What is for brunch or lunch ?

Monday - The 15th of July 2024 ..

Lunch today shall be:

Salad: A French Bistro classic: Tiède aux oerufs en meurette which is:

A warm frisée lettuce with lardon and poached eggs, shallots, thyme sprigs, parsley sprigs, white wine vinegar with Extra virgin olive oil and some dried spices, peppercorns and salt with French baguette cubes (croutons).

The main: Entreôte et Bérnaise ..

Dessert to be served a bit later is melon with Greek Yogurt and Blueberries.

Wine: Ramón Bilbao Tempranillo ..

Just back home from having brunch at the brassiere along from us
Oo-er missis! 👙 👙

Lunch: Bought some lovely organic veg. from a Farmers' Market yesterday so cooking that for lunch today. Going to see if there is a difference in taste. The vegetables were quite small so I had to buy more but hope they will taste all the better for it.

Just back home from having brunch at the brassiere along from us.

I had smashed avocado mixed with seeds on sourdough bread with poached egg, and a latte. DH had a variation on a full English, we shared a bowl of fresh fruit, delicious.

Wonderful atmosphere.

Creamy paprika chicken. Cooking a batch for the freezer in anticipation of lots of busyness over the summer.

But first to slice the flipping onions!

Sunday: The 14th of July 2024 ..

Lunch at home today shall be:

Starters:

Tapenade (Kalmata Olive Spread)
Beetroot Hummus
Traditional Chick Pea Hummus
Served with assorted breads including Pita, Italian breadsticks, Swedish cracker breads and bakery fresh Baguette ..

Then, the main shall be:

Fresh baked Cod Vizcaína .. A Basque classic ..

Dessert: Torrijas - which is a renowned traditional Easter dessert, however, can be eaten all year long.

The ingredients are very similar to French Toast and they are: Thickly sliced Bread of choice, Milk or white sweet wine, lemon zest or orange zest, eggs, cinammon sprinkled and a drizzle of organic honey.

Fresh fruit topping ( blueberries or strawberries ) ..

Our wine is a Somontano, Aragon blush called Gross Rosado and has a gorgeous pale salmon color mono varietal Merlot grapes.

Saturday, the 13th of July 2024 ..

My husband, our niece and her husband and I all went to our favourite Pizzeria for Pizzas .. I always have the classic Napoletano Margherita with mozzarella di buffala, fresh tomato and fresh basil (no sauce).

Then we went over to one of our favourite foreign language bookshops which is one of the oldest in the city.

Lovely afternoon ..

Picked up some lovely fruits enroute ..

I am so boring but apart from lunch out, I have yet to move on from stuffed pitta bread with chopped cherry tomatoes, spring onions, maybe cucumber and something like taramasalata or hummus (smoked or Moroccan my current favourites)

I'll look out for them.

I'm lazy, I buy Loyd Grossman jars!

Spice Tailor are great.

Agree, calli, especially as there are now only the two of us. Or Spice Tailor.

When I was cooking for all 7 of us it didn't take long to get through the ingredients which I used to buy from lovely local Asian corner shops.

By the time you buy spices etc, use them occasionally then throw the rest out because they've gone out of date, messed up the kitchen or paid a lot for a take-away, it's often just as well to let Charlie cook for you.
He clears up too. Very thoughtful.

Never made Curry at home however, we do eat at a lovely Indian Restaurant here in close to the centre of Madrid every 3 months or so.

This curry is made by my friend Charlie Bigham - really good, cheaper than a takeaway and gf.

I have an Indian friend who ran Indian cookery classes so I am quite good at making them at home - using authentic ingredients - but it's been a very busy week! So, Charlie it is.

I like the sound of a mélange of sausages for tomorrow too, with colcannon, sliced organic onions and mustard.

Did somebody mention fajitas?
GS2 makes a mean fajita . His big bro (14)‘s speciality is pancakes. D1 is training them well.

A rustic melange of locally sourced artisan sausages and seasonal vegetables. Oven baked with the addition of organic feta sprinkled on the finished dish.

Served with Cidre du Pays.

Sometimes they're on offer, JaxJacky.
I can't stand and cook at the moment.

Would that be Charlie Bigham Callistemon? Tasty but expensive for me.

I asked Charlie to make us a fish pie tonight but he said he was too busy looking after celebrity customers.

kittylester

My friend Charlie is making us curry tonight.

Sounds interesting ..

Never made Curry at home however, we do eat at a lovely Indian Restaurant here in close to the centre of Madrid every 3 months or so.

Nice weekend wishes.

Must pick up the wheat Tortillas (allergic to corn)
Thst's unusual!

Port Salut cheese and salad for lunch, DH had ham.

Fish of some kind tonight.

Jaxjacky

We’ve got frittata tonight, spring onion, courgette, mushroom, bacon, fresh parsley and Parmesan

We adore well made Fajitas .. Maybe over the weekend I shall make .. Must pick up the wheat Tortillas (allergic to corn). Normally I prepare them similar except instead of bacon, I use finely sliced strips of chicken breast.

I also slice in fine strips red bell pepper ..

Sounds good !!

We’ve got frittata tonight, spring onion, courgette, mushroom, bacon, fresh parsley and Parmesan

My friend Charlie is making us curry tonight.

Mollygo

Probably sandwiches and fruit for lunch as we have workmen in.
I’m looking at the list in the sandwich thread for inspiration, but probably beef and horseradish for me and with the dreaded pickle for DH.

Mollygo,

Enjoy your lunch and have a nice weekend.

Probably sandwiches and fruit for lunch as we have workmen in.
I’m looking at the list in the sandwich thread for inspiration, but probably beef and horseradish for me and with the dreaded pickle for DH.