Out To Dinner: The Farm Cafe

Dinner at The Farm Cafe in Portland

Grandma Mary, Raine, Dan & Leah, Andy & Sara

Dan's Sazarac & Andy's 33 1/3 made by Patrick!

Raine is ready to eat! :)

Sara's beautiful cocktail

Grandma Mary's last night with us

My super awesome chocolate souffle with coffee ice cream! :)

We took my mom out to dinner for her last night with us and also joined Andy and Sara, who are spending a few days in Portland before Andy moves back to Illinois (which is a total bummer because we were actually able to see him quite a bit while he was stationed at Fort Lewis. BUT! He has impressed Sara with Portland and there was some talk of them eventually moving out here. YES!!!)

We chose The Farm Cafe (even though we have been there before) because 1.) For last minute, we knew that it would be Raine friendly 2.) We knew our friends would love it, and 3.) Our friend Patrick was working. Yea!

We had a wonderful time. Major deliciousness occurred! Everyone was pleased with what they ordered and we were all eager to share our plates. (That's the best part!) AND Raine was so well behaved and sweet and happy. I thanked my stars. (This weekend has been very hot and cold with him...Well, mostly cold. Mama needed a break!)

We (including Raine sometimes in small bites!) enjoyed the following:

APPS
~Brie served warm with toasted sugar, roasted hazelnuts, apples, and baguette
~Broccoli fritters with horseradish crème fraîche
~Fried artichokes with lemon aioli

MAIN
~Gnocchi sauteed with wild ramps in a toasted pecan pesto (Leah and Andy)
~Wild mushroom risotto with pickled sea beans and spruce needles (Dan)

~Handmade ravioli stuffed with asparagus, sauteed shallots, ricotta and Parmesan, drizzled with a lemon-butter sauce then finished with fresh mint  and asparagus tips (Mary)

~Breaded and herbed tofu cutlets served with roasted garlic mashed potatoes and Crimini mushroom Marsala (Sara)

DESSERT (All baked to order!)

~Sunken chocolate souffle with coffee ice cream

~Rhubarb crisp with vanilla soy ice cream

~Strawberries with biscuits and whip cream

More photos here.