This was the night of the very special dinner from The Wild Artichoke restaurant in Yorba Linda. CA. It has been a favorite for quite a few years, but a little on the pricey side. I found out earlier this week that they were serving take out so Carol, Dick, and I found our favorites on the menu. The Alaska Halibut I had was perfect - white, flaky, just the right amount of moisture and came with nice veggies. Carol had the fabulous mushroom soup and a huge crab cake. Dick ordered the meatloaf which was enough for two meals and accompanied by heirloom tomatoes with Mozzerella balls. Everything was so good and so special. Cheesecake with Ollalieberries was our dessert selection. Carol and Dick shared one and I ate all of the other one. Heaven. The cylindrical cheesecake had the Ollalieberries in the middle and was topped with an edible pansy. Served a cup of five layers of tissue paper it looked like an exotic flower with the pansy as the stamen.
And doesn't it look great on Carol's special plate? The brown "leaves" are the points of the brown tissue paper layered behind the cheesecake.
The pansy is dusted with powdered sugar. I didn't eat it, I learned years ago that the flowers look fabulous, but they don't really taste like anything at all.
This has been an antidote to the Corvid for me!
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2 comments:
Such a great idea, Del, and nice to support a local restaurant. We loved sharing this delicious meal with you!
Thanks so much for sharing your exotic meal....I love it! The dessert was particularly fine!
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