what we made for lunch 03.31.09


OK, here's a new one for us. This morning Anna made a wholewheat focaccia with olives which, along with fresh mozzarella, spinach, sun dried tomato and hot chili oil, was delicious

what we made for lunch 03.28.09

sautéed portabello on arugula with red onion, cruculo and prosciutto cotto - so good!

What we made for lunch. 03.28.09


cannellini bean salad with shrimp (from Chinatown), celery, onion and jalepeno with baba ganoush, arugula and a Sullivan St bakery baguette

What we made for lunch. 03.26.09

a very green looking favorite: avocado on wholewheat toast (with olive oil, balsamic and rock salt) and a mixed green/arugula/fennel salad

What we made for lunch. 03.25.09

a sahadi's special: humous and baba ganoush with harissa, tabouli , olives and an arugula and grape tomato salad along with a butternut squash soup

What we made for lunch. 03.24.09

cruculo (a fantastic cheese from Trentino) and prosciutto cotto - both from di Palo's, along with grilled veg, including yellow beets, sweet onion, turnip and radicchio; Molly's kasha on the side and some tomato soup

What we made for lunch. 03.21.09

delicious creamy gorgonzola dolce and pear with a fennel, endive and mixed green salad; multigrain bread from Almondine

What we made for lunch. 03.19.09

an asparagus, pecorino and red onion frittata with a mixed green salad and french country toast

What we made for lunch. 03.18.09


tomato soup and fresh ricotta with pecorino crostini

What we made for lunch. 03.17.09

straightforward always good - fresh mozzarella and prosciutto di parma with artichoke heart on pizza bianca. Say no more

What we made for lunch. 03.14.09


fusilli with pesto, tomato, artichoke heart, parsley and basil; almondine baguette.

What we made for lunch. 03.13.09


a very good potato and leek soup (Anna's) and goat cheese crostini with chives

What we made for lunch. 03.12.09

grilled portabello mushroom and cipolline with goat cheese on toast; fennel and parsley salad with pepitas (pumpkin seeds)

What we made for lunch. 03.11.09

fusilli with olive pesto, roasted pepper, tomato, toasted pine nuts, hot chili oil and parmesan shavings

What we made for lunch. 03.10.09


welcome to Lisa, our new assistant from Germany who it turns out is a vegetarian, so our lunches are sure to change: a potato, onion, green bean frittata with a mixed green salad and pugiese bread from Sullivan's

What we made for lunch. 03.07.09


it's warmer - so there's a Mexican flavor going on with a green chili and cheese tamale (from Traders) with their peach salsa and jalapeno hot sauce; a good and hot salad of black beans, cucumber, tomato, cilantro, red onion and green jalapeno pepper

What we made for lunch. 03.06.09


grilled portabello, shaved pecorino and a mixed green, endive and tomato salad

What we made for lunch. 03.05.09

a sign of change in the weather - fresh mozzarella with grape tomatoes, roasted yellow pepper and basil on a really good pugliese bread

What we made for lunch. 03.04.09


some nice pork roast and potato from yesterday, with a mixed green/radicchio salad with celery and gala apple; Gary's homemade chutney