What's for lunch (2026)

[small_h]

Poached egg on focaccia with green sauce.

[BeefeaterRocksSister]

Spring rolls

[Nannybakes]

Salade Lyonnaise, so darn good. Inadvertently cut up three slices of bacon into lardons, a pity! Onion rye bread on the side to help out with the salad dressing.

[linguafood (Natascha)]

Where do you get frisée lettuce? I don’t think I’ve ever seen any in our neck of the woods. Same goes for mâche, my favorite

[Nannybakes]

I had to import it from Brooklyn, USA,
My local supermarket hasn’t carried mâche in years, that and long stemmed watercress.

[linguafood (Natascha)]

I go to town on all the lettuce I can’t get here when we’re back in Berlin for the summer.

At least Belgian endive is more readily available / less expensive here than it used to be.

[Nannybakes]

Agreed on endive, the Asian MKT near me also carries radicchio in addition to endive. What’s hard to get is properly grown escarole.

[Kazhound]

Fritata with onion, pepper, spinach And most of the rest of the cheese my friend gave me in Brussels from his party leftovers, along with Blueberry Sensible Pancakes.

How do you PANCAKE?

As it seems impossible (or difficult) to find either the recipe or the book it came from online, here’s our favorite pancake recipe, from when I was a kid and the book was already old! It’s a slightly sweet pancake, nutty from the wheat germ. I thought I’d posted it somewhere in the past, but maybe that was on chowhound. The Sensible Pancake from “Creative Activities…Program: Cooking”* 1 1/2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 3 tbls sugar 5 tsp baking powder 1/2 cups wheat germ 2 cups milk 2 eggs 1/…

[Nannybakes]

Somewhere in Sicily, someone is having this for supper right now.
Sautéed anchovies, garlic, pinch of peperoncini; oil cured black olives , rosemary, cauliflower , plumped yellow raisins and toasted breadcrumbs. Tossed over pasta with parsley , eaten with Joy!

[linguafood (Natascha)]

@Nannybakes

, eaten with Joy!

Those are the best meals, ideally with friends

[Sasha]

Is the owner who is moving up to PNW opening a taco place up here? And might you know where? Seattle?

[linguafood (Natascha)]

I don’t know the deetz, and I think he’s going to take a break to figure out what to do next. He’s moving there to be closer to his kids. But if he ever does, you’ll be the first to know, pinkie promise

[Mr_Happy]

Omelette with mushrooms and arugula salad

[LindaWhit]

@Mr_Happy

Omelette

That is a PERFECT omelette! Chef Pepin and Julia Child would definitely approve!

[anaxgorous]

that’s one beautiful roll. love a bit of chew and textural crack on the crust.

[Nannybakes]

Thank you, it’s a great tasting roll. I made them about 80g each , a nice medium sized roll. I added a few tablespoons of the rehydrated onion to the dough itself. To achieve the depression in the center, you press down with your thumb to the very bottom of the dough prior to baking.

[Kazhound]

I love baking during voice calls, the best part of remote work! This morning I made some quick brown bread with wheat bran and wheat germ, and then made some egg salad to have on top. Egg salad was 4 eggs plus 2 egg yolks (for 2 people) plus homemade mayo and some dill I had leftover.

Simple and just the thing for today!

[linguafood (Natascha)]

Looks fabo!

[Mr_Happy]

Larb gai w/sticky rice and cucumber

[linguafood (Natascha)]

Your plating is always so appetizing and esthetically pleasing