#ThursdayLunch #Meatloaf #SourCherries #Potatoes
4°C, dull & grey + a few drops of rain on this very 1st day of 2026.
No special antics here!
Lunch is 2nd serving of meatloaf, this time w sour cherries + potatoes.
And yes, more cake & champagne!
Wishing you a wonderful 2026!
HNY!

#ThursdayLunch #PotatoSalad
Crazy 13°C with beautiful sunshine after grocery shopping this morning!
Lunch is another great lukewarm potato salad using whatever leftover I had! Just bought carrots for it!
Going to Aveve w Htje for plants + coffee! Might go to Dille&Kamille too!

#ThursdayLunch #MoulesFrites #LastOfTheSeason
Weather unchanged: grey but dry, 13°C. Maybe a shower later.
Grocery shopping this morning & a simple moules-frites for lunch. (Probably this year’s last! 😃)
Spanish Sauvignon Blanc from Rueda, bottled for @CarrefourBE w good QPR.

#ThursdayLunch #ToulouseSausage #PotatoCarrotMash
Beautiful sunny morning, dry, 8°C.
Grocery shopping this morning & minimising effort for lunch! Flashback to my youth!
Toulouse sausage, potato-carrot mash.
Compensated w a sturdy ‘18 Ch. Esprit de Cloche, Pomerol. 70% M, 30% CF

#ThursdayLunch #2ndServing #WildBoarStew #BrusselsSprouts #Mushrooms #BabyPotatoes
Same weather, 8°C.
Grocery shopping this morning.
Warming up 2nd serving of wild boar stew & made brussels sprouts, mushrooms & oven baked baby potatoes with that.
Quite liked the Lamothe-Bergeron.

#ThursdayLunch #SalmonSpinachLasagna
Dry, sunny, 5°C! Ideal autumn weather!
Lunch was a lot of work! Lasagne w fish/tomato sauce, spinach & ricotta, fresh & smoked salmon, béchamel & Parmigiano!
Worked out beyond expectations!
@quintadalapa Alvarinho paired well!
Proud of myself!

#ThursdayLunch #NoCookingThursday #PotatoSalad #Lamb #CarrotsAndGreenPeas
Made extra potatoes & carrots/green peas yesterday, cooked eggs, added leftover lamb cuts + mayo to make a delicious potato salad.
Not really pleased w Langhe Nebbiolo (16€). Have had better at price point!

#ThursdayLunch #Chipolata #Broccoli #BakedPotatoes
Last of the warm days, may reach 16°C.
Temps will go down to 6-8°C in following days!
Grocery shopping this morning + quick & simple lunch:
Chipolata, broccoli, baked potatoes.
Excellent Rasteau, great QPR! Should buy some more!

#ThursdayLunch #OvenTray #HamEndiveRolls #GratinDaiphinois
Lots of rain + code orange warning (storm) today.
Grocery shopping done.
Flemish lunch: oven tray w stewed endives rolled in ham w cheese sauce + gratin dauphinois.
‘18 Le Pech d’Auzonne, Côtes du Lot.
Cab F + Merlot.

#ThursdayLunch #NoCookingThursday #2ndServing #Navarin
No change in weather. Boring!
Grocery shopping + pharmacy this morning.
2nd serving of navarin, so much better than 1st time. Cleaned the pan completely!
Using previous pic but changed the wine!
Off w son for dr. appt.

#ThursdayLunch #Salmon #Spinach #Potatoes
Dry, fresh, 17°C.
Son on sick leave until end Oct.
#1Daughter exploring Japan.
Grocery shopping this morning.
Lunch: grilled salmon, spinach, baked potatoes, paired w house wine Alvarinho by @quintadalapa.
Have a great Thursday you all!

#ThursdayLunch #MoulesFrites #FrenchFries
Grey, less sunny, dry, 64°F.
Local fishmonger closed last July & we had been buying mussels from the supermarket.😡
We now found Eddy, a few miles away.
Absolutely perfect mussels. The best we had in a while!
Moules frites w french fries!

#ThursdayLunch #Goulash #Rice
Dry, clouded, a bit windy, 67°F, autumn has started!
Grocery shopping this morning.
3d no cooking day!
2nd serving of goulash + some fresh rice.
Another excellent QPR on this Bordeaux Supérieur by
Ch. Haut Bazignan. Fruity, sapid, tannins & acidity.

#ThursdayLunch #QuickAndSimple #MiniHamburger #Salad #FrenchFries
Cloudy, dry, 24°C, hopefully sun later on!
Grocery shopping this morning, Quick & Simple lunch!
Mini hamburgers, mixed salad + french fries!
Surprising QPR on this ‘22 Bordeaux Supérieur by Ch. Haut Bazignan
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#ThursdayLunch #Pasta #TomatoSauce #Mozzarella #Vegetarian
Recipe calls for bucatini but had some macaroni left. Perfect!
Completely forgot to buy basil! Sorry you miss the colours! Htje said: use some chives, but I was too hungry!
Cane out well but next time I’ll try it w feta!

#WednesdayLunch #SoupAsAMeal
#ThursdayLunch #VeggieWok #TigerShrimps #Rice
Made soup yesterday w veggies & pork shank. Served w bread. Perfect in Summer.
Today a veggie wok w tiger shrimps & rice. Served w a fantastic Basalt Riesling by @weingut_GeorgMosbacher!
Simple does it!

#ThursdayLunch #Cod #FennelStew #PotatoChivesMash
After the daughters, now the son!
Great lunch w cod in the oven, fennel stew & potato-chives mash.
Excellent Grande Réserve Champagne by Vranken as apéritif & finished it at the table + a glass of Knipser’s great Sauvignon Blanc!

#ThursdayLunch #MoulesFrites #Verdejo
Same weather: 19°C, clouds, sun & rain this afternoon. Grocery shopping this morning.
Lunch is a summer classic: mussels w white wine & fresh french fries. Last of the Verdejo by @RamonBilbao.
Decided to mow the grass after lunch. Very wise!

#ThursdayLunch #NoCookingThursday #PastaAlRagù
Agreeable weather, 25°C. Will we get rain today?
Grocery shopping done.
Cooking linguine & warming up a portion of ragù, served w cheese.
Great bio Italian Ruminat Primitivo (IGP Terre d’Abbruzzo) by @CantinaOrsogna.
Great QPR
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#ThursdayLunch #NoCookingThursday #ArrozConSecreto #2ndServing
It's still summer! 27°C, dry, sunny, some clouds.
The usual grocery shopping on Thursday and just warming up a 2nd serving of Arroz con Secreto.
Went down well with a glass of Garnacha Nefer!
What a stage in TdF2025!

#ThursdayLunch #MoulesFrites #FrenchFries
Thunderstorm last night w a lot of rain.
Cloudy & only 21°C today. Expect 34°C by Sunday!
Grocery shopping this morning & 1st very good moules-frites of the season!
Great Blanquito Albariño, Rias Baixas by Adegas Tollodouro o Rosal.
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#ThursdayLunch #Salmon #Cauliflower #Potatoes
Summer persists here! Sunny, 28°C!
No rain in sight!
Grocery shopping this morning.
Quick & Simple lunch: pan-fried salmon w oven fried cauliflower & potatoes!
Really delicious & good pairing w fresh Chablis!
Have a great day, y’all!

#ThursdayLunch #GuineafowlFilet #MushroomCreamSauce #PotatoNuggets
After grocery shopping, there is something very rewarding in having 3 pans on the hob & cooking guineafowl filets, potato nuggets & flambé mushroom cream sauce perfectly ready at the same time!
Great Clos Siguier!

#ThursdayLunch #Wok #Gambas #Rice #Gewürztraminer
Rather dreary, some rain and only 17°C.
For today’s lunch we changed to a Laotian veggie mix rather than the Thai mix we usually have!
Certainly as good if not better!
Superb pairing w Gewürztraminer by @weingut_georgmosbacher!

#ThursdayLunch #StuffedChickenFilet #Mushrooms #CreamSauce #Pasta
Summer continues! Sunny, 28C this afternoon.
Made up a lunch: stuffed chicken filets (mozzarella/raw ham), mushroom, cream sauce & pasta.
Straying from the usual & serving a fantastic Mosel Riesling by Knebel
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#ThursdayLunch #Merguès #Couscous #Romesco
Fresh weather, rainy, only 14°F. Weather will improve soon!
Warmed up some leftover couscous + romesco sauce (from freezer) and baked some merguès.
I’ll count it as cooking though! 🤣
The ‘18 @LamotheBergeron is only getting better!

#ThursdayLunch #Wok #Gambas #Veggies #Rice
Morning grocery shopping, preparing for busy Easter weekend!
Lunch: Wok à la Philippe!
My best wok ever w veggies, rice (lightly braised in chicken broth/water in onion/jalapeño mix) & shrimps!
C’est très bon!
Pousio Branco is adequate!

#ThursdayLunch #NoCookingThursday #Saltimbocca #Pasta #LemonPie #IceTartufo
Decided to go to Nino’s in Mechelen for lunch.
We both had a fantastic saltimbocca served w pasta but different desserts. Lemon Pie for Htje, Ice Tartufo for me,
Great selection of wines by the glass.

#NoCookingThursday #ThursdayLunch #2ndServing
Went for groceries this morning enjoying the beautiful spring weather!
150 seconds lunch preparation!
Just warming up a 2nd serving of my spinach/paksoi/bacon quiche! Tasted as good as the 1st time!
@LamotheBergeron ‘18 is perfect!

#ThursdayLunch #MeatBalls #GreenBeans #Potatoes
Cough is better but still there!
Mustered up courage to prepare simple lunch: rest of the meatballs w green beans + potatoes.
1st @valserrano Crianza ‘19!
Totally delightful. Medium body, red & black fruit, tannins, acidity.
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