roast yellow peppers and zucchini with our new very hot peperoncino salsa and  pecorino romano; spinach and endive salad

so, we didn’t make this one, but this lunch seemed noteworthy – un panino di polpo (octopus sandwich) with a little oil & lemon; picked up in Puglia while taking a summer break

meanwhile, we’re away – and eating well! prosciutto, the freshest stracciatella, green beans and potato salad, black olives and a beer – followed by a siesta, then the beach

the oh so good orzo salad – this time with corn, peppers, parsley, black olives and jalepeno sausage from last night, butter lettuce

excellent leftovers from our potluck – a broccoli & mushroom quiche from Almondine and our orzo salad with back olives, toasted pine nuts, orange zest and spinach with mustard/orange dressing

a real panino – fresh mozzarella and prosciutto di parma along with radicchio and watercress on a mini francese from Pain d’Avignon

pork tenderloin from last night with a little habañero mayo, arugula and radicchio on country bread – tasty

toasted cibatta with fresh mozzarella and chard

a nice array of post pot-luck goodies – brie, a blue cheese, almonds, watercress and fennel salad with orange segments, a fig and almond ‘cake’ and Gregoire’s homemade walnut bread – thank you!

butternut squash soup with kidney beans, creme fraiche and sage – very nice