What is for brunch or lunch ?

ferry23

Sounds delicious. However, out of interest, I just worked out that it would cost me around £100 to make it.

That's more than my weekly shopping bill!

Lobster is in season and thus it cost for the 2 lobsters 24 €uros.

The pasta from Italy cost 2 € for 500 grams ( 2 meals x 2 people).

It all depends where you reside and if one reviews the shops brochures / catalogs of the discounted offers ..

The U.K. is quite a bit more expensive than Spain ..

I just had eggy bread with one rasher of bacon, and lots of cherry tomatoes.

Sounds delicious. However, out of interest, I just worked out that it would cost me around £100 to make it.

That's more than my weekly shopping bill!

Thursday .. The 18th of July 2024 ..

Spaghetti with Lobster, tomatoes and Herbes de Maquis which are a diverse herbs including: Fresh basil, fresh oregano herb, fresh rosemary sprigs, fresh thyme herb and fresh spearmint leaves.

The ingredients are very simple and can be substituted for any shellfish or finned fish of choice.

San Marzano tinned / canned tomatoes
2 lobsters or substitution of any shellfish or finned fish one prefers
3 tablsps. of Extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves
1 tablesp of red wine vinegar
1/ 4 teaspoon cayenne
1/ 3 cup whipping cream
250 grams ( 120 grams each person ) of pasta of choice - we prefer spaghetti or linguini ..

Chop the tomatoes and bring large pot of water to boil.

Add the lobsters and boil 2 minutes.

Using tongs, transfer the lobsters to a cutting board.

Remove the claws and crack open.

Remove the lobster meat and slice into bite size pieces.

Slice off the tails and crosswise, into 4 pieces each.

Then slice the body of the lobster lengthwise in half.

Remove the coral ( bright orange part ) and the greenish tomalley. Finely chop.

Heat in a Dutch oven over medium heat and add the lobster body pieces (not tails and not claw meat ), onion, garlic and sauté until onion is tender about 10 minutes.

Then add the lobster tail pieces, claw meat, coral, tomalley, tomatoes sliced finely and reserved juices , vinegar, herbs and the cayenne and bring to a high simmer.

Reduce the heat and simmer until the lobster is cooked through approx 8 minutes.

Using a slotted spoon, I removed the lobster tail pieces and the claw pieces .. Then I added the cream to the sauce. I simmered 15 to 19 minutes and using tongs, I removed the lobster body pieces. I seasoned the sauce with white peppercorns grinded and salt to taste.

Then I prepared the pasta in a pot of boiling water and the directions are on the package of pasta implemented.

I drained the pasta and returned to the pot and added the lobster and its sauce and tossed to coat.

Division amongst 2 large plates ..

Serving with a Galician Albariño Pazo de Señorans from Cambados, Pontevedra, Galicia.

It is 13.30 and we are going to have lunch and a bakery French style Baguette to dip into the sauce ..

Usual cereal and three fruits at 12, tonight chicken thighs, mushrooms and peas in a creamy sauce (can of concentrated soup) new potatoes, broccoli and carrots.

I did a ham and mozzarella salad

Flipping phone - we will have chicken breasts not breaststroke! Very odd as I have never knowingly typed breaststroke previously.

Really simple toasted cheese and ham sandwich. Maybe including sliced tomatoes and sliced red onions.

This evening g we will have chicken breaststroke baked in tomato, basil and garlic sauce and topped with sliced mozzarella, olive oil and saved parmesan. With Maman potatoes and green beans. I may par boil the beans and then stir fry them with minced garlic and ginger - depending on how I feel.

Wednesday - the 17th of July 2024 ..

Lunch today: (No recipe .. very simple Basque Cod Dish ) ..

Is a traditional Basque Cod fish recipe called Bacalaó al Ajoarriero ( with garlic, fish fumet (strained fish stock), fresh parsley, Extra virgin olive oil, leek or shallot or onion of choice, 2 potatoes, chorceros which are a dried red chilie pepper very common in Basque Cuisine, white peppercorns grinded and a sprinkle of salt of choice.

Can be baked or cooked stovetop.

The Starter:

A simple salad consisting of Tri color lettuces of choice and finely sliced fennel bulb and lite vinaigrette.

Nice Wednesday wishes.

Egg mayonnaise on a gf roll for lunch.

Plaice fillets fried in olive oil and butter with the pan juices mixed with lemon juice, freshly ground black pepper and lots of chopped parsley. With homemade oven chips and petit pois.

Sea bass with lemon and pepper butter
With ??? perhaps new potatoes and broccoli

I had my usual wheat biscuits, blueberries, prunes and chopped banana at 11:45 for the first meal of the day. BBQ with friends about 6 pm, lettuce, cucumber, beetroot and potatoes from the garden with some chicken and home made burgers.

Callistemon213

I'm a bit confused - when do you put the minced beef in?

and hazlenuts or almonds
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Almonds or hazelnuts LISTED in Paragraph # 1. With the onion, leek etcetra.

Then the ground beef (mince) as well should be in Paragraph # 1 and stir gently and cover.

Was typing quickly, had a meeting - must go.

I'm a bit confused - when do you put the minced beef in?

and hazlenuts or almonds
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Hard boiled eggs and salad.
Yogurt
2 tangerines

Kusadasi, Turkey
I knew someone who lived there

Tuesday .. The 16th of July 2024 ..

Lunch today ..

Red bell peppers stuffed with rice and ground beef (beef mince) ..

Simple ingredients available in most major cosmpolitan cities ..

1/ 4 cup Extra virgin olive oil
1 onion
1 leek
I used 1 cup of long grain rice
2 cups of water
1/ 4 cup of San Marzano tomatoes (tinned or jarred )
3 tablesps each of finely chopped fresh spearmint leaves, fresh parsley and fresh dill ( divided evenly)
salt to taste
1/2 tsp allspice
6 or 8 red bell peppers (depending on their size)

Heat the Olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat and add the sliced finely onion, sliced leek and hazlenuts or almonds until translucent approx 8 to 10 minutes.

Then reduce the heat and add the rice, water, tomatoes, fresh herbs, spices and salt.

Cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed - approx 20 to 25 minutes.

Now preheat oven to 180 centig and in a clay or glass casserole place the stuffing into clean interior red bell peps.

Top the bell peps with the pepper covers and place the bell peps wrapped in Oiled (do with brush) aluminum foil and bake 45 to 50 minutes until tender.

Serve with a light tri color lettuce salad. I used arugula, radicchio and fennel with a light vinaigrette.

This is a dish from Kusadasi, Turkey which means Bird Island in Turkish.

We had a Sangría ..

Nice Tuesday wishes.

We're the poor relation.

Today for lunch - no idea yet.
Salad?
Dinner, salmon?

And me - drives me mad. GN is the only site on which this happens so I think perhaps they need to upgrade or something.

Thought it was just me, calli.

Why do I keep getting

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Then I lose a post I've just typed?

Home made gluten free chese rolls for lunch.

Tartiflette if I can stir my stumps after a heavy afternoon.

Mollygo

Sounds good, but if I ate a salad like that, I wouldn’t need the main course.
We are having a light lunch -poached eggs with spinach, because we’re being taken out for an Indian Banquet for our wedding anniversary later today.

Oh how lovely.

Enjoy and have a wonderful afternoon / evening.

Greek salad for lunch

Basmati vegetable pilaff for supper.

Sounds good, but if I ate a salad like that, I wouldn’t need the main course.
We are having a light lunch -poached eggs with spinach, because we’re being taken out for an Indian Banquet for our wedding anniversary later today.

Entrecôte !

Typed too quickly ..