Light, Lovely, Lunch.

Ever since our trip to Europe last summer (France & Germany) we have recreated variations on the beautiful and fresh breakfast's we enjoyed each morning. They are simple, fresh, and light; perfect for a summer afternoon.
This is an example of one such meal enjoyed recently:

To recreate this meal you will need:
A baguette- It has been so disappointing to eat baguettes here in southern California after eating the most delicious baguette ever in Paris. So if you know of a good baguette buy your favorite! We usually get ours from Trader Joe's; Panera Bread also makes decent ones.
Cheese- Buy your favorite soft cheese, we typically buy Brie and try to get the brands from France.
Fruit- As you can see we opted for fresh strawberries (I enjoy sliced pears, they compliment the brie well).
Jam- We bought a fig & walnut jam that is not too sweet.
Stuffed Dates- Dates are an amazing fruit, though they often get passed by! Recently at the farmers market we tasted these dates and were surprised at how delicious they were, so give them a try!
- Ours are stuffed with goat cheese; just pop out the pit and spoon in some goat cheese, they do not have to look perfect! The sweetness of the date and the creamy goat cheese compliment on another perfectly.