Have School going children? Whats your worst nightmare? Tiffins? Short Break snacks? Ok lets try to crack this one!
I have 3 kids with extremely different tastes and peeves, some bordering on the illogical. One hates tomatoes , while another hates mushrooms, the third will diligently pick out all kinds of capsicum or corn. One hates tomato ketchup, the other gags at the smell of mayo and so we go on and on and on.
One thing however they all agree on is sandwiches. As long as I am able to change the fillings, they are very happy with sandwiches.
Lets look at the various fillings options ( This may read like a subway menu)
Breads
1. Sliced bread any kind
2. Bagels
3. Croissants
4. Pav
5. Rotis.
Sliced
1. Veggies: Tomatoes, boiled potatoes, onions, cucumbers, capsicum,olives , gherkins.
2. Shredded: Apples, cabbage, letteuce, kale, celery, carrots.
3. Coleslaw, chicken salad, Russian salad, garden salad ( sliced and shredded mixed vegetables)
4. Cheese, paneer, boiled, fried egg
5. salami, ham, bacon.meat loaf, spam,
6. Grilled patties of chicken, meat, boneless fish , potato chops, veg cutlets, fish fingers, french fries,chicken nuggets.
7. Leftover tandoori chicken, grilled meats, Chinese preparations, dry mix vegetables.
Sauces to moisten the sandwiches a bit.
1. Tomato Ketchup/ sauce / hot n sweet
2. mayonnaise/ thousand island sauce
3. cheese sauce ( just heat a mixture of 1/2 cup grated cheese, 1/4 cup milk, salt if required)
4. Mustard, barbeque sauce, chilli sauce, yoghurt dip, cream cheese spread, sandwich spread ( made by mixing grated salad veggies, mayo and seasonings)
5. Home made chutneys : green coriander, mint, chilli garlic, coconut.
These are just to give you a basic idea of what can be tucked inside sandwiches
Then there are some favourites , which are very simple yet amazing.
Chutney and cheese, coconut chutney with white butter, chutney and cucumber, plain butter with lots of sugar sprinkled on the butter, honey on toast, coleslaw sandwich.Chip and dip sandwich ( french fries with sandwich spread :)
Have fun with the fillings and sauces and sometimes let the kids suggest options.
I have 3 kids with extremely different tastes and peeves, some bordering on the illogical. One hates tomatoes , while another hates mushrooms, the third will diligently pick out all kinds of capsicum or corn. One hates tomato ketchup, the other gags at the smell of mayo and so we go on and on and on.
One thing however they all agree on is sandwiches. As long as I am able to change the fillings, they are very happy with sandwiches.
Lets look at the various fillings options ( This may read like a subway menu)
Breads
1. Sliced bread any kind
2. Bagels
3. Croissants
4. Pav
5. Rotis.
Sliced
1. Veggies: Tomatoes, boiled potatoes, onions, cucumbers, capsicum,olives , gherkins.
2. Shredded: Apples, cabbage, letteuce, kale, celery, carrots.
3. Coleslaw, chicken salad, Russian salad, garden salad ( sliced and shredded mixed vegetables)
4. Cheese, paneer, boiled, fried egg
5. salami, ham, bacon.meat loaf, spam,
6. Grilled patties of chicken, meat, boneless fish , potato chops, veg cutlets, fish fingers, french fries,chicken nuggets.
7. Leftover tandoori chicken, grilled meats, Chinese preparations, dry mix vegetables.
Sauces to moisten the sandwiches a bit.
1. Tomato Ketchup/ sauce / hot n sweet
2. mayonnaise/ thousand island sauce
3. cheese sauce ( just heat a mixture of 1/2 cup grated cheese, 1/4 cup milk, salt if required)
4. Mustard, barbeque sauce, chilli sauce, yoghurt dip, cream cheese spread, sandwich spread ( made by mixing grated salad veggies, mayo and seasonings)
5. Home made chutneys : green coriander, mint, chilli garlic, coconut.
These are just to give you a basic idea of what can be tucked inside sandwiches
Then there are some favourites , which are very simple yet amazing.
Chutney and cheese, coconut chutney with white butter, chutney and cucumber, plain butter with lots of sugar sprinkled on the butter, honey on toast, coleslaw sandwich.Chip and dip sandwich ( french fries with sandwich spread :)
Have fun with the fillings and sauces and sometimes let the kids suggest options.
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