Sandwiches, Lunches & Light Meals

Here is one my husband absolutely loves, but I don't because I'm a vegetarian. They can be served hot or cold and last a while in the fridge or freezer. Great for lunches. You could even slice them up to put in sandwiches.

Scotch Egg Muffins

You will need a 6 large cup muffin pan greased and oven 180 celcius

Hard boil 6 eggs, cooled and peeled.

Take
750gm sausage mince
mixed italian herbs
1 cup breadcrumbs
some sauteed sliced mushrooms or onions (if you like, you can put whatever you like to add extra flavour, or just leave it out)
2 eggs
1/3 cup tomato paste
2/3 cup grated cheese

Divide about half the mixture into muffin pan, moulding the mix into each muffin cup to leave a big enough dip in the middle for an egg to fit in. Place an egg in the centre of each muffin pan and then cover each egg with the remaining sausage mixture till the eggs are completely covered and look like muffins in shape. Glaze each muffin with a little barbecue sauce.

Cook for 20 mins or until meat is cooked through, stand for 5 minutes after cooking, and then serve.

For a great side dish

sautee some chickpeas with capsicum, tomatoes, onion and spinach (or whatever you prefer) and serve along side the scotch eggs.

I hope I explained it all ok.

Have fun with you eggs!

p.s. we have 180,000 chickens at our farm :shock:

Hi there everyone,

I have felt like making french toast lately although I have no idea how it is made, though I know it is quite simple? Also do you have toppings on it as well? Sorry if these questions seem silly, I just have always wondered!

TIA

:)

nellbe

When it comes to french toast I have never really used a recipe, I have just whisked together a couple of eggs, some milk, a dash of nutmeg, and some sugar, then just soak each piece of bread and fry in the pan. I usually have maple syrup & butter with my french toast but you can have fresh or cooked fruit, icing sugar, fruit syrups anything you want really. I have heard in the US they even serve french toast with bacon and maple syrup (which you wouldn't do being vegetarian LOL) so really its up to you I don't think there are any hard and fast rules :)

Some poeple like to use different types of bread for french toast, ie sourdough (I don't really like this) or fruit loaf (quite nice).

I will have a dig for a good recipe and post here for you :)

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Cailin

mmmm.... I do the same, I whisk up a few eggs with milk, I use cinnamon. Then soak the bread in it for a small amount of time, like 30 seconds... then I fry it up & serve it with maple syrup... I also cut my own bread to be quite thick.

I've also had it pretty flash before served with grilled tomatos & homemade tomato relish?? It was really yummy, but definately savoury!

We have made it with left over hot dogs rolls cut into thick chunks which was really yummy.

We do the savoury version though - whisk some eggs with milk, add Italian mixed herbs & grated cheese. Then soak the bread in it, but not for too long & put it in the frypan. It also works really well on the BBQ.

Hi guys! It's Mitchells birthdayon Sunday, I'm not having it at home, and there is no oven where I'll be. I want to make some yummy sandwiches, but am getting stuck.
What is your favorite sanger??? any ideas much appreciated.

Can you cook up a lot of baguettes beforehand? There are those part baked/bake at home baguettes from Coles/Woolies which are gorgeous. Bake them at home and when they are cool, slice them all open and then fill with any of the below:

~ Grilled chicken that has been marinaded in sweet chilli sauce, with lettuce, tomato and mayo
~ Tuna mayo, with lettuce and cucumber
~ Hard-boiled egg and mayo, maybe curried?
~ Salami and soft cheese with lettuce, tomato and mayo

(The above are just my faves!)

Once they are all filled, cut in half & you could serve them all on a big platter, or individually wrapped?

These would make a big lunch? Then just laods of cut fruit as a dessert? (Watermelon, rockmelon, grapes, pineapple?)

~ Turkey, Brie/Camembert, Cranberry sauce/quince paste.
~ Smoked salmon, creamed cheese, spring onions.
~ Roast Beef, Lettuce/rocket, tomato chutney.
~ Terriyaki Chicken, lettuce, tomato & Mayonnaise (Japanese even better ;))
~ Egg & Cucumber, mayonnaise sandwhiches (for those who might not like meat).

Thats all I can think of for now LOL!

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Cailin

How about chargrilled/roasted vegies with brie cheese? Yum - you can buy chargrilled/roasted vegies from a deli or from jars so you don't do it yourself.

Smoked salmon, cream cheese and alfapha bagels are yummy too :)

For something different, you can buy some pumpernickel bread (the very dark compact bread that is sold in slices) and put cream cheese and smoked salmon (and perhaps capers if takes your fancy) on them. They are designed to be open sangers, i.e. no top, just the slice with the topping on them. Very delish and easy to eat.

I cut open a turkish bread loaf & layer in it roasted pumpkin, spinach, fetta cheese & tomato & wrap it all up in aluminium foil and brush the top with olive oil & cook for 15 minutes to get it all warm...then take the foil off the top & let the top toast...slice it and serve.... =P~

I love this on thick wholemeal. Ham, lettuce, tomato,cucumber, thinly sliced red onion and mustard (seeded wholegrain). DELISH!!

I have a few ideas.

I love asparagus rolls. You cut the crusts off the bread and lightly butter one side. Drain a can of asparagus spears and lay them on some paper towel for a few minutes to dry. Lay 1-2 asparagus spears diagonally across a piece of the buttered bread. Bring each corner on either side of the asparagus spear/s until they meet in the middle and secure them with a toothpick.

Ummmm, what about chopped cooked chicken, mixed in with mayo, some spring onions and some curry powder?

Or you could get some pita bread, put on some ham or chicken and salad or whatever, roll em up and cut them in half, and have pita rolls.

That's all I can think of apart from most of your standard sandwiches, have you tried a google search for recipes and then looking for sandwiches at the sites or even googling sandwiches? That might give you a few more ideas.

HTH

You are all lifesavers, I've just done a big shop, so I am ready to go!! I was worried before - now I'm looking forward to getting it all ready, my mouth is watering.

Christy - I have been looking for a recipe similar to yours - YAY, I'm gonna make that for lunch on Monday!!

Thanks to you all! XXXOOO

cinnamon sugar..

I love cinnamon sugar on toast and DP things this is a little strange, does anyone else have a strange preferance for their toast topping?

Yum! I havent' had this for years. Do you toast it under the grill after buttering your toast and sprinkling cinnamon sugar on it? It goes all yummy and crunchy when you do!

Funny you should mention that. I had cinnamon toast everyday in the early stages of this pregnancy. Hadn't had it for years before that!! Its so good, especially with lots of melted marg underneath!!!!

~ Vegemite but returned to the grill after spreading.....it goes a different texture and takes on a smokey flavour.........

~ Nutella & cinnamon and banana

~On COLD soggy toast.....lots of real butter and very bitter English marmalade.........

mmmmm.....cinnamon toast!! We love it over here.... =P~

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Nutella & cinnamon and banana

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that sounds sooo yummy!!

for me-

apricot or plum jam and cheese
mighty mite and cheese
cucumber relish and cheese
peanut butter and honey

I love vegemite honey and cheese. It tastes good on HOT toast so the cheese melts just a smidge.

Cool... I am glad you ladies have it aswell, will have to show this to DP so he doesn't think I am bent lol

Lucy you are like me darl! I love marmalade but the toast has to be cold, and I have to put the butter on the toast when its cold too! Coz at my granny's she'd always make heaps of toast so by the time the last ones were cold I'd save them for marmalade. Yum!

For me hmmm Cream Cheese & Honey, honey first so it soaks in the toast then cream cheese (wors well on english muffins too).

Cinnamon is great too, marc always does the grill thing. He loves Sardines in tomato sauce on toast under the grill too.

I love asparagus & philli cheese, salt & pepper under the grill (tinned asp.)

Tinned Tuna (flavoured) & Cheese under the grill...

Can't think of anything else right now...Will think...

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Cailin

OMG grilled toast fingers with banana, bacon and cheese. DIVINE! *L*

Mmmm mashed banana on toast is one of my favourites.

I also like:

- sliced apple
- strawberry jam and whipped cream
- and vegemite of course!

I would have to say Pate on toast.

mmmm cinnamon toast....... I was just thinking about it yesterday and wondering if anyone else eats it..... what a funny coincidence.

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Lucy you are like me darl! I love marmalade but the toast has to be cold, and I have to put the butter on the toast when its cold too! Coz at my granny's she'd always make heaps of toast so by the time the last ones were cold I'd save them for marmalade. Yum!

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That is so spooky.........that is the exact same reason I love it........becasue my granny always made the toast really early for all 7 of us and put it in a big toastrack, and by the time we ate it it was cold and a little bit soggy.............love it love it love it!! (I fact, I am off to have some now!)

You all know what a jel-ring is right? One of those containers that you or your mum may have got and it sits in the back of the cupboard gathering dust? Well, no more! Here are a couple of ideas to get it out again!

Pizza

You'll need:

grated cheese, loaf of bread with crusts removed and tomato paste spread on it, slection of pizza toppings (eg ham, bacon, onion, salami, pineapple, mushrooms, capsicum, etc)

What you do is:

Place cheese in bottom of jel-ring. Then layer the bread, slightly overlapping. Then put your pizza toppings in, don't be afraid to squish it in! Place another bread layer, then the pizza toppings, then the bread, you get the idea up until the top. Place the seal on and freeze for 10 mins to set it. Turn out onto a pizza tray with baking paper and cook 200 degrees for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and brown.

Slice, serve and enjoy!

Club Sandwiches

You need: load of bread spread with butter or cream cheese. Sandwich type fillings, like ham, cheese, tomato, avocado, egg, lettuce, carrot.

Layer:

Bread first, butter or cream cheese with parsley put on top, layed down. The your choice of ingredients, then a layer or bread, sandwich ingredients. Place in fridge to set for approx 20 minutes. Turn out, cut and serve.

thanks janelle

i was given a few similar recepies for the jel ring years ago, but lost them.

thanks to your recepies i have got something else for the grownups to eat at lani's first birthday extravangza - yup extravaganza, final list done today 65 adults and 48 kids 8-[

any other great simple easier foods would be welcome - we have gone from doing a spit to just having finger foods and a few frozen sarah lee (from the factory) lasagna's.

hi i need help lol as usual i have left it to the last minute

having some friends over for lunch tommorrow and i have no idea what to make, something relatively easy and fool proof and yummy to heat on a cold winters day.

i was going to go and get a frozen quiche or something but i think something a bit different would be good, not a meal as such just a light lunch which we can help ourselves to (as we will all be busy chasing the rug rats)

tia

What about a nice hearty soup with some crusty bread. You could do a homemade pumpkin soup or something like that. Just zap a bit of pumpkin, some sweet potato and blend it up, add a bit of stock (chicken or beef stock for a bit of extra flavour), some evaporated milk (or some cream if you want to be naughty LOL) and a bit of salt & pepper to taste and give it a heat on the stove to finish it off. OMG, I'm feeling hungry thinking about it LOL.

Oh whoops, sorry, I just read "help yourself to" so soup might not be that much of a good idea.

What about some little mini pizzas. You could wizz them up on english muffins. Chuck a bit of tomato paste on, some capscium, mushrooms, pineapple, cheese, bacon, onion etc........whatever takes your fancy. Other than that, chuck some sausage rolls in the oven PMSL. heheheheee

hi everyone

well not long to go now before lani's first birthday extravangza lmao it is on 11th september and we have 60 adults and around 40 kiddies omg where will we fit everyone anyway i need some yummy suggestions. i am doing mainly finger food and i also want to do a few sandwich platters and i need ideas on fillings, so far i have:-

salmon and cream cheese
curried egg and lettuce
chicken and avocardo
ham and tomato
tuna, mayonaise and lettuce

what other yummy fillings - also am thinking i may even do a platter of club sandwiches, anyone done these if so what combinations go well together.

thank you

Ham, lettuce and wholegrain mustard
rare roast beef, grated carrot and tomato
tuna and cucumber

~ diced roast chicken with whole egg mayonnaise and spring onion/chives (you can even add a few pine nuts into that as well if you like for another variation). I normally mix the ingredients up together and use it like a spread.

~ sliced roast turkey breast with brie slices and semi-dried tomato.

~ Mashed hard-boiled egg, grated carrot and grated onion (just a wee bit for flavour) with a bit of cream (mix it all up and it makes a really nice combination).

Hi - my partner now works afternoon shift which includes dinner. Unless the fire up the BBQ at work, he doesn't eat too well come dinner time.

I'm not the best cook in the world and was wondering what sort of things I could make to freeze that could be reheated ? He does not like pasta dishes.

Ta,
Barb.

how about stews or casseroles etc. I just buy those Maggi packs like "Lamb Casserole" or "Sausage Casserole" then all you have to do is add the meat, maybe an onion and some vegies.

When I did shift work from 3-11pm, Andrew would cook tea like normal and cover mine and leave it in the oven, for me to eat when I got home. I would just take a sandwhich to work then to get me through till then.

Love

I just get chicken tenderloins, or stir fry and cook it with a curry sauce and then send it to work with DH with some rice.
Is there a grill there? My DH takes ham and cheese sandwiches and toasts them. xo

Pretty much anything can be frozen. Marc takes our leftovers for lunch, but if he had to work nights he'd be able to use it for dinner.

Things he will have is:

Lasagne
Pasta Dishes
Shepherds Pie
Casseroles
Chinese
Anything with steamed rice (providing its cooked the right way or it can crystalise in the freezer)
Roasts

Things I would stay away from are:

Too many creamy sauces as they seperate on re-heating, risotto - because of the absorbtion method it tends to make risotto crystalise and taste quite yuk...umm will have to ask marc what else have been no no's.

But one of his absolute fave dishes is, we'll buy a pack of marinated wings (esp on special) and cook them up and cook up some rice (flavoured with chicken stock, ginger, garlic, & splash of soy & 2 or 3 drops of sesame oil). You can cook up some brocolli too if you like, but he's quite happy to have it with just the rice. And you could probably get about 3-4 lunches out of a 1kg bag. Cheap and easy!

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Cailin