What is for brunch or lunch ?

Wednesday the 29th January 2025 ..

Lunch today was very simple ..

Grilled bteast of chicken filetes and a fennel Minnestrone home made soup with fresh veggies of the season.

Both Monday the 27th of January and early this morning, Tuesday the 28th, I had been at the Press Dept. of our Convention Centre featuring The Renowned Madrid Fusion show cooking 2025 convention.

Simply amazingly awesome !!

Tuesday, the 28th of January 2025 ..

Today we are having French Omelettes .. Very simple.

And a cheeseboard with assorted cracker breads ..

Very busy today and no time to dedicate ..

Nice Tuesday wishes.

Friday the 24th of January 2025 ..

As I am at the Ifema Convention Centre of The Madrid Capital for the FITUR tourism and travel tradefair, I will be heading over to our favourite Pizzeria for a Napoletano style pizza (Naples style - Not Thin Crust ) at 14.00 ..

Have a nice weekend.

Toasted sourdough bread topped with avocado, slices of tomato and chilli flakes.

Home-made burgers, baked potatoes and salad. Supper, leak and potatoe soup with a bit of Stilton on top and a toasted pitta.

Thursday - January 23rd, 2025 ..

Lunch today is simply superbly splendid ..

Starter: A cream of Parsnip and Carrot Soup ..

Main: Freshly caught Cod fish - in traditional Basque Style.

Dessert: 3 Spanish cheeses served in Mandarin Oranges and Assorted Apple Varieties for cleansing palate.

Thebakeryexpress

The best times to indulge your cravings and replenish your energy are during lunch and brunch. Both provide delectable options that may be customized to your tastes, whether you are enjoying a mid-day break or starting your day a little later.

Brunch, which includes foods like avocado toast, savory omelets, fluffy pancakes, and sweet waffles, is the perfect combination of breakfast and lunch.

Lunch, however, offers more substantial options to sate your appetite. It's the ideal way to start the day, whether it's grilled sandwiches, salads, spaghetti, wraps, or burgers.

Lunch is the ideal way to start the day??? Spam (not the meat variety) I suspect.

Thursday the 23rd of January, 2025 ..

Today lunch shall be Basque Style Freshly caught Cod Fish for our main course.

Our starter shall be a parsnip / carrot combined cream soup. To take the chill off ..

Dessert: We do not have dessert directly after. We wait until 17.00 or so .. And we prefer cheeses with fruits verses sweets.

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Wednesday the 22nd of January.

This week I am attending The Fitur International Tourism Convention @ The IFEMA Convention Centre of Madrid, Spain.

So a little of this and a little of that - tasting spree ..

My husband and I had a lovely full morning from 10am to 14.00.

The King and Queen of Spain were there ..

The Guest Country is Brazil.

Sunday the 19th of January 2025 ..

Today as the temperatures have dipped to approx. 3 degrees centigrade early mornings and have risen to 11 - 13 degrees centig mid day, it is frosty however, quite sunny with blue skies as well and no no snow in the forecast.

Today lunch is a classical lentil stew with a wide variety of fresh veggies including:

Garlic
Onion
Carrots
Turnips
Parsnips
Parsley
A little leek
Zucchine / Courgette
Red Tomatoes
Aubergine

Spices: Provençal 5 herbs, freshly grinded black pepper, salt and Spanish Paprika (pimenton) off top of head ..

Did a sample testing and it is divine. Simple, uncomplicated and superbly splendid. No fuss.

Hubby helped with prepping and peeling process as well, so this was a "together project" ..

Wanted a vegetarian dish and something for Monday as well.

Nice Sunday wishes.

15th January 2025 - Wednesday ..

It was minus 6 degrees at 6am this morning and quite cold.

So lunch is:

Homemade lasagne ..

Served with a mozzarella di buffala salad ..

I’ve just had the yellow lentil dal, with cauliflower and spinach, that was leftover from last night.
Very tasty. I must make it more often.

Friday the 9th of January 2025 ..

Starter today at home was: A caprese salad.

The main: Home-made in oven, Meatloaf ( 100% beef ) ..

Simply divinely lovely for a cold winter day.

Sunday the 5th of January 2025 ..

Simply simple.

We had brunch at home due to the weather ( grey, chilly and rainy ) ..

Prepared home made Hollandaise and Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon ..

We emjoyed tremendously ..

Dessert included 5 cheeses with dried fruits and walnuts, pistachios, dates, figs and fresh Persian Melon and Mango.

Have a wonderful Epiphany tomorrow the 6th and all our best wishes.

Friday, the 3rd of January 2025 ..

Today my Dear Husband worked from home (remote) and prepared a beautiful Roast Chicken Classic with Baked Apples as a side.

How lovely ..

I had a funeral service to attend of a dear publisher friend of 98 years old who founded the American Club in 1952. He started a magazine in 1958 and I wrote the Chef Interviews for many years - freelance.

All our best wishes for a wonderful, healthy and successful New Year ..

Thursday the 2nd of January 2025 ..

Today we had a simple Salmon Teriyaki for our main and the starter was a lovely Basmati infused with herbs, spices and prawns ..

A lovely glass of Prosecco ..

Monday the 30th of December 2024:

Today we are having a light Pasta ( linguini ) with a homemade quick tomato sauce with fresh basil ..

Nothing fancy today. And freshly baked bakery bread ..

29 / 12 / 2025 - Sunday.

Today we are having a shellfish Paella ..

A request from our guests ( our younger twin daughter and her husband and our grand-daughter ) ..

Thursday: 26 / 12 / 2024 .. Boxing Day ..

Lunch today was an array of leftovers:

Roast Pork Tenderloin from the 25th main course and we prepared sandwiches with it .. and an assortment of mustards.

We also had homemade Fresh Red Cardoon / Thistle soup with almonds which hit the spot .. It is a family tradition from my mother in law and very much appreciated.

Desserts were typically Spanish: Nougat (turron) of varying types and I had prepared a traditional apple pie with a lattice topping ..

Christmas Day 25 / 12 / 2025 ..

Too much to actually mention however, the main was a Roast Pork Tenderloin Tuscan Style ..

All our best wishes for a wonderful Christmas Day and Christmas Holiday Season ..

kittylester

I do my best cooking like that!

I'll have a Sunday sherry while I'm cooking.

Oh dear, started watching Countryfile now.

I do my best cooking like that!

We're having steak with mushrooms, tomatoes, peas and onions tonight. Plus chips or jacket potatoes.
The trouble is, having had a punch and a couple of glasses of wine, I don't feel like cooking.