Anniversary Dinner

Ryan and I celebrated our 5th anniversary at Millstone Tea Room. We have been there a few times, but it has been at least a year and a half. For those of you that have never been, the drive out is amazing with views of the mountains all around you! We pulled up to the restaurant and deliciousness ensued. Rich, golden yellow walls with dark, rustic wood trim are accented by old sepia and black and white matted photographs. The restaurant is small, only allowing room for about 10 small copper topped tables. Fresh, spring flowers from their neighboring gardens decorated the tables. The garden is also where they grow seasonal produce to incorporate into their menu. Can we say YUM!? For an appetizer, we shared the shrimp tempura with Asian slaw and dipping sauces, one spicy and one soy sauce based. Then, came the Spanish Gazpacho soup with fresh tomatoes, cracked pepper, and garlic flavors exploding in your mouth as you ate it. I chose the crab cakes with creamed corn garnished with tomatoes and basil. Ryan had the ribeye with the three cheese macaroni and cheese on the side. Since I had passed on the wine, we ordered two deserts (yes!) strawberry shortcake with homemade whipped cream and cinnamon pecan bread pudding served warm with homemade vanilla ice cream. As we clinked our spoons to celebrate the last 5 years of marriage we knew the best was yet to come!