what we made for lunch. 06.24.10

tuna with kidney beans, celery, red onion, cilantro and a olive oil/tartar sauce/anchovy paste dressing on a spinach salad

what we made for lunch 06.23.10


bruschetta with avocado, rock salt, olive oil and balsamic vinegar; bruschetta with tomatoes (that are finally actually tasting of tomato now) with toasted pine nuts


what we made for lunch 06.22.10


sometimes an egg sandwich seems right - sliced boiled egg with spinach, tomato and cucumber with a bit of mayo on a ciabatta roll


what we made for lunch. 06.19.10

toasted baguette with butter bean purée, grilled radicchio with balsamic dressing, mozzarella and hot spicy sopressata - tasty!

what we made for lunch. 06.18.10

grilled chicken and avocado cream on a mesclun salad with tomatoes and baguette

what we made for lunch. 06.17.10

crostini! front to back, we have olive paste and broccoli rabe with hot chili oil; creamy butter bean purée with olive oil; sautéed crimini with shaved ricotta salata - need I say, these tasted so good

what we made for lunch. 06.16.10

nice potato and bean frittata with a mesclun salad and tomato

what we made for lunch 06.15.10

grilled chicken, watercress, tomato and cucumber on a ciabatta roll - so good

what we made for lunch 06.12.10


classic - pizza bianca, prosciutto di palma and fresh mozzarella

what we made for lunch 06.11.10


simple avocado on the mini olive wholewheat bread (toasted) from Pain d'Avignon, tomato and ricotta salata

what we made for lunch 06.10.10


sautéed portabello and a delicious pecorino di fossa ("sweet start, then a vibrant peppery flavour"!) in walnut leaves along with a mixed green and watercress salad and ciabatta

what we made for lunch 06.09.10


the (vegetarian) kids are away , so we have prosciutto di san daniele from di Palo's and fresh mozzarella on toast with arugula and artichoke hearts

what we made for lunch. 06.08.10


smoked salmon (from Acme, of course!), cream cheese on the mini wholewheat from Pain d'Avignon with sliced cucumber, cornichon and a fennel salad

what we made for lunch. 06.03.10

keeping within the new challenges: a tuna and cannellini salad with red onion, capers, artichoke hearts on spinach along with boiled Yukon potatoes and a baguette



what we made for lunch. 06.02.10

OK, this is a first - gluten free 'pasta'; it's made from corn and quinoa and actually tasted pretty good - with olive pesto, sun-dried tomato, fresh tomato, ricotta salata and spinach - everyone was happy

what we made for lunch. 06.01.10



a big salad of red lettuce, french beans and tomatoes with a mustard vinaigrette, black olives, cornichons and a hard-boiled egg with tartar sauce (out of mayo); olive bread

Add Image

what we made for lunch 05.28.10


more from Acme - hand sliced smoked salmon with cream cheese, cucumber, tomato and cornichons on pumpernickel bagel - a classic


what we made for lunch 05.27.10

whitefish salad from Acme on the mini olive loaf from Pain d'Avignon with cucumber, cornichons and an arugula salad


what we made for lunch 05.26.10

back from sahadi's with humous, baba ganoush, tabouli, harisa, carrot salad, cucumber, radish, black and green provencale olives with pita bread
a big hit with our new particular internss (vegan/no dairy for one and vegetarian/no cow product for the other!)


what we made for lunch 05.25.10


grilled eggplant, fresh mozzarella and tomato on a delicious olive bread from Pain d'Avignon