DH and I had dental cleaning appointments yesterday after which we went to Shine Cafe for brunch. I always order one of their creative "Benedicts" but decided to have an omelet instead. I had a corned beef omelet with their fabulous breakfast potatoes and rye toast. I didn't order cheese in my omelet, but I could tell after a few bites that there was Swiss cheese in the omelet. Given the hunger status in our country, I was not going to have the beautiful omelet go to waste, so I took Lactaid that I always have in my purse. The omelet was delicious, and we both took half of our breakfasts home because the portions are huge.
We skipped trick-or-treat in the 'hood and went to dinner at Picano's on Halloween. As soon as I saw stuffed shells on the special's menu, I knew that's what I was having. DH had pickerel with Amogio sauce, and we shared an artichoke appetizer. We also both had red clam chowder that we don't recall having had previously. It was amazing - large pieces of clam and just the right amount of heat. The restaurant wasn't particularly busy but seemed short-staffed. There was only one busser for two dining areas, so our lovely waitress was having to do her own bussing along with serving us and at least two other tables. We told her that we were in no hurry as we were bailing on Halloween and didn't want her to be stressed.
We had some chunks of grilled leg of lamb in the freezer from a summer BBQ, so I made Shepherd's Pie a couple of weeks ago. I typically only make the labor-intensive meal once a year - usually for St. Patrick's Day, but it seemed a good way to use up the leftover lamb. I also made Chicken Paprikash last Sunday. Tonight we are having steaks that are on sale this week at Salvaggio's. We don't eat a lot of red meat and haven't had steak since our lavish dinner at Ruth's Chris on 10/15.
Acorn squash is in season, and we will probably enjoy it at least once a week for a couple of months. The squash seem quite small this year, probably due to the drought during Michigan's growing season.