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Old 11-03-2008, 13:32
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Despite my rampant feminism I often make my husband sandwiches for his lunch. But I'm really boring with them I know, cheese, cheese and ham, egg and lettuce...that's about it.

Give me your suggestions. He'll get the shock of his life if he opens up the lunch box and finds something other than cheese.
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Old 11-03-2008, 13:46
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I make a salad sandwich which contains, ham, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, spring onion, topped with a dollop of mayo, between wholemeal bread.

Mind you I don't know how well it would travel in a lunch box.
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Old 11-03-2008, 13:49
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I used to work with this guy and his sandwiches looked gorgeous..crusty wholemeal bread,sliced turkey and cheese with wholegrain mustard. I tried it myself and they are gorgeous. The turkey was the *fresh off the bone* type.
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Old 11-03-2008, 13:50
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Turkey, a little bit of dijon or wholegrain mustard and loads of fresh spinach in wholemeal pitta is a favourite and doesn't take anytime to prepare.
I also like tuna mixed with olive oil, orgegano and black pepper on wholegrain bread.

Can you get manouri in the UK? I know it's another cheese but it's a nice one particularly with pesto or olive pate and some cherry tomatoes.
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Old 11-03-2008, 13:51
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King prawns and avacado is usually a winner.

Tuna, red pepper and hummous is good too.
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Old 11-03-2008, 13:51
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Chicken Mayo with crispy bacon & lettuce
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Old 11-03-2008, 13:53
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Gawd some of these sound great. I'm a bloody sandwich failure.
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Old 11-03-2008, 15:16
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Cheese, ham and pickle shall reign forever!
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Old 11-03-2008, 15:29
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Im hopeless with sarnies. I made some the other day as i had some lovely seeded Hovis bread .... but all i could find to bung in it was cheese. Thats it. No pickle, tomato - NOTHING.

I must rectify this on the next shop !!
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Old 11-03-2008, 16:13
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I like to add flavour to sarnies with herbs... so to a chicken Mayo sandwich I'd add Tarragon and to hot smoked salmon and creme fraiche i'd add a bit of Dill.

I also make a roasted vegetable and chicken wrap, which I add a few sprigs of rosemary or thyme
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Old 11-03-2008, 18:30
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Egg mayo with bacon and beans mixed through is delish, but some of the most interesting ones I've made are leftover dinner from the night before. It works with most things, roast dinners make for some of the best - I usually chuck everything (stuffing, parsnips, whatevers left!) chopped in a bowl and stir some mayo through, viola instant unusual tasty sandwich. The Caribbean chicken ones we had last week were amazing
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Old 11-03-2008, 19:01
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The loveliest sandwich I ever had was a slab of seared tuna, wasabi (Jap horseradish stuff) mixed with mayonnaise, and dressed rocket salad in a soft white roll.

And I'm usually a brown bread person!

Not sure how practical it is for lunchboxes though...
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Old 11-03-2008, 19:14
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grated cheese and grated carrot with peppers and mayo!!

Jam and cheese

Peanut butter and jam

I'm getting hungry now....
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Old 11-03-2008, 19:17
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Roast pork and Pickle, chicken lettuce and salad cream
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Old 11-03-2008, 20:36
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What I tend to do is make my own pate type mixtures in the evening/weekend put them in the fridge and use them when I want too as fillings with lettuce or tomatoes etc. Plus it doesn't take much time to make the sandwiches in the morning you just spread on the mixture.

I'll try and dig some up for you, I have got them all scribbled down in my notebook in the kitchen. But you can find lots of ideas on the net.

Most of my recipes are vegetarian my faves is mushroom and mixed bean, but there is lots of different types, meat eaters may like to try salmon or prawns, you can add lots of different spices or add garlic, nuts and onion, make it really healthy as well.
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Old 11-03-2008, 20:43
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Despite my rampant feminism I often make my husband sandwiches for his lunch. But I'm really boring with them I know, cheese, cheese and ham, egg and lettuce...that's about it.

Give me your suggestions. He'll get the shock of his life if he opens up the lunch box and finds something other than cheese.
I hate buying lunch at work and I don't like bread much so am bored with any type of sandwich especially in the wintertime and is usually what is on offer at lunch venues. How about soups or pasta for a change.

Hubby and I both love soup for lunch and I make large batches at the weekend. Great to make when we have leftover chicken, beef, pork, etc. from a Sunday lunch. I freeze it in single serving size containers so we have a choice. Just take one out the night before work and heat it in the microwave at work or put it in a flask.

Hubby hates pasta but I like it and it could be either heated up in the microwave or make a cold pasta salad. Actually, a cold potato or pasta salad with a bit of fruit or something could be nice with any of the sandwiches mentioned above.

You didn't mention your husband's occupation, maybe he doesn't have access to a microwave?
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Old 12-03-2008, 10:35
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Chopped up chicken and bacon with spring onions and garlic mayonnaise
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Old 12-03-2008, 10:50
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You didn't mention your husband's occupation, maybe he doesn't have access to a microwave?
He works on building sites and in jails and hospitals so no access to a microwave. But I've got one of those thermos flask things that you can put hot food in. I should use that.

He's gone to work this morning with cheese, ham, cucumber and pickle on one sandwich and chicken, crispy bacon, lettuce and mayonnaise on another. He better bloody get excited when he opens his lunch box.
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Old 12-03-2008, 10:52
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Chopped up chicken and bacon with spring onions and garlic mayonnaise
I love garlic mayonnaise.

However it is either make it myself,or go to Hythe and buy it in Waitrose and then wait ages for the bus.

None of my local supermarkets stock it.
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Old 12-03-2008, 10:53
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i like ham with olives, egg and tomatoe, turkey and cranberry with stuffing, lettuce and beetroot with salad cream.

But unfortunatley, i usually have tuna mayonnaise, as its the easiest thing to keep in the house - the other stuff you have to plan to buy fresh.
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Old 12-03-2008, 19:13
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He's gone to work this morning with cheese, ham, cucumber and pickle on one sandwich and chicken, crispy bacon, lettuce and mayonnaise on another. He better bloody get excited when he opens his lunch box.
Wow! If you don't get praise for that maybe he should make his own lunch! It sounds yummy.

Flasks are great but it does take a bit of time in the morning to heat it up so have to get up that little bit earlier. Another trick with keeping food piping hot in flasks is to put boiling water from the kettle in it whilst you are heating up the food and pour it out just before filling it with food.
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Old 12-03-2008, 21:17
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I hope your husband lets you take control of the TV remote tonight, or gives you some other privileges.

In the summer I love a small crusty french baguette with slices of cheese, red pepper and cucumber. It's really refreshing!

For other lunch variations, try giving your husband different types of bread and rolls, or make him a small fruit salad with apples, grapes, oranges and banana? If you have any small airtight bowl shaped boxes, you could slip lots of different things in along with one of those small ice thingies which you pop in your freezer over night to keep your lunch cool during the day.
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Old 12-03-2008, 21:18
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Seeing as he works outside he can get away with very smelly butties.
Boiled egg mashed up with thinly sliced onion and hummus
Sardines in tomato sauce mashed up with slices of spring onion and strong cheese
Chicken, lettuce, parmesan and anchovies as a sort of chicken caesar salad sandwich
Salami and horseradish
Smoked mackerel with horseradish and beetroot - that's a bit sloppy, that one, but it's gorgeous.

My favourite sandwich at the moment is chicken and tomato on white bread, using pesto instead of butter. YUM.
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Old 12-03-2008, 21:23
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Another sandwich which doesn't sound particularly gourmet but tastes delicious is a simple crisp sandwich, maybe with a slice of cheese or ham.

Mmmm...
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Old 12-03-2008, 21:45
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I'd like to see someone tackle the issue of the dry crust on a sandwich. Wouldn't stuffed crust bread be just delicious? A crust thats got some kind of moist filling which meant that you didn't have to suffer through the sometimes dry and bland crust
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