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What is for brunch or lunch ?

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Frenchgalinspain Tue 28-Nov-23 12:48:41

28 / 11. Tuesday.

Sometimes, my husband and I enjoy having brunch during the week at home instead of a typical Menu del Día as we live in The Madrid Capital.
Eggs Benedict is quite versatile and can be prepared with either Smoked Salmon or Bacon or Ham. Eggs Florentine is quite a healthy alternative and French toast is always quite endearing.

Redhead56 Sun 07-Jul-24 10:53:59

Lamb shank for DH pulled pork for me with a good mix of veg to share. I made Rick Stein's apple strudel for dessert it's buttery and delicious.

Frenchgalinspain Sun 07-Jul-24 12:14:06

Redhead56

Lamb shank for DH pulled pork for me with a good mix of veg to share. I made Rick Stein's apple strudel for dessert it's buttery and delicious.

Wow ! We are gand fans of homemade Apple Strudel.

We always have some during the Christmas Holidays ..

I shall take a look online at Rick Stein´s recipe.

Thank you for mentioning.

Frenchgalinspain Sun 07-Jul-24 12:17:29

Sunday
The 7th of July 2024 ..

Today we shall be having a home made baked Aubergine Lasagne .. The dish substitutes pasta with Aubergine slices.

Always a pleasantry ..

Shall prepare a simple tri color mixed leaf lettuce salad with cherry tomatoes and a home made vinaigrette for our starter.

kittylester Sun 07-Jul-24 14:07:58

I think I would call your 'Aubergine Lasagne' Moussaka. Haven't made that for ages.

kittylester Sun 07-Jul-24 14:10:49

We are having roast pork spare rib, roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese, honey roasted carrots, gravy and apple sauce - well it's wet, windy and chilly here.

Jaxjacky Sun 07-Jul-24 14:10:59

Brunch today - porridge, in July! With blueberries, prunes and banana.

RosiesMaw Sun 07-Jul-24 15:28:22

kittylester

I think I would call your 'Aubergine Lasagne' Moussaka. Haven't made that for ages.

Me too!
Used to be a staple “dinner party” dish back in the day.
I LOVE it.

Frenchgalinspain Sun 07-Jul-24 15:47:43

There are quite a few differences between Lasagne with Aubergine layers and Greek Moussaka.

1) The sauce is completely different ..
2) Moussaka normally incorporates lamb and there is not lamb or any type of meat in my dish.
3) Authentic moussaka contains dry red wine. My dish had no wine.
4) It is normal to put a pinch of nutmeg, cayenne pepper in a Moussaka. Been to a wide variety of Greek destinations over the years.
5) My dish did not contain cayenne nor nutmeg, Totally a recipe from Emilia Romagna, Italy - friends who were born and raised in Emilia Romagna.
6) The cheese toppings are also totally different.

So, call it as you wish however, it is not Moussaka ..

Have a nice Sunday,

Mollygo Sun 07-Jul-24 15:56:05

Sorry Rosiesmaw and Kittylester Frenchgalinspain, is right, it isn’t moussaka but I’d call her version a disappointment especially if it was labelled moussaka.
It’s one reason why I ask for ingredients when I’m abroad.

RosiesMaw Sun 07-Jul-24 16:00:18

I always put red wine in my ragù for lasagne and a simple béchamel sauce for both. The addition of nutmeg is to taste but while I agree about the cheese topping (I don’t always bother either) and lamb mince as opposed to beef mince I can’t see all that much difference!
You have to accept regional and personal variations according to taste and IMO one should not be too cheffy about it.

kittylester Sun 07-Jul-24 16:23:09

I always add nutmeg to a cheese sauce. DH would think it grounds for divorce.

Surely, recipes are merely guidelines? That's the reason that, if someone asks me for a recipe, I have to say things like 'But, I add more wine, less cream, use chicken thighs rather than breasts...........'

GrannyGravy13 Sun 07-Jul-24 16:51:46

Roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roast potatoes and parsnips, cauliflower cheese, carrots and hispi cabbage.

(We have AC and GC here)

petra Sun 07-Jul-24 16:54:20

Frenchgalinspain
Any pictures of the above mentioned dish?

RosiesMaw Sun 07-Jul-24 17:06:11

My lunch turned out to be an M &S New York Deli sandwich on rye followed by a custard tart.. well actually two grin

RosiesMaw Sun 07-Jul-24 17:07:41

Always a pleasantry - but why a joke? confused

JaneJudge Sun 07-Jul-24 17:10:29

I'm doing roast lamb, roast potatoes, carrots, leeks, green beans with gravy and mint sauce...actually cannot wait

LucyAnna2 Sun 07-Jul-24 17:20:06

We’re having Roast veg and chickpea tagine later - son and DIL bringing it over. I’ve made Blueberry (and other assorted fruits I found in the freezer) crumble, and there’ll be Madagascan vanilla ice cream. Monopoly night grin

RosiesMaw Sun 07-Jul-24 17:22:24

One thing I do miss eating (but not cooking) since being on my own, is a Sunday Roast Dinner! So a friend (also widowed just a few years go) and I are trying out various Gastro pubs around us- purely in the interests of research, of course!
Along with a full English (also Ulster/Scottish) one of the best things in British cooking.

Frenchgalinspain Sun 07-Jul-24 17:46:08

Frenchgalinspain

Sunday
The 7th of July 2024 ..

Today we shall be having a home made baked Aubergine Lasagne .. The dish substitutes pasta with Aubergine slices.

Always a pleasantry ..

Shall prepare a simple tri color mixed leaf lettuce salad with cherry tomatoes and a home made vinaigrette for our starter.

Note, this is my original post. NOTHING said about Greek Moussaka.

This ingredients were:
1) Aubergine sliced into semi thick ovals.
2) Tomato sauce from scratch.
3) Extra virgin olive oil.
4) Salt, black pepper grinded, fresh basil, fresh parsley ..
5) Reggiano Parmigiano ( Parmesan cheese )
6) Mozzarella di bufala
7) Bechamel

Very simple and quite tasty ..

Frenchgalinspain Sun 07-Jul-24 17:48:07

RosiesMaw

My lunch turned out to be an M &S New York Deli sandwich on rye followed by a custard tart.. well actually two grin

I do not take photographs of weekly lunches as both of us work.

Frenchgalinspain Sun 07-Jul-24 17:50:33

Accident .. typing ..

Petra,

No never take photographs of weekly dishes .. Impossible as both work.

Rosie,

Error this message is for Petra.

RosiesMaw Sun 07-Jul-24 18:36:33

My custard tart

JaneJudge Sun 07-Jul-24 18:47:55

I haven't seen custard tarts for ages, it looks lush. Someone keeps bringing in custard doughnuts and Portuguese tarts into work. I've put on weight

My roast was lovely

kittylester Sun 07-Jul-24 19:21:24

The cafe in Thorpeness used to do fabulous gf custard tarts. So nice (and rare!) that I had to have 2.

kittylester Sun 07-Jul-24 19:21:40

With nutmeg!!!