The small art quilt group "Arty Girls" met today for our Christmas Lunch at The Farmhouse at Rogers Gardens in Newport Beach. We met here a year ago on Dec 8, 2017, and discovered we could make a reservation a year ahead and did so. Coincidentally, we had the same table and the same waitress this year as we did last. Meant to be, I guess. The Farmhouse is a "Field to Table" sort of place so much of the food is locally grown. The selections are unique and delicious, I recommend it. Although it is expensive. My lunch alone, just the salad and the dessert was $46. But it is worth it once in awhile.
This is the Shrimp, Scallop, veggie salad. With butternut squash and carrots, caramelized cauliflower, arugula, raspberry vinaigrette, pureed satsumaimo sweet potatoes, pomegranate seeds , and lovely little blue flowers. This is Bonnie's plate.
Grilled Pomegranate Glazed Salmon Salad with roast butternut squash, pink lady apples, roast leeks, cherry tomatoes, quinoa, mixed lettuces, Dijon vinaigrette, candied pecans, pomegranate seeds. This was Patti's plate.
This is the pizza of the day and the only thing I know about it is that is has cheese and bacon. And Monica said it is very good.
Here is another view of a Shrimp, Scallop, veggie salad which is described above. Bonnie and I had the same meal, but her flowers were prettier. I ate mine.
For dessert Patti ordered the Carrot Cake in a Mason jar. It is only three or four bites, which is probably as much as one wants after such a large salad.
I, on the other hand, pigged out on the Toasted Almond Cake
with pomegranate honey sauce, poached pear, sweet cream and slivered almonds.
Worth every bite.
The gardens were lovely, all washed clean with yesterday's rain. I took a pass on visiting the gift shop with a FABULOUS display of every kind of ornament one could possibly desire. I am just not into Christmas. There were a lot of people there, perhaps because everyone had stayed home in yesterday's storm.
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