lunch

what we made for lunch 12.23.11

2012-01-02T18:54:00.000-08:00

similar but a bit different to yesterday - tiger shrimp on a salad of escarole and green beans with a mustard dressing along with half an avocado with olive oil and balsamic

what we made for lunch 12.22.11

2012-01-02T18:13:00.000-08:00

sockeye salmon with some red onion and jalepeno on green beans, butter lettuce with sliced avocado - nice

what we made for lunch 12.20.11

2012-01-02T18:09:00.000-08:00

oops, can't remember exactly what's in this tasty onion nan that we had with tomato soup

what we made for lunch 12.16.11

2011-12-17T18:56:00.001-08:00

avocado on a nice toasted sourdough with kumato - simple and so good

what we made for lunch 12.15.11

2011-12-17T18:55:00.001-08:00

quite a salad - tuna on butter lettuce, celery and celerac, with artichoke heart, cornichons, black olives

what we made for lunch 12.10.11

2011-12-17T09:56:00.002-08:00

a first today - a BLAT! bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato - some english mustard on the bottom, mayo on the top and a sprinkle of chili flakes.

what we made for lunch 12.09.11

2011-12-17T09:56:00.000-08:00

it's cold out there, so it's a tomato soup and a toasted ham and cheddar sandwich

what we made for lunch 12.08.11

2011-12-16T16:41:00.000-08:00

smoked sockeye salmon and sliced boiled egg with a little red onion and cornichon on toasted 7 grain - so good

what we made for lunch 12.07.11

2011-12-16T16:38:00.000-08:00

tiger shrimp and avocado on an arugula salad with toasted 7grain mini from Pain d'Avignon - delicious

what we made for lunch 12.06.11

2011-12-16T16:28:00.000-08:00

finishing up the roast pork with avocado, the ever tasty kumato and arugula and cucumber salad

what we made for lunch 12.03.11

2011-12-16T16:04:00.000-08:00

Alaskan smoked sockeye salmon, goats cheese and cornichons on toasted country bread along with the orzo salad from yesterday

what we made for lunch 12.02.11

2011-12-16T15:46:00.000-08:00

we have a guest today - producer Anne Chaisson. We have the herbed roast pork with cornichons and a mesclun salad and with our orzo salad with black olives, basil, toasted pine nuts and artichoke hearts

what we made for lunch 12.01.11

2011-12-16T15:43:00.000-08:00

some nice fra mani rosemary ham with english mustard, cheddar with Branston's pickle, kumato, a spinach and persian cucumber salad - along with the 7 grain mini from Pain d'Avignon - a ploughman's deluxe

what we made for lunch 11.29.11

2011-12-02T12:02:00.001-08:00

as far as sandwiches go, this one is a winner - swiss chard, some chili oil with fresh mozzarella and prosciutto on ciabatina

what we made for lunch 11.26.11

2011-12-02T12:01:00.001-08:00

fresh mozzarella and san daniele prosciutto on pizza bianca from di Palo's with mixed olives and a couple of slices of salami

what we made for lunch 11.25.11

2011-12-02T10:06:00.001-08:00

mackerel & cucumber on 7 grain toast

what we made for lunch 11.24.11

2011-12-02T10:05:00.001-08:00

ham, egg and kumato on toasted baguette with some habanero mayo - tasty crostini

what we made for lunch 11.23.11

2011-12-02T10:03:00.001-08:00

a deluxe ploughman's lunch of prosciutto cotto, cheddar, the amazing kumato, Branston's pickle and crisps

what we made for lunch 11.22.11

2011-12-02T10:02:00.001-08:00

feeding the troops - herbed roast chicken (Wholefoods) with a nice mustard vinaigrette along with some endive, mesclun salad and baguette

what we made for lunch 11.21.11

2011-12-02T10:01:00.001-08:00

a sweet basil sausage, potato and chard frittata with an arugula salad and 7 grain bread - went down a treat

what we made for lunch 11.17.11

2011-11-20T07:38:00.001-08:00

some leftovers! Heather's baby croque madame with quail eggs and chives, domestic prosciutto with olive tapenade and arugula

what we made for lunch 11.16.11

2011-11-20T07:36:00.001-08:00

herbed roast pork (again!) along with orzo with black olives and a spinach and grape tomato salad

what we made for lunch 11.14.11

2011-11-20T07:35:00.001-08:00

a simple pasta - fusilli with olive pesto, red pepper, mozzarella, parsley and artichoke heart

what we made for lunch 11.12.11

2011-11-20T07:34:00.001-08:00

crusty baguette sandwich of fresh mozzarella, artichoke heart and sun-dried tomato

what we made for lunch 11.10.11

2011-11-20T07:32:00.001-08:00

hard boiled egg with a little mayo and chili pepper, fra mani ham and spinach on a baguette

what we made for lunch 11.09.11

2011-11-20T07:31:00.001-08:00

spinach, feta, sun-dried tomato, black olives, artichoke heart and yukon gold potato - tasty

what we made for lunch 11.08.11

2011-11-20T07:28:00.001-08:00

straightforward avocado on toasted 7 grain with some tortilla chips and black olives

what we made for lunch 11.06.11

2011-11-20T07:25:00.001-08:00

soup and a sandwich - tomato soup and finishing up the basil sausage frittata on a ciabattina

what we made for lunch 11.04.11

2011-11-20T07:17:00.001-08:00

black pepper crusted roasted pork from Wholefood with mustard dressing, a really good salad - arugula, butter beans, red onion and endive along with 7grain bread from Pain d'Avingnon

what we made for lunch 11.02.11

2011-11-20T07:15:00.001-08:00

sweet basil sausage (from Trader's) and red pepper frittata and an arugula salad

what we made for lunch 11.01.11

2011-11-20T07:12:00.001-08:00

tomato soup along with a plate of good flavors - bresaola, brinata, pear, beetroot and an arugula and endive salad with mustard dressing

what we made for lunch 10.28.11

2011-11-08T08:11:00.000-08:00

looks like a deli - prosciutto cotto and provola from di Palo's, Persian cucumber, sun-dried tomato, Colman's English and watercress

what we made for lunch 10.27.11

2011-11-08T08:06:00.000-08:00

simple, but always good - fresh mozzarella and broccoli rabe panino (with a wipe of anchovy paste and some hot chili oil) along with a tomato soup

what we made for lunch 10.26.11

2011-11-08T08:02:00.000-08:00

a tasty variation on yesterdays - tuna and cucumber on watercress with some habanero mayo and cornichons

what we made for lunch 10.25.11

2011-11-08T07:57:00.000-08:00

roast lamb (always better the day after), some of the peperoncino salsa on watercress with a homemade tzatziki using persian cucumbers and plain yoghurt which came out really well

what we made for lunch 10.22.11

2011-11-08T07:50:00.000-08:00

avocado on 7 grain with big shrimp, some black pepper, olive oil, chunky sea salt and balsamic vinegar - alright!

what we made for lunch 10.21.11

2011-10-30T10:41:00.000-07:00

smoked salmon on mesclun salad with asparagus, celeriac, sunflower seeds and tartar sauce - baguette is from Balthazar

what we made for lunch 10.20.11

2011-10-30T10:30:00.000-07:00

a sliced hard boiled egg done just right on a mesclun salad with roast herbed pork and a baguette from Balthazar

what we made for lunch 10.19.11

2011-10-26T12:27:00.000-07:00

roast herbed chicken from wholefoods with our orzo salad, thin slices of red pepper, jalepeño and watercress

what we made for lunch 10.18.11

2011-10-26T12:21:00.000-07:00

caught short on stuff today, but still managed to rustle up a celeriac, parsley, fennel and pecorino salad with some toasted 7grain - turned out well

what we made for lunch 10.14.11

2011-10-26T12:00:00.000-07:00

a really nice mix of cannellini, arugula, fennel along with herbed roast pork and the new peperoncino salsa - it's so good

what we made for lunch 10.13.11

2011-10-26T11:52:00.000-07:00

using up some andouille sausage and swiss chard, we have a tasty frittata with an arugula and braeburn apple salad

what we made for lunch 10.08.11

2011-10-08T08:13:00.000-07:00

let's see - looks pretty good to me! Fresh lemon ricotta crostini, arugula with fresh figs and culatello

what we made for lunch 10.07.11

2011-10-07T08:16:00.000-07:00

excellent pot-luck 'leftovers' - Sandy's home made crab cakes with tartar sauce and lemon on arugula and radicchio salad along with some tabouli on the side. Very nice - shame I forgot the cucumber

what we made for lunch 10.05.11

2011-10-05T08:18:00.000-07:00

straight back from di Palo's and it's hard not to have a warm pizza bianca, mozzarella, culatello and watercress sandwich - so good

what we made for lunch 10.04.11

2011-10-04T08:24:00.000-07:00

a nice ham and cheese sandwich - fra mani rosemary ham, cheddar, colman's mustard and californian fresh watercress on pane francese

what we made for lunch 09.24.11

2011-09-25T21:26:00.000-07:00

a mix of grilled veg - red & yellow peppers, onion with chavrie goat cheese, baby spinach salad - which all ended up on the toast - very good

what we made for lunch 09.23.11

2011-09-25T20:36:00.000-07:00

fresh mozzarella, fra mani ham, grilled eggplant and arugula with toasted francese

what we made for lunch 09.20.11

2011-09-25T20:33:00.000-07:00

some herbed roast chicken from wholefoods and orzo / lentil salad, baby spinach and onion nan

what we made for lunch 09.25.11

2011-09-25T09:14:00.000-07:00

roast yellow peppers and zucchini with our new very hot peperoncino salsa and pecorino romano; spinach and endive salad

what we made for lunch 09.22.11

2011-09-24T10:32:00.000-07:00

fresh mozzarella with roasted red and yellow peppers on arugula

what we made for lunch 09.21.11

2011-09-23T20:09:00.000-07:00

sliced hard boiled egg with fra mani ham on 7grain toast, arugula salad; a little mayo, anchovy paste and black pepper makes it happen

what we made for lunch 09.16.11

2011-09-17T10:39:00.000-07:00

a special (for us anyway) - the mackerel from Italy with persian cucumber, cornichons, lentil salad, parsley, a little mayo and a sprinkle of chili powder - so good

what we made for lunch 09.15.11

2011-09-16T16:04:00.000-07:00

frittata with sautéed veg (zucchini, red pepper & sweet corn) with a spinach and radicchio salad

what we made for lunch 09.14.11

2011-09-16T15:50:00.000-07:00

haddock from last night (that was sautéed with lemon) & habanero mayo on french lentils and a salad of arugula and persian cucumbers

what we made for lunch 09.10.11

2011-09-13T11:42:00.001-07:00

a salad of arugula, indian cucumber, endive and walnuts with some pecorino

what we made for lunch 09.09.11

2011-09-13T11:41:00.001-07:00

meanwhile, back at spring - it's lunch time with avocado, the rosemary roast pork from wholefoods and a salad of endive and tomato

what we had for lunch while away

2011-09-09T11:10:00.001-07:00

so, we didn't make this one, but this lunch seemed noteworthy - un panino di polpo (octopus sandwich) with a little oil & lemon; picked up in Puglia while taking a summer break

what we had for lunch 08.29.11

2011-09-09T11:09:00.001-07:00

meanwhile, we're away - and eating well! prosciutto, the freshest stracciatella, green beans and potato salad, black olives and a beer - followed by a siesta, then the beach

what we made for lunch 08.12.11

2011-09-01T01:08:00.000-07:00

pepper roast pork from wholefoods on arugula with a indian mini cucumber, avocado, tomato, cornichons and black olives

what we made for lunch 08.10.11

2011-08-30T00:48:00.001-07:00

orzo salad with toasted pine nuts, hot smoked salmon, black olives, avocado and 7grain mini from pain d'Avignon - hard to beat!

what we made for lunch 08.05.11

2011-08-30T00:45:00.001-07:00

bresaola with shaved parmisan on a salad of arugula, fennel and tomato

what we made for lunch 08.03.11

2011-08-19T11:45:00.001-07:00

a little more prosciutto di san daniele with fresh mozzarella, black olives, arugula, tomato and basil

what we made for lunch 08.02.11

2011-08-19T11:38:00.000-07:00

we've never heard of santa claus melon, but it's really good - especially with prosciutto di san daniele and some black pepper

what we made for lunch 07.30.11

2011-08-19T11:36:00.000-07:00

another orzo salad - this time with the roasted chicken, feta cheese, cucumber, black olives, hot chili oil and a wild chicory salad - so good

what we made for lunch 07.29.11

2011-08-08T20:29:00.000-07:00

roast herbed chicken, an arugula, mixed green tomato salad and some shaved pecorino

what we made for lunch 07.27.11

2011-07-28T21:12:00.001-07:00

simple and good - fresh mozzarella from Saxelby's along with tomatoes, artichoke hearts, nicoise olives, basil and calamata bread from pain d'Avignon

what we made for lunch 07.22.11

2011-07-28T21:09:00.001-07:00

the oh so good orzo salad - this time with corn, peppers, parsley, black olives and jalepeno sausage from last night, butter lettuce

what we made for lunch 07.20.11

2011-07-28T21:07:00.001-07:00

hot smoked salmon with habanero mayo on a butter lettuce and radicchio salad along with cornichons, nicoise olives and beetroot; 7grain mini

what we made for lunch 07.19.11

2011-07-28T21:05:00.000-07:00

sliced boiled egg on toast with a little mayo, hot chili powder and another of those Persian mini cucumbers - tasty

what we made for lunch 07.15.11

2011-07-17T18:19:00.000-07:00

on my own today - some really good fra'mani rosemary ham with kumato, radicchio, a little english mustard, a little mayo on pane francese

what we made for lunch 07.14.11

2011-07-17T18:09:00.001-07:00

some more of the very good sliced roast rosemary pork from wholefoods with habanero mayo and cornichons, arugula and radicchio salad

what we made for lunch 07.12.11

2011-07-17T17:54:00.001-07:00

back from Sahadi's with quite a spread! babaganoush, tabouli, roast red & yellow peppers, fennel and radicchio, nicoise olives, carrot, mini cucumber and a solid german bread

what we made for lunch 07.07.11

2011-07-09T20:37:00.001-07:00

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a caprese using the new favorite kumatoes and fresh mozzarella from Saxelby's on arugula with 7grain bread

what we made for lunch 07.06.11

2011-07-09T20:36:00.001-07:00

hard boiled egg with a little mayo and paprika on mini 7grain bread; a salad of watercress and grape tomatoes and POP chips. All enjoyed with guest Liz Kurtzman

what we made for lunch 07.01.11

2011-07-09T20:12:00.000-07:00

grilled zucchini and whole crimini muhrooms; a butter bean salad with parsley and chili flakes topped with the creamy soft stracchino - delicous

what we made for lunch 06.30.11

2011-07-09T20:11:00.001-07:00

avocado on toast with ham - actually was improved with cornichons to give a little bite

what we made for lunch 06.29.11

2011-06-30T15:00:00.000-07:00

stracchino, prosciutto di Parma (both from di Palo's), kumato, arugula and pane francese from Pain d'Avignon - what a taste combination

what we made for lunch 06.28.11

2011-06-30T14:59:00.000-07:00

looks a bit odd, but we have the classic melon and prosciutto with pecorino

what we made for lunch 06.24.11

2011-06-30T14:53:00.001-07:00

roasted smoked salmon with our habanero mayo on a bed of arugula with butter beans and celery; mini 7grain from Pain d'Avignon

what we made for lunch 06.22.11

2011-06-24T09:48:00.001-07:00

roasted tomato on spinach with walnuts, nisoise olives, shaved stravecchio and a little chili oil. The 7grain mini is as always from Pain d'Avignon

what we made for lunch 06.21.11

2011-06-24T09:47:00.001-07:00

basically bacon and eggs - egg salad with speck on 7grain bread and spinach salad

what we made for lunch 06.18.11

2011-06-24T09:46:00.001-07:00

roast herbed chicken (from wholefoods) and habanero mayo with Anna's great orzo salad that has feta, artichoke heart, parsley and toasted pine nuts

what we made for lunch 06.15.11

2011-06-20T08:31:00.000-07:00

sliced herbed pork tenderloin with our habanero mayo and a salad of arugula, fennel and shaved parmesan

what we made for lunch 06.14.11

2011-06-20T08:25:00.001-07:00

roast herbed chicken with branston's pickle and a salad of spinach, cucumber and kumatos

what we made for lunch 06.11.11

2011-06-11T12:03:00.001-07:00

here with a watercress and endive salad with a creamy St Andre cheese, walnuts and the sweet kumatos - all good

what we made for lunch 06.10.11

2011-06-11T12:02:00.001-07:00

avocado with olive oil, balsamic vinegar, spicy organic watercress, kumato (a brown tomato, new to us as well - really good, sweet and tomatoey) and shaved pecorino and parmisan

what we made for lunch 06.09.11

2011-06-11T12:01:00.001-07:00

herbed roast pork with habanero mayo and cornichon, a salad of spinach, carrot, toasted pine nuts along with some pizza bianca

what we made for lunch 06.08.11

2011-06-11T12:00:00.001-07:00

a nice egg salad with habanero mayo on toasted 7grain mini (as always from Pain d'Avignon) with the last of the salami rosa and a lettuce and radicchio salad

what we made for lunch 06.04.11

2011-06-11T11:59:00.001-07:00

a little stracchino, roasted yellow pepper and salami rosa on toasted 7grain bread from Pain d'Avignon at Essex St market

what we made for lunch 06.03.11

2011-06-08T10:25:00.001-07:00

tasty leftover day - two different chicken wraps (we didn't make) and our orzo salad with artichoke heart, toasted pine nuts, parsley, feta cheese

what we made for lunch 06.02.11

2011-06-08T10:24:00.001-07:00

another in the 'on toast' (or bread of course): avocado on 7grain with a nice pecorino and roasted red pepper

what we made for lunch 06.01.11

2011-06-08T10:23:00.001-07:00

fresh mozzarella and a smear of anchovy paste on 7grain bread with sautéed escarole and fresh prosciutto di san daniele

what we made for lunch 05.28.11

2011-06-01T08:04:00.000-07:00

excellent leftovers from our potluck - a broccoli & mushroom quiche from Almondine and our orzo salad with back olives, toasted pine nuts, orange zest and spinach with mustard/orange dressing

what we made for lunch 05.26.11

2011-06-01T08:03:00.001-07:00

penne with olive pesto, fresh mozzarella, fresh and sun-dried tomato, basil and we're set

what we made for lunch 05.25.11

2011-06-01T08:02:00.001-07:00

hard boiled americauna hen eggs (look at the size of that yolk) on asparagus with prosciutto cotto and boiled potatoes with a hot mustard vinaigrette

what we made for lunch 05.14.11

2011-06-01T07:56:00.001-07:00

a mixed grilled veg assortment, including eggplant, red pepper, zucchini, yellow squash and onions (from Wholefoods - pretty good really) with a fresh spinach salad, hot chili oil and a milder parmisan which tastes so good

what we made for lunch 05.13.11

2011-06-01T07:55:00.001-07:00

tuna and butter bean salad with black olives, jalepeno, red onion and parsley on spinach

what we made for lunch 03.31.11

2011-04-11T21:12:00.001-07:00

toasted 7 grain with avocado, smoked pastrami salmon and cornichon - simple

what we made for lunch 03.30.11

2011-04-01T08:20:00.001-07:00

nice mix of crucolo (a latteria cheese from North Italy), prosciutto cotto, asparagus, arugula, artichoke hearts and toast - all went well together