what we made for lunch 11.27.10

mackerel on toast with our fiery hot habanero mayo, fennel top and cornichons along with a cucumber radish with mustard dressing salad - which we found tasted and looked better assembled...so good! see below

what we made for lunch 11.26.10

gorgonzola dolce with an escarole, radicchio and pear salad; country loaf from Pain d'Avignon

what we made for lunch 11.24.10

with guest Michelle from Magasin Totale, we have a frittata with oven roasted squash and mozzarella along with a salad of escarole, red onion and radish

what we made for lunch 11.23.10

it's a tuna and canellini salad with our hot habanero mayo, parsley, red onion and artichoke heart - all on a warm onion nan

what we made for lunch 11.20.10

grilled radicchio, artichoke paste, fresh mozzarella and artichoke heart on the really good peasant bread from Pain d'Avignon

what we made for lunch 11.19.10

back from an overdue trip to Sahadi's - here we have baba ganoush with paprika and olive oil, onion nan, a watercress, tomato and cucumber salad along with a made salad of orzo, peas, black beans and sweet corn

what we made for lunch 11.17.10

looks like an explosion: under is our favorite mackerel (from the CO-OP) with a bit of mayo and white wine vinegar on toast; on top - watercress, cucumber, red onion, sliced jalepeño along with caper berries and pickle

what we made for lunch 11.13.10

seems to be a variation on lunch from 11.11 but different - from the bottom: 7 grain bread, spinach, lentils, avocado, sautéed chicken and some of our new habanaro mayo all go together for some ungainly, but delicious eating along with stacey's naked pita chips - always good

what we made for lunch 11.12.10

sliced pear and creamy gorgonzola dolce on a spinach and radicchio salad with mustard dressing and toasted baguette - so good

what we made for lunch 11.11.10

today we have Michael McDevitt (of Illegal Art) visit for lunch - and there's a lot going on on the plate: sautéed chicken with sage and a mustard dressing, french lentils and a salad of spinach, endive, thin sliced shallot, sunchokes and toasted pine nuts.

what we made for lunch 11.10.10

fresh mozzarella, prosciutto di Parma with some of chef Matt's red pepper jelly, on toasted integrale wholewheat bread (from Eataly!) and a spinach, sliced shallot and tomato salad

what we made for lunch 11.09.10

grilled radicchio, oil, balsamic and sea salt along with the amazing charcoal dusty cheese from the market and prosciutto di Parma on pane integrale

what we made for lunch 11.06.10

a full plate of - avocado on toasted wholewheat baguette, ham, delicious black (edible) charcoal rind sheep/cow cheese that we got from the New Amsterdam mkt at Fulton St, arugula salad and the sweet/hot red pepper jelly from chef Matt

what we made for lunch 11.05.10

room temperature pan roasted steak with a new mayo & habanero mix (very, very hot), french lentils, arugula and roasted parsnip

what we made for lunch 11.04.10

simple enough - bresaola, mozzarella, tomato, an arugula salad, wholewheat baguette and a tomato soup. A nice olive oil, balsamic vinegar and a sprinkle of toasted cumin and coriander brings it all to life

what we made for lunch 11.03.10

sauteed portobello mushroom and saffron pecorino (yes, it really is this color!) and arugula on the very good multigrain mini from Pain d'Avingnon

what we made for lunch 11.02.10

another day for soup and a sandwich - this time we have cashew carrot ginger soup and broccoli rabe and fresh mozzarella with a smear of anchovy paste on fresh ciabatta

what we made for lunch 10.29.10

spinach, radicchio and toasted pine nuts with bresaola, saffron pecorino, pear and mini multigrain from Pain d'Avignon