What is for brunch or lunch ?

RosieandherMaw

Does its masthead read The London Times then?

It looks like it, I found this article launching the digital version, and it is the London Times.
www.theguardian.com/media/2016/jan/19/times-sunday-times-weekly-digital-edition-app

RosieandherMaw

^The Times - I believe you are referring to The London Times^ ( ? )
There is only one The Times
I'm not aware of a newspaper called The London Times

There is The Times ( London Times to distiguish location ) and it is very large too ..

Los Angeles Times ( enormous newspaper )

The New York Times ( enoromous newspaper )

There is also Time Magazine

Lunch today was at a little country pub, everything home-cooked. I baked salmon, new potatoes, and green beans with garlic, lemon, and butter sauce. My husband had steak and ale pie, skin-on fries, and mushy peas.

Casdon,

We just have a different time schedule for meals ..

We eat our main meal for lunch 14.00 .. A starter and a main course .. Dessert not often.

We do a cheese platter and some fruit but a bit later in the afternoon. Close to 16.30 or 17.00.

And very light in the evening .. 2 Tapas and share ..
20.30 / 21.00 at our corner bar with dear friends or family.

I like ventresca white albacore tuna in a salad Niçoise ..

However, weather is quite chilly still.

Today lunch was baked perch served with a baked Jack ..

Have a lovely weekend.

Does its masthead read The London Times then?

Your lunches are a lot more exciting than mine Frenchgalinspain. I had a tuna salad sandwich and an orange this lunchtime. It was fine, just a bit dull.

There isn’t, our the Times is called the London Times abroad, because other countries have newspapers called the Times too, eg the Times of India.

The Times - I believe you are referring to The London Times ( ? )
There is only one The Times
I'm not aware of a newspaper called The London Times

18 / 02 / 2025 - Tuesday ..

Today, we are both working at home remote .. So lunch is:

Homemade Focaccia with fresh tomato and olives ..

Pasta is Fusilli with a Bolognese Sauce and grated Parmigiano aged Cheese.

No dessert until later ..

RosieandherMaw

On the subject of the menu del dia I thought this was interesting
the traditional menú del día — a core offering at many establishments - has been called into question
In 1965, in the time of General Franco's dictatorship, a law was passed that required many restaurants to offer an affordable set menu midweek lunch. Starting primarily as an initiative to encourage tourism, the menú del día soon became an institution across Spain
But as weekday routines change, prices for staple ingredients soar and margins for serving a three-course meal with a drink are squeezed, the custom has an uncertain future
The Times today

The subject of a Menú del Día originally had nothing to do with tourism.

It has been an initiative for the labour force, office workers, as well as professionals, students and also visitors ..

I have not seen the article however, when I return to The Madrid Capital Monday, I shall see if I can locating the article in The Times - I believe you are referring to The London Times ( ? )

This would be a fool hearty decision on behalf of the owners of the restaurants as they have a full restaurant of workers and have also raised their prices in the last 2 years, though still worth the cost ..

And the workers would still have to have lunch ! The fast food establishments are also packed full ..

My husband and I had travelled to Marseille, France for Saint Valentine´s Weekend and we shall return to The Madrid Capital on Monday the 17th.

Have a wonderful Sunday.

On the subject of the menu del dia I thought this was interesting
the traditional menú del día — a core offering at many establishments - has been called into question
In 1965, in the time of General Franco's dictatorship, a law was passed that required many restaurants to offer an affordable set menu midweek lunch. Starting primarily as an initiative to encourage tourism, the menú del día soon became an institution across Spain
But as weekday routines change, prices for staple ingredients soar and margins for serving a three-course meal with a drink are squeezed, the custom has an uncertain future
The Times today

Home-made leek and potato soup with lovely brown seeded bread, and a fruit yogurt, shared with plain yogurt added.

11 / 02 / 2025 - Tuesday.

Today we headed out to one of our neighbourhood Cantonese Chinese Restaurants.

We started off with Dim Sim filled with prawns and served in a gorgeous bamboo basket.

Then we had Peking Duck with crepes and Chinese style vegetable fillings.

Lovely ..

If travelling over to The Madrid Capital, We highly recommend: China Crown - Neighbourhood: Lista.
Opened 25 years.

10 / 02 / 2025 - Monday Lunch ..

A lovely Mediterranean and Basque Cod fish dish prepared with capers, lemon, capers, parsley, butter, scallion, garlic and prepared in a skillet over moderate heat until golden ..

The starter was battered courgette (zucchine) ..

Warm baguette for dipping ..

Dessert shall be 3 Mediterranean cheeses and hot oven warmed baguette ..

Yesterday, it was home made sea food pizza. Tonight it’s game stew with dumplings and green beans.

Home made minestrone with roll. Chopped apple.

Two sausage rolls from Sainsbury’s warmed in the oven and a bag of Walker’s French fries.

Saturday the 8th of February 2025 ..

Flour based home made gnocchi (not potato based) with spinach and Italian Fontina cheese was our main course.

And a home made Bagna Cauda (hot bath in English), is traditionally prepared with extra virgin olive oil, anchovies, red bell strips, celery stalks, scallion, green bell strips and garlic to taste. Dipping with hot oven warmed Bakery bread.

We rarely have dessert at home directly after lunch. Just too too much and too many odd digestive ingredients.

We always prefer to wait and digest well.

Friday the 7th of February 2025 ..

The weather has changed quite considerably so we decided to have lunch in - at home.

Main: Risotto Milanese

Starter: Caprese Salad

Fabulous absolutely were hubby´s compliments.

Nice weekend.

Wednesday - the 5th of February 2025 ..

Today I had been working at home and had time to play in the kitchen.

An antipasti salad was our starter and for the main course we had linguini with clams (vongole).

Just lovely ..

Cheese salad sandwich, 🤤

A bowl of Shreddies.

Sunday .. The 2nd of February 2025 ..

My dear Husband asked me last night, if I would prepare a shellfish paella for Sunday. He also offered his help .. He is quite a hobbyist home gourmet ..

So shellfish paella was our lunch today.

A few canapes *light were served an hour earlier ..

Ventresca white albacore tuna *jar in extra virgin olive oil
on baguette slices & with red sliced tomato.

Definitely turned out wonderfully.

30 / 01 / 2025 - Thursday.

Finally, sun and blue blue skies and 14 centigrade degrees. Chilly however, 646 metres above sealevel it is January.

Lunch today:

Ham, leek and 3 cheese Quiche is the main ..

The starter is white navy beans with sun dried tomatoes and basil served on toasted Pita ..