What we made for lunch. 12.29.09


it's freezing, so tomato soup is always good - along with avocado (olive oil, balsamic, sea salt, pepper and cilantro) and prosciutto cotto


What we made for lunch in december


we're working on (off)spring, so lunches have to be eaten on the sly - basically a nice assortment of pastas and sandwiches to keep us all going

What we made for lunch. 12.08.09

looks good to me - tomato soup and one toast with fresh mozzarella, tomato, arugula and sun-dried tomato and the other with artichoke paste and prosciutto crudo

What we had for lunch. 12.01.09

not what we made, but what we had for lunch - a really good pizza from Grimaldi's down the road - no waiting in line, just call it in and collect!

what we made for lunch 11.28.09

penne with olive pesto, roasted yellow peppers, black olives, sun-dried tomato, mozzarella and chili oil

what we made for lunch 11.27.09

a country bread sandwich of gorgozola dolce with pear and a honey dressing on escarole - tasty!

what we made for lunch 11.25.09

another ham and cheese - prosciutto cotto with ementhal, tomato and basil on pizza bianca

what we made for lunch 11.24.09

a simple, but very good sandwich - prosciutto crudo, mozzarella, tomato and basil on a country bread. That's ham and cheese!

what we made for lunch 11.22.09

a nice tuna and canellini salad with red onion, capperi and an escarole and radicchio salad.

what we made for lunch 11.21.09

frittata with swiss chard and gruyere, a salad of spinach and fennel and toasted ciabatta; a splash of hot hot chili oil is just right

what we made for lunch 11.20.09

fusilli with olive pesto, black olives, roasted red pepper and french french feta, spinach and cibatta bread

What we made for lunch. 11.19.09


roast herbed chicken from wholefoods and a spinach, tomato and endive salad

what we made for lunch 11.18.09

avocado on toast (olive oil, rock salt, black pepper and balsamic) with a tomato salad and that soft white pecorino

what we made for lunch 11.17.09


this looks (and tasted so good)- roast portabello and cipolline, another great cheese from di palo (it's a kind of soft pecorino) and my chili oil on toast along with a fennel and radicchio salad

what we made for lunch 11.14.09

french lentils on endive with the subtly delicious brinata (a goat/sheep cheese from Northern Italy) along with roasted red carrot (see the second picture - amazing!)

what we made for lunch 11.13.09

soup and a sandwich - kale and goat cheese on a baguette

what we made for lunch 11.12.09


another staple - zuccini frittata with a side salad of grape tomatoes, endive, toasted pine nuts with a mustard dressing

what we made for lunch 11.11.09

soup and a sandwich variation - this time with prosciutto (domestic, and it really is different from the Parma) on pizza bianca

what we made for lunch 11.10.09


looks pretty basic, but tastes so good - similar to a very Roman sandwich of kale and fresh mozzarella with a little olive paste and chili flakes on a nice peasant bread

what we made for lunch 11.07.09

fusilli with olive pesto, sun-dried tomato, black olives, shaved parmesan and endive. Add hot chili oil and we're ready to go

what we made for lunch 11.06.09

chevrie goatcheese and roasted portobello mushrooms on toast with endive and hot chili oil

what we made for lunch 11.05.09

hot smoked salmon, cannellini, red onion, boiled potatoes and a watercress salad with mustard dressing, hot pepper flakes and onion nan

what we made for lunch 11.04.09

homemade squash soup with watercress and a ham and cheddar cheese sandwich brought to life with english mustard and chutney

what we made for lunch 11.03.09

whitefish salad from Acme (proving to be a real intern favorite), cucumber and cornichons on toast with a watercress salad

what we made for lunch 10.30.09


Shane managed a run (or rather a bike to Acme) so we're back on track with some delicious smoked salmon and cream cheese on multigrain toast with cucumber, cornichon and an arugula salad

what we made for lunch 10.29.09

OK, what do we have here - tuna, boiled egg, potato, french beans and arugula salad with a mustard vinaigrette dressing

what we made for lunch 10.28.09

Home made squash soup with goat cheese, paprika and herbs along with toast and prosciutto with a cornichon

what we made for lunch 10.27.09

soup and a sandwich always works - today's soup is tomato with cream cheese and the sandwich is ham and blue cheese with roast veg that included parsnip, yellow beetroot, carrot and onion

what we made for lunch 10.24.09

according to Rick who was in today, this sandwich was 'amazing!' It's really a ham&cheese deluxe - prosciutto cotto, a nice cheddar, tomato with colemans english on the bottom, Gary's chutney and arugula. well, it was good

what we made for lunch 10.21.09

OK, sometimes when we're on our own, we break open a can of mackerel from rome - this time with a really good spicy hot watercress and a salad of cannellini and fennel - so good

what we made for lunch 10.20.09

roasted portabello, red pepper and thick onion slices with creamy goat cheese on a nice toast and a salad of arugula and endive with mustard dressing

what we made for lunch 10.17.09

frittata with white asparagus and parmisan cheese, arugula salad and a baguette

what we made for lunch 10.16.09

Anna's homemade yellow squash and potato soup with paprika, chili oil and parmisan along with a side of gruyere, ham and chutney

what we made for lunch 10.15.09

penne with pesto, sun-dried tomato, roasted red pepper, black olive, hot chili oil and some arugula. That's Shane's homemade bread - and it's all tasty

what we made for lunch 10.14.09

white asparagus that tastes so good, with prosciutto cotto, hard boiled egg, watercress salad and a lemon vinaigrette

what we made for lunch 10.13.09

the first soup of the season - tomato with olive oil, parmisan and black pepper along with a nice cheddar and english mustard on a baguette. Hard to see on the black plate - Gary's homemade chutney and a hot chili jelly

What we made for lunch 10.10.09


a really good one today - creamy gorgonzola dolce with pear, walnut stuffed dried figs, walnuts, bresaola with a watercress salad and multigrain bread

What we made for lunch 10.09.09

a straightforward pasta: fusilli with pesto, sun-dried tomato, fresh french feta and hot chili oil

What we made for lunch 10.08.09

birthday treat - wild alaskan sockeye salmon and cream cheese on multigrain bread from Almondine with cucumber and cornichons

What we made for lunch 10.07.09

bresaola and pear; chavrie goat cheese on arugula with walnuts - so good

what we made for lunch 10.06.09

an open sandwich (soon closed) of gruyere, sauteed mushroom, roasted shallots and some hot chili oil with arugula

what we made for lunch 10.03.09

a delicious sandwich with olive pesto,fresh mozzarella, grilled eggplant and roasted red pepper. looking at the size of the black olive, one would think we had a miniature sandwich but in fact the olive was massive (about 2"!) and really good - they came from Sahadis
Elsbeth was a lunch guest today while on her NY trip - welcome back!

what we made for lunch 10.02.09


a really good frittata(!) with zucchini, mushrooms, onion and some red and yellow roasted pepper we had along with some salad and baguette - went down well with everyone

what we made for lunch 10.01.09


very good tiger shrimp from wholefoods with a nice lemon /white wine /mayo dressing along with avocado and a mixed green salad; the bread is a very good multigrain boule from w.foods as well


what we made for lunch 09.29.09

avocado on toast with grape tomatoes and a mixed green and endive salad

what we made for lunch 09.27.09

fresh mozzarella and roast veg including zucchini, yellow squash, red pepper and shallots with hot chili oil on a baguette

what we made for lunch 09.26.09

it's the Dumbo Arts Festival and we eat in shifts so it's time for some grilled veg - zucchini, red peppers, yellow squash and shallot along with couscous with parsley and toasted pine nuts and that really good chavrie goat cheese

what we made for lunch 09.25.09

another sandwich - this time on a baguette with the usual mozzarella, tomato, sun-dried tomato, olive pesto and some chili oil

what we made for lunch 09.24.09

very simple mozzarella and heirloom tomato with some olive pesto sandwich and a salad of lettuce, endive and walnuts

what we made for lunch 09.23.09

penne with pesto, sun-dried tomato, grape tomatoes, mozzarella, toasted pine nuts and some of my newer clili oil which is getting hotter!