#ThursdayLunch
#NoCookingThursday #ThursdayLunch
#Tortellini #RicottaSpinach #BlanquetteDeVeau
Morning: grocery shopping.
Afternoon: hairdresser + errands.
No time for cooking!
Had some tortellini filled w spinach & ricotta + the last of the blanquette!
Great Christmas decorations in Mechelen!
December 19, 2024 at 9:06 PM
#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!
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
#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!
March 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
#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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March 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
#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
December 5, 2025 at 5:51 PM
#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.
November 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
#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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July 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
#ThursdayLunch #NoCookingThursday #OudZemst #PorkJowls #ApplePie
Decided to go for lunch after the grocery shopping. Hadden't been in Oud Zemst for quite a while. Good classic local food & excellent, friendly service.
Very happy w the porkjowls & apple pie w icecream- chantilly.
February 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
#ThursdayLunch #PheasantFilet #ChristmaSides #BoxingDay
Shopping this morning. Buying fresh pheasant filets and paired w warmed up leftover sides from Christmas Eve dinner.
(there’s still some left!)
We do like the ‘22 Ramos Reserva!
Wishing all of you a beautiful day! Enjoy!
December 27, 2024 at 4:00 PM
#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!
August 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
#ThursdayLunch #NoCookingThursday #Sushi #2ndServing #PorkChopBaconPaella
Grey, humid, 1°C! No sun in sight!
Pharmacy, Carrefour, Shell! Busy this morning!
Had a small sushi starter since there was only a rather small 2nd serving of our pork chop/bacon paella! We’re good!
February 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
#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.
September 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
#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!
January 2, 2026 at 10:07 AM
#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.
October 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#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!
October 9, 2025 at 12:45 PM
#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.
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#NoCookingThursday #ThursdayLunch #ChiliConCarne #2ndServing
Let me start by wishing all my American friends a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Grocery shopping this morning and just warming up a 2nd serving of chili con carne + rice for lunch.
Spent a great afternoon in Brussels too!
November 28, 2024 at 9:46 PM
#ThursdayLunch #Sausage #Cauliflower
A lot less fog but still grey. 41°F.
Grocery shopping this morning & another rustic lunch.
Farmer’s sausage + 2nd half of cauliflower w béchamel sauce + potatoes.
Regrets over that last btl of Franc by @vinsabadal! So good!
Need to buy more!
January 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#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!
July 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
#ThursdayLunch #SkateALAncienne #PotatoNuggets #Asyrtiko
Rained all night but cleared in the morning & having sunshine now!
A wild start into 2025 w skate à l’ancienne (smoked bacon, champignons, onion & garlic).
Served w potato nuggets & paired w ‘22 Asyrtiko by Papaionnou!
January 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#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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May 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
#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.
December 11, 2025 at 4:23 PM
#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!
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
#NoCookingThursday #ThursdayLunch #ItalianBeefStew #Penne
Am I a lucky bastard or not?
Found a portion of Italian beef stew in the freezer & warmed it up + some penne!
Found this Rioja Reserva ‘19 by
Marquès de Cáceres on offer & tasted it!
20 mo in french oak + 2yr in btl.
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January 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
#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!
June 19, 2025 at 11:10 AM