We'd only been back at work and school for five minutes and I had already slipped in to the same-old, same-old for breakfast and lunch. The dreaded "what's for dinner" phone call being met with a very short "I have no idea!"
A couple of books that recently landed on my desk - Breakfast Bowls and In Bread - have been a help and I have chosen a few recipes from them to share with you.
The Turkish breakfast bowl has actually become a weeknight dinner and I am using the concept to serve more evening meals like this - a little cheese here, sliced meat there, pickles, bread, spreads and a serious serve of veg, the odd piece of fruit works too. It's fun and convenient. The littlies love eating this way too - we have been serving them this style of meal for years and I am not sure why we haven't been doing it for ourselves.
![From left: Peter Gordon's chicken salad, Aaron Brunet's watermelon sushi and Warren Elwin is making the most of the summer's stonefruit. Photos / Bite magazine](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/X6NBYWKB25YK7HOVUDYLMTKE6Q.jpg?auth=891e0424cafcad36feaff9535e7ec714ca4f93419417a376c32e6a3462826462&width=16&height=8&quality=70&smart=true)