I picked up some of the local corn today from the farmer who brings it into the city in his truck. He was parked at the gas station on my way to Bridge today. I always like to support the local farmers but also buy it because it is incredibly fresh! I will have a cob with dinner tonight.
Last week was just too much eating out. On Thursday the RODEO ladies (Retired Old Dames Eating Out) went to Eately Restaurant for the "I for Italian" page of our Eating Around the World project. I had decided not to eat Italian and had bay scallops with salad and rustic bread - a light lunch but not something I would normally cook for myself. Most of the group had pasta or pizza. Eately is rather a posh place but not overwhelmingly so, so it was a pleasant experience.
The following day it was Italian cuisine again at "Scaddabush" with the family, ostensibly a late birthday party for myself as oldest grandson was home from uni for the weekend. There, I did eat Italian with a mushroom pasta dish with truffle oil. It was very good, I would definitely eat there again. Natalie had pizza, Elliot had tortellini and Judy was very good and had a goat cheese and beet salad.
Now back to plain cooking for a few days but Thanksgiving is coming up on the weekend so I had better be prepared!
I've shopped at Eataly but haven't eaten there as yet - but the seafood section does look interesting. If it was the Eataly at the Manulife Centre then I can recommend the little Italian restaurant downstairs in the concourse area called Scaccia - very good and always lovely service.
ReplyDeleteI've already started preparations for Thanksgiving as I am having friends over on Saturday!
We were at the Don Mills location and I had a look around the shop - very tempting but the prices were a bit out of my budget. Have fun with your company on Saturday!
DeleteI have had the same "eating too much week" as you. The Thanksgiving weekend is going to be much the same, so November could be a diet month.
ReplyDeleteYour restaurant meals sound very tasty, glad you enjoyed them.
Yes, need to cut back in November but I have two birthdays which always mean over eating! Not sure what next month's dining out experience will be. I'm guessing Japan or Jerusalem.
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