseabass . I’m knocking off that crab cake TODAY. It is huge, shareable, and divine. I actually ordered the lobster bisque (a thousand times yes!!!) and my husband ordered the crab cake and we traded. But I couldn’t eat all of my portion so we traded back. . I’m sharing my knock-off version later so be on the lookout. . Hope you had a great Valentine’s Day/Galentine’s Day/ Night-of-solitude-and-luxurious-personal-pampering-because-you’re-worth-it Day!!!! . Be blessed! Michelle

We got to the bottom of Nashville hot chicken! Actually my husband did, “hot” turned out to be too much for me but I had an amazing bowl of shrimp and grits. . We weren’t able to get to the original hot chicken joint but we did avoid the tourist traps. . Let me tell you about the peach pie! This is a baking blog of sorts after all. I’ve never actually made peach pie myself, but in this pie there was a little something-something so I started paying attention to detail. . I asked the server if there was cardamom and the chef said cinnamon and lemon. It was subtle but fabulous!!!! . I am coming home with 3 cookbooks and almost all the Steen’s pure cane syrup a little southern grocer in Mississippi had on the shelf, time to have some fun! . Be blessed! Michelle . #nashville #nashvillehotchicken #southerncooking #travelbug #roadtrip #alongtheway #northerngirl #countryroad #takemehome #totheplace #ibelong #cincinnati #❤️

So much fun we had! I uploaded the picture of the case I ordered from Amazon for my iPhone 11 pro max, it was fantastic!!!!! It had an exterior button that you depressed once for a still photo and held down for a video. The button doesn’t work at all outside water so I wasn’t sure how I was going to actually take video, but it worked underwater! . I know this phone should be ok snorkeling but I wasn’t chancing it and also how do you hold it and not drop it? The case solved all of that. . Fabulous time! . Be blessed! . Michelle . #cozumel #snorkeling #underwaterphotography #caribbean #adventures #travel #cruiselife #cruise #excursions

This place converted me to oysters, their chargrilled oysters are the BOMB!!!! Plus I tried seafood etouffee and an oyster and shrimp po’boy. Everything was fabulous but those oysters were the star. I don’t even know if anyplace in Cincinnati chargrills oysters???? . Turns out a quick Google search produced several options including a restaurant we’ve been to before I can recommend with fantastic Cajun food, @swampwatergrill . When I get back to Cincy I’m there!!! We’ve made oysters at home before, we love @tonysofcinci blue point oysters on the half shell, but that is just too much work and mess to do at home. Plus I literally smother them with cocktail sauce and extra horseradish!!! After sitting at the shucking bar watching them work I now know, there is no easier way. #pass . Last night in New Orleans before our cruise was awesome and I have more pics to share from our food and history walking tour yesterday. . Be blessed! Michelle . #chargrilledoysters #oystersfordays #shrimp #oyster #poboy #seafoodetouffee #cajunfood #neworleans #nola #cincyeats #foodies #cincinnati #loveland #theresnoplacelikehome

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