Last night, my lovely friend Rain (over at Rainblissed blog) took us out for dinner to celebrate the completion of my generals. We went to St. Dames, in the Rainier Valley neighborhood of Seattle. Eric and I go to St. Dames semi-regularly when we’re in the mood for vegan/vegetarian comfort food and when we have some time to sit down and have a leisurely dinner. They do a great brunch on the weekends, with some of my favorite vegan biscuits and gravy out there, and they have a lot of different options for dinner. Despite the fact that it’s right on the busy MLK Way, it’s cozy inside and sitting in the booths is a treat.
Rain, Eric, and I all ended up ordering the same thing for dinner–the delicatta squash risotto with sage mushrooms and braised kale on the side, which was delicious and comforting and everything I was hoping for. I ate every bite on my plate.
We all shared two different desserts–the vegan chocolate cake with chocolate-coffee ganache. It was warm, rich, and dense. Yum!
And a chocolate cheesecake which, as an unpleasant surprise (in my opinion) had almond extract in it. I like almonds, but I cannot stand almond-flavored things. So this dessert was a disappointment to me, though I have to say the texture of the ‘cheesecake’ filling was superb–creamy and dense, more like a torte than a cheesecake, I suppose:
It was a lovely evening and such a nice opportunity to catch up with Rain, whom I haven’t seen in ages. Thanks, Rain, for a most excellent evening and a really satisfying dinner.
What do you like to do to celebrate?
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Well, thank you for allowing me the honor to celebrate YOU! 🙂 The photos turned out great. I think we should make a date to go back with all our boys – for cake if nothing else…mmmmmm. xoxo
Definitely!! Any time!! xoxoxo