An apology to all my followers....all five of you! I have been very busy at the day job. You know, the one that actually pays the mortgage? I have many accumulated posts that just need to get organized and edited and will be up soon.

I don't know about you, but when I get busy, I get basic. I resort to the well worn recipes that my family loves and are quick and easy to make. Many of the recipes I will be posting soon are easy favorites that can feed a family for a couple of days.

Also, when I get busy, I go out. Now don't sound so surprised. I am a normal person who ikes to take a break from cooking and dishes just like anyone else. I eat out normally about once a week. (That is the night that my husband "cooks.")

Recently, my Mom and I treated ourselves to lunch. We went to the Green Gables Cafe in downtown Coral Gables. The Green Gables Cafe is an organic restaurant with many selections suitable for vegetarians and vegans. They are open for breakfast and lunch weekdays serving primarily the business crowd.

The inside is fresh and reminiscent of spring. The day we stopped by was also a gorgeous spring day so the effect was magnified. The service was impeccable. Attentive and friendly, you can see that this group loves what they do and that your comfort and enjoyment is their top priority.



I could tell that the restaurant had some regulars that nestled up to the bar-like counter for a quick snack or lunch. They seemed to be busy working a local pick-up lunch business as well.



The menu has a set selection for soup of the day based on the day of the week. Being a Thursday, the special was butternut squash soup. My mother and I are both big soup lovers and consequently ordered a cup each. The soup was creamy and full of flavor without being too rich. A very enjoyable soup, it tasted as though it was something you could easily replicate at home.



For the main entree, I ordered from the daily special menu. Refried black beans quesadia style with guacamole and tomato salsa on the side. This may sound plain, bu the refried black beans were full of flavor and the tortilla was soft and fresh. The salsa and guacamole added the zest



My mom ordered the crabcake salad. (She is a crabcake fiend, and tries them everywhere.) Though the cakes appear small, they was little to no filler in them. You get almost all crabmeat with seasoning. The greens were freash and, even better, organic.

Just as an aside, I also ordered a lemonade which came unsweetened. I thought this was very thoughtful as I perfer mine much less sweet than most. I was disappointed, however, by the type of sweetners offered; simple refined Dixie sugar and the standard fake sweeterners. Suffice it to say, but I left mine unsweetened.




You can see, that Mom was happy!



Overall, I definitely reccommend the Green Gables Cafe for your casual dining pleasure. The service is outstanding, and the food is of the highest quality.

Check them out


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