This is one of those meals that brings immense pleasure to fans of efficiency in the kitchen.

It's a lunchbox cocktail party for Walker and Addie this week, with crudités, cheese, and olives all ready for the snacking. Here's Amanda with the specifics:

I believe in the occasional snacky lunch. For this one I packed soppressata, Castelvetrano olives, Red Leicester cheese, ricotta salata, and purple carrots. To go with, whole wheat bread, a British cheese cracker, and roasted pumpkin seeds.

(No Grüner Veltliner for this set, but we wouldn't pass on a glass to accompany this meal!)

This week's peek into Walker's and Addie's lunchboxes is as easy as 1, 2, 3: liverwurst over ricotta on one slice of bread, another slice sprinkled with garlic oil to top them, and container of clementine sections for dessert.

Raise your hand if you're having a liverwurst sandwich for lunch, too. Nobody?

A mid-May Sunday brunch transported to simple, mid-week meal.

Congratulations to MeghanVK whose Ricotta Hotcakes with Maple Butter won this week's contest for Your Best Pancakes, Sweet or Savory!

Creamy, light, perfection. On the table in under an hour. Oh. Yes.