Bye Bye September

Ahhhhh, September 30th. 

 This is the last day of birthday month and the celebrating has pretty much ground to a halt.

It was a sweet month with lots of fun occasions, special treats and the enjoying of cards and gifts.

Before we close the book entirely on September, this post shares a two dinners out that were extra special.

The first was a birthday dinner at a very favorite restaurant, Cafe Adam, that's worth the drive to get to Great Barrington, Massachusetts.


Appetizers included these tender squash blossoms with a tapenade on top:

Also, oysters (not my fave but I scarfed down two of them to be sociable):

The mushrooms?  Mmm mmm mmm:

For the first time in my life I had duck with a cherry sauce on a bed of curried sweet potatoes.  Quite delish.

Of course, there was sparkling wine:

 A dear friend had the yummy steak shown below:

Another chose a creamy salmon pasta dish:

Birthday dessert was a fall fruit combo that resembled fruit crisp, shown with the lighted candle, at the very top of this post.

At a totally different, all Asian  restaurant, Enso, I had shrimp Pad Thai and it was yummy.

Here was a unique version of sweet and sour chicken ordered by another person at our table:

Lo mein and veggies tempura:

Bye bye September!  (Hopefully, we'll see you next year!)

 And bye bye, for awhile,  gourmet celebratory meals.


WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CUISINE ON A SPECIAL OCCASION?