What is for brunch or lunch ?

I like boar, tasted it first in Germany.

20 / 10. Sunday.

Enjoying exploring Roma as we had been here several times in the last decade.

We have 4 dear friends here. So it has been a lovely few days.

We shall be going home to the Madrid Capital tomorrow mid morning.

Today lunch ..

I had prawns with fresh herbs and polenta and my husband had a Spaghetti Carbonara with Guanciale (boar) ..

We shared a baked aubergine as well for an appetiser.

Espresso of course and a Grappa ..

Nice Sunday wishes.

Friday the 18th of October 2024 ..

We had flown over to Roma at 7.30am ( 2 hours direct via Iberia ) to attend the Wedding of the son of dear Italian friends of many years.

Lunch today is traditional Spaghetti all´amatriciana with a bit of pancetta, dried chili pepper and tomato. And divine Pecorino Romano.

We shared a pine nut and candied fruit topping on yogurt
( traditionally served with gelato) and a light rasberry drizzle ..

Off to stroll and go to the newly renovated Collseium so we do not miss our viewing and tour guide.

Nice wkend. wishes.

Wednesday: 16th October 2024 ..

Lunch today is a simple pasta dish: Orecchiette with Broccoli.

A simple recipe ..

Extra virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves
Orecchiette from the Italian Epicure Boutique
Broccoli florettes trimmed
Freshly grated Pecorino Roman cheese
Parmesan freshly grated

Easy and delicious.

Dessert today: Apples, Pears and Fresh Figs ..

Monday the 14th of October, 2024 ..

The Madrid Capital is back to grey skies and overcast, however, no rain.

Due to work schedules today, we met up at our favourite Pizzeria, Fratelli and had Napoletano traditional style pizzas and San Pellegrino sparkling water, a glass of wine and called a taxi for homeward bound.

I’ve just had some chilli, grated cheese and salad, all leftover from the other night, in the last tortilla wrap. 😋

Beef pot roast later, with carrots and cabbage.

12 / 10 / 2024 - Saturday ..

Today has been a rainy however, not windy, grey and cloudy day.

Nothing beats a home cooked hot oven roast with baked jacks.

Lunch today was Classic roast chicken ..

Turned out lovely and tender ..

Mushroom tortellini soup, bread, cabbage salad, fruit. Biscuits.

Friday: The 11th of October, 2024 ..

This hearty soup is a classic from Murano, Venezia called Minnestrone with Fennel ..

The ingredients are:

2 tablesps. Extra virgin olive oil
Shredded cabbage white, green or black (cavolo)
1 large potato peeled
1 large carrot peeled
1 onion or shallots
1 fennel bulb trimmed and diced
6 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
Cannellini or Northern White beans
1 cup tiny pasta - Ditalini for example
Fresh or frozen Green peas

This Murano traditional recipe us served in trattorias and the bars amongst the famous glass blowers.

Chicken fricassée, small potatoes, broccoli and cauliflower, fresh parsley from the garden sprinkled over it!

Clear out veg patch soup - cabbage, green pepper, onion, carrot, tomatoes, basil, oregano, veg broth - with garlic, celery, red lentils - from the shops. Brotchen, fruit, and apple cake.

Wednesday: 09 / 10 / 2024 ..

Today it is horrendously grey, windy, chilly (not cold) 15 degrees centig. and raining ..

So I decided to prepare a baked ziti with Ragù from scratch and a Old Naples Style Meatloaf ..

I had the baked ziti which turned out delicious.

Hubby had ziti as a starter and meatload for his main course.

Was highly enjoyable.

Dessert for 17.00 are some lovely assorted fruit pastries from the Bakery.

08 / 10 / 24: Tuesday.

A grey, nasty, windy and on and off rainy day, so I embarked on:

Rigatoni with Gorgonzola blue cheese for the main.

Our starter will be: Prosciutto with Melon ( a Castilla La Mancha type Persian Melon called Sapo de Rana ).

It is highly enjoyable due to the sweetness of the fruit and the cured ham with a slightly salty tinge - perfectly.

Sunday .. 06 / 10 / 2024 ..

Yesterday, Saturday, the 5th, we enjoyed our weekly pizza Napoletano at Fratelli Brothers.

Today, I prepared a Sunday typical roasted chicken oven baked.

The Starter was a Caesar salad without chicken ..

The veggies was a baked Jack ..

Nice Sunday wishes.

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yes, that's my kind of lunch...

We are grand fans of Moroccan Tagines .. Nice wkend.

Friday: The 4th of October.

Today I had lunch with an old co-worker and we went to Bibo By: Daní García ..

Absolutely exceptional.

I love their red tuna Nigriri ..

Nice weekend wishes.

yes, that's my kind of lunch...

2nd October 2024 .. Wednesday.

Today we had a Moroccan fish dish, cod tagine with olives and charmoula: paprika smoked, cumin, fresh parsley, garlic, saffron and tumeric lemon, salt and grinded black peppercorns, Evoo ( extra virgin olive oil ), red ripe tomatoes peeled and de-seeded red bell strips, scallion, carrots, and salt to taste.

The taste of exception ..

It was paired with a side of Couscous.

1st of October 2024 / Tuesday ..

Today is one of our favourite Italian baked dishes called Melanzanie Parmigiana .. ( Aubergine baked like a lasagne however, no pasta .. Aubergine in layers .. With a meatless tomato sauce and scrumptuous Mozzarella di Bufala .. and Italian spices .. And covered with a bechamel home made.

Monday - The 30th of September 2024 ..

My my .. How time flies ..

Lunch today:

Today we had a luscious dish of cod with shallots, garlic, French butter, mushrooms - white caps, thyme sprigs, Extra virgin olive oil drizzle, lemon and lemon zest baked in the oven. Along side of fresh steamed spinach ..

Side of:
2 Baked Jacks ..

Lovely little lunch.

Tonight had chicken kebabs, yellow rice with vegetables and roasted aubergine and homegrown tomatoes.
For dessert we had trifle.

Chicken, squash and lentil curry later.

Sirloin steak tonight.

A cheese and chutney sandwich.

Made two Englis apples cakes, not tasted them yet. Best made with with Bramleys but I only had Cox's.