Lunch! What'd ya have? (2015–2016)

[jvalentino]

I didn't make it but a place near me has some great Italian Beef. Juicy, hot 

[Shelby]

jval I would have liked that a zillion times if I could have.

[liuzhou]

 

Sea snails (长尾螺 cháng wěi luó, literally "long tail snails") with garlic and ginger. Beer.

[shain]

Kube in thick beet soup. Gently sour-sweet from lemon and beet sweetness, enhanced with a little date molasses.

Sugar apple (anona) from our tree. Plenty of those this year, probably due to the short winter.

[Anna N]

 

 

Sticking with the Use it or Lose it idea.  There were a few leftovers from dinner yesterday evening including some sautéed zucchini and a couple of slices of cooked chicken breast. There was also an opened tetra pack of chicken broth in the fridge that needed to be used up so all went into yesterday's  soup. I swear it gets better with time and additions. A doorstop of homemade buttered bread did not hurt lunch either.  

[shain]

Yellow beans cooked in tomato sauce with cumin, paprika, aniseed, oregano, parsley and tarragon. Served on brown rice with tahini sauce.

[liuzhou]

Lunch today was a gift from a neighbour.

 

These are steamed banana leaf parcels containing glutinous rice and peanuts along with some unidentified herbs. I did ask neighbour for the name of this preparation, but she replied "No name".

 

I ate them anyway!

 

[BonVivant]

Some lunches (after cheeses).

 

A kind of meat paste.

 

Leftover roasted meats to go with a simple soup made with leftover roasted duck bones.

[shain]

A matzo lasagna of sorts, with leeks and scallions, ewe milk feta cheese and kashkaval cheese. Very tasty.

Edited April 30, 2016 by shain
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[Anna N]

 

Gruyere, bacon and mushroom melt. 

[Panaderia Canadiense]

Simple sandwich: fresh tomato, avocado, lettuce, and basil cheese on pumpernickel. It was glorious and messy.

 

[rotuts]

""    fresh tomato ""

 

don't even remember that that tastes like.

 

I got some ' tomato '  maturing in a brown bag with some apples.  Green house.  Maine.

 

Im not complaining.  nope.  sometimes i don't even have those.

 

""  burger in the back ""

 

?

[Panaderia Canadiense]

59 minutes ago, rotuts said:

""    fresh tomato ""

 

don't even remember that that tastes like.

 

I got some ' tomato '  maturing in a brown bag with some apples.  Green house.  Maine.

 

Im not complaining.  nope.  sometimes i don't even have those.

 

""  burger in the back ""

 

?

Nope, that's what the sandwich looked like closed. I neglected to mention it was a pumpernickel bagle.

[sartoric]

Lunch at a home stay on the Black River in the Mai Chau Valley.

 

Clockwise from the top ..processed meat, special processed meat, stir fried eggplant, pork, and in the centre stir fried gourd. All delicious.

 

 

The dining room.

 

The kitchen.

[HungryChris]

Brats and kimchi. East meets west.

HC

[BonVivant]

Today was national day off, it felt like a Sunday... miserable weather, empty streets, we took our time eating and drinking.

 

- Munich "white sausages" with sweet mustard.

- "Potato cheese", literally. Basically it's mashed potatoes with cream, minced onions and chives.

 

 

 

The whole lunch

 

[kayb]

I will happily eat lunch with you any day, @BonVivant.

[shain]

Turkish Menemen (I call it Turkish shakshuka). Scrambled eggs in sauce made with green chills, onion and tomatoes. Spiced with garlic, paprika, cumin, sumac, pepper, lemon, parsley, chives and toasted sunflower seeds.
Served with warm buttermilk rolls. The best method of eating it is tearing the roll apart, eating some of the filling, then filling it with the shakshuka.

Would like the eggs to be have larger more defined crumb. Maybe next I'll fry it separately before mixing with the sauce.

Sunflower seeds works well with chives and eggs. I might try to add them next time I cooks an omelette.

[blue_dolphin]

I picked up some big fat asparagus and farm fresh eggs at today's local farmers' market and had both for a late lunch:

 

Roasted asparagus and poached egg.

Edited April 28, 2016 by blue_dolphin (log)

[liuzhou]

 

Avocado and salami. Lemon juice and black pepper.

[Anna N]

 

Tongue tacos with salsa and red onion. Tongue showed up frequently on the menu when I was growing up in the British Midlands but I don't believe I have had it since about 1958. It has been discussed recently here on eG and I wondered if I could still buy the cooked product here in Ontario. I also wondered if I would still like it!  No fear there. It is still very tasty. However I failed to think things through (a major failing of mine) and arrived home with 200 grams of hard-won tongue (the young ladies in the deli were reluctant to open a brand new package which left no doubt as to its anatomical identity) but one brave soul was found to slice off my order. I had tongue but no suitable bread for a tongue sandwich and lttle hope of getting any while the tongue was still fresh. Google to the rescue!  Tongue tacos for lunch and tongue hash for dinner.  

[liuzhou]

13 minutes ago, Anna N said:

Tongue showed up frequently on the menu when I was growing up in the British Midlands but I don't believe I have had it since about 1958.

 

Your post has brought back memories for me, too. Saturday night dinners in Scotland in the late 50s and early 60s tended to be tongue sandwiches or, at least, that's how I remember it. Haven't eaten it for decades either. I remember liking it a lot.

I have seen unprocessed beef and pig tongues in the local market but you seem to have to buy a whole one, then go through the palaver of skinning it etc. For someone who lives alone, it may not be an option. Sadly.

Now I am surrounded by duck's tongues!

Edited April 29, 2016 by liuzhou (log)

[Anna N]

1 minute ago, liuzhou said:

 

Your post has brought back memories for me, too. Saturday night dinners tended to be tongue sandwiches or, at least, that's how I remember it. Haven't eaten it for decades either.

I have seen unprocessed tongues in the local market but you seem to have to buy a whole one, then go through the palaver of skinning it etc. For someone who lives alone, it may not be an option. Sadly.

I was a little surprised that only whole tongues were on display at the deli, too.  But they were priced by the 100 gram so I knew they would be willing to sell slices. Still I think it must be a very slow mover!  The deli specializes in European food stuffs so I had expected it to be sliced and on display as are most other luncheon meats. I understand the whole living alone thing else I might be willing to cook a whole tongue. 

[HungryChris]

Left over stuffed pepper. The green peppers were almost $2 each when I was looking for some to stuff, so I ended up with cubalelles. I jokingly refer to myself as the catfish as It seems I am always relegated to consuming the leftovers. This, however was no chore, actually almost better the second time around. I look forward to having the last one for lunch tomorrow or Sunday.

HC

 

 

[Anna N]

 

 

 

 I placed a grocery order yesterday which will be delivered in the next couple of hours and so it behooved me to make use of whatever was left in the crisper drawers.  One lonely parsnip was turned into crispy parsnip chips.  The rather sad head of broccoli, two limp carrots and part of a red onion  where combined with some chicken to make a perfectly adequate soup. A shower of grated parmesan upped the umami nicely.