What is for brunch or lunch ?

Lunch will be non existent today - no time!

Tea will probably be creamy sausage sauce with pasta. Or a takeaway as I have a very busy day.

I don’t in this country, particularly as I now eat a usual breakfast at lunchtime, 16/8 fasting, but when we lived in Françe it wasn’t unusual.

No idea.

Any Dr would be horrified if I had wine everyday as it would take me well over the recommended alcohol unit allowance for women. Not to mention giving your liver a break!
Give your liver a regular break and have 2 to 3 alcohol free days each week – try to have them all in a row (NHS guidelines)
So Pitta bread stuffed with smoked humous, chopped cherry tomatoes and spring onions and a little salad and a coffee after for me.

One small glass is 1.5 units Maw recommendation is 14 or under per week.
Anyway, brunch today is leftover veg, carrots broccoli and peas, followed by banana, strawberries and blueberries with crème fraîche.

Your “brunch” sounds ideal and healthy Jaxjacky.
However, few restaurants or private households serve a small glass of wine which is part of the general alcohol (and obesity) problem suffered by some. We all know the size of modern wine glasses - even half full!
A standard 175ml glass of wine, classified as medium-strength,contains approximately 2.3 units of alcohol. Exceeding six glasses of wine of this size per week would surpass the low-risk drinking recommendation set by the UK Chief Medical Officer (CMO), which advises consuming less than 14 units weekly
I’m not being “holier than thou” I enjoy a drink as much as the next person, but calories and units of alcohol are not our friend!

Pitta spread with mayonnaise, stuffed with poached salmon, mini tomatoes and cucumber here.
With all the talk about alcohol, I’d really like a shot of Baileys Chocolate Luxe, but . . .
I guess it’ll just have to be a mug of Assam tea.

I did a ham, cheese, tomato and spring onion toastie after taking the dog a walk
is it ACTUALLY JULY?

petra

Frenchgalinspain
The reason I asked do you have a YouTube channel is because you posted a photo where you said it had been made from scratch.
As the same photo is on YouTube I wanted confirmation or not that you did or did not have a Chanel.

A light dinner bite:

A slice of Focaccia ..

Tuesday.

The 9th of July 2024 ..

A slice of focaccia prepared a couple of hours ago ..

For brunch or lunch?
For tomorrow?

Frenchgalinspain

petra

Frenchgalinspain
The reason I asked do you have a YouTube channel is because you posted a photo where you said it had been made from scratch.
As the same photo is on YouTube I wanted confirmation or not that you did or did not have a Chanel.

A light dinner bite:

A slice of Focaccia ..

Petra,

I answered you.

This focaccia was originally prepared in Milano, Italia at a Culinary Course ..

NO, I do NOT have any You Tube ANYTHING. The Team may have put a You Tube Class Video on their You Tube. NOTHING AT ALL TO DO WITH ME ..

Wednesday ..

10th July 2024 ..

Due to the high heat, we are having a low hassle lunch:

Blackened Salmon ( the "cola" which is the back end, not steak format ) ..

The ingredients for this moist, slightly spicy perfectly balanced dish are:

Papaya & Mango (fresh) peeled and sliced - 1 / 2 cup
2 tblsps red onion
2 tblespoons of fresh squeezed orange juice
1 tablsp fresh lime juice
1 tablsp fresh cilantro - can sub parsley if you wish
1 1/2 tablsps of fresh spearmint leaves
paprika to taste
2 tblsps black pepper grinded from peppercorns
2 tablsps of white pepper corns grinded
1 tablsp of ground Mustard
2 tiny cayenne dried red peppers ( called guindillas )
2 teaspoons of dried thyme
Extra virgin hojiblanca Olive Oil ( very light olive oil )
Prepared in a skillet ..

Marinate for approx 30 minutes and then cook the seasoning ingredients in the skillet to form a crust approx 3 to 4 minutes.

Then add the salmon flesh side down into the spice mixture.

In approx 4 to 5 minutes, the medium rare salmon shall be ready.

Serve with a light salad or fresh steamed broccoli ..

RosiesMaw

For brunch or lunch?
For tomorrow?

Prepared it for whenever for my husband.

We're having salmon tonight.

Unfortunately, I don't have most of the ingredients on the list so will add some butter or olive oil, lime juice and parsley then bake in tinfoil.
With new potatoes and broccoli.

Callistemon213

We're having salmon tonight.

Unfortunately, I don't have most of the ingredients on the list so will add some butter or olive oil, lime juice and parsley then bake in tinfoil.
With new potatoes and broccoli.

We had salmon cooked in foil last night, with noodles and stir fry. I love the fact that a healthy meal is popular with both of us.

Tonight it’s Cajun chicken with jackets and probably stir fry again.
Home made stir fry is filling and means I’m eating lots of different things (but no grated carrot!)

Callistemon213

We're having salmon tonight.

Unfortunately, I don't have most of the ingredients on the list so will add some butter or olive oil, lime juice and parsley then bake in tinfoil.
With new potatoes and broccoli.

Sounds exceptionally good too ..

Simple but tried and tested and good.

1 tbsp fresh cilantro - can sub parsley if you wish
Surely cilantro is what we call coriander in English?

M&S do a good stirfry, separate packets, chicken, beef or prawns, different veg, different noodles (we like Singapore) and you can choose different sauces.

The simpler the better

We are having smoked mackeral kedgeree. Recipe ripped out of one of the Sunday supplements. Wish me luck.

RosiesMaw

^1 tbsp fresh cilantro - can sub parsley if you wish^
Surely cilantro is what we call coriander in English?

To my knowledge:

Coriander is Dry Cilantro ..

The fresh herb is Cilantro and it is Mexican historically ..

RosiesMaw

Now you’ve got me Googling and there are other Moussakas!
It seems there is a significant difference between the Turkish and Greek versions of this dish. Namely, the Turkish version is not layered and baked and looks like stew made of equal parts auberigine, tomato, onions and minced meat, and is usually served with the Turkish version of pilaf.
A lighter take on the classic Greek casserole, Egyptian moussaka layers saucy spiced ground beef with onion, bell peppers, garlic, and tender roasted eggplant. With no béchamel sauce, this gluten-free recipe is quick and easy enough for a weeknight.

Every day’s a school day on GN!

Every day is a school day!

I've never had or made with any mince (even pre-vegan). I have always disliked mince and was/am delighted to use recipes without.

Meanwhile, Mexican was dinner, with fresh cilantro.

Love the salmon recipes, as I don’t like salmon, I’ll use on other fish, thank you all. We’ve had cottage pie, carrots and broccoli.
Coriander/Cilantro, I think the UK are unusual as we use the name Coriander for both the fresh plant and the seeds, in many other countries, Cilantro is fresh, Coriander the dried seeds.

In other languages coriander
Arabic: كُزْبَرَة
Brazilian Portuguese: coentro.
Chinese: 芫荽
Croatian: korijandar.
Czech: koriandr.
Danish: koriander.
Dutch: koriander.
European Spanish: cilantro.