Lunch

This late summer soup uses up some of those leftover bits of summer still lingering in the garden, and introduces a few meatier tastes of the fall such as roasted turkey.

Karnabeet- a Cauliflower-tahini salad is a copycat from my favorite Lebanese restaurant – roasted cauliflower topped with an amazing creamy dressing.

Open-faced coronation chicken salad sandwiches are a delicious way to spicy up lunch- baked chicken, curry, chutney and your favorite bread.

Grilled eggplant veggie burgers with smoky hazelnut pesto, bacon optional, are the perfect way to get your vegetarian friends grilling too!

Traditional Dutch mustard soup – creamy, and delicious- with depth from mustard, zing from goat cheese andbacon crunch- just like in The Netherlands!

Traditional sweet and savory apple bacon Dutch pancake recipe, or pannenkoeken, a thin crepe-like pancake served with powdered sugar.

Next up for your food porn viewing pleasure is Lephan of the elegant and gorgeous blog Macarons and Lavender!  She’s the cutest, and we share a love of food and travel (though she does much better than I do on the fashion front).  She’s got…

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Flaky homemade pie crust is filled with fresh spinach, creamy brie and sweet pears for this easy, delicious pear and brie quiche recipe.

Thai-style red seafood curry is a choose your own adventure, with whatever seafood or fish you fancy in a delicious red curry sauce served with jasmine rice.