So here I am on this flight to London, England and yet all I can think about is how good my lunch was yesterday as well as my day in general. Crazy, I know, but that just tells you how good it was.
My parents recently purchased lake front property on Lake Anna in Virginia. My mom and dad both really wanted me to see the property before they started to build the house (and I guess I also wanted to see it too). Because of this, my mom drove me out to the lake yesterday. The first thing we did once we got there was go over to the property to check it out. Right now it is literally a miniature forest, but I know that once the house is built and the landscaping is done, it is going to be absolutely breathtaking.
This is all well and good, but let us get to the meat of this post, the lunch. I know that is what you are all truly here for. We went to a restaurant that is about a 12-minute drive from the property. It is called Tim’s. It is a super cute restaurant right on the water with an outdoor deck when the weather is nice enough to sit outside. Luckily, yesterday was perfect “sit outside” weather. It was hot, but not too hot, windy, but not too windy, and sunny instead of rainy. Pretty much a dream day.
My mom and I walk into the adorable restaurant to be greeted by a hostess who happily sat us outside. Our waitress was extremely nice and kept our drink refills coming (much needed on a summer day). My mom and I both ordered the crab cake with a side of hushpuppies because how can you say no to crab when you know it is fresh and hushpuppies…do I even need to explain myself there?
After waiting for a top of 15 minutes, our lunch was ready. Everything about it looked delicious. The first bite of the crab cake sent me straight to heaven. It was amazing. They serve it on a bun, but my mom and I decided to take our cakes off the buns and just appreciate them for what they truly are. I put a bit of tartar sauce on the top of my crab cake and it really brought the flavor out. We got ours broiled (trying to be a bit healthier) and it was just as good if not better than any crab cake I have ever had before.
Now let us take a moment to think about those delicious hushpuppies I got to eat. I kid you not, the best hushpuppies I have ever had. Perfect fried round balls of goodness. For whatever reason, I have been in love with hushpuppies ever since I tried them when I was 10 and we took a drip down to North Carolina for two weeks. Being a New Yorker, hushpuppies were hard to come by until I went off to Kentucky for college so I get super excited whenever I get to try some at a new restaurant. I am going off on a rant now. Basically, the food was delicious and the hushpuppies were to die for.
The moral here? Head out to Lake Anna and spend a day on a beautiful lake and eat some amazing fish (or meat if that suits you better) to truly satisfy yourself. A summer day at a lake is not complete without an outdoor meal on the water!
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