what's for lunch- i need some ideas!!

[prettymum]

i have no clue what to make for dd(2.9)and myself!

same here, fed up with sandwiches.

some dips with sliced veg and pittas and/or home made oven baked chips
-mushed avocado
-homemade humous
-smoked mackeral pate
-tuna mayonaise

pasta with a v simple sauce (chopped up fresh toms and a herb)

tuna and bean salad

prettymum! Hello [waves] how is Jnr?

couscous with panfried chicken and vegetables, and some pesto stirred in too.

omelette and salad

egg and soldiers

jacket potato

scrambled egg on toast

as mentioned, pasta and simple tomato sauce, with cheese grated on top.

or, my favourite...fish finger toasted sandwiches.

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thankyou everyone, i asked dd what she wanted and she said sandwich so thats what shes having! im soo boring when it comes to lunch!!

hello pav!! [waves back] juniors adding to the mess dd just made!! i just feel so lost today with everything!!

Well DS has just had a toasted cheese and ham sarnie and I had a non-toasted sarnie with houmous and tomato.

I am having pasta and tomato sauce. Since its been mentioned its made my mouth water!

how do i make tomato sauce?? i have tinned tomatoes and indian spices

beans on toast for the tiglets!!

really basic. One onion, chopped finely, tin tomatoes chopped up, little bit of sugar (optional), little salt and pepper to season. fry onions until clear/golden, add tomatoes, simmer for 10 mins, add sugar, salt, pepper, cook for another 5, should be ready. I usually cook mine for a little longer, and add some basil (fresh if around, if not dried) and a sprinkle of oregano if no fresh basil around.

What indian spices do you have?

then you can add to it as you wish, I am having red peppers and courgettes sliced thinly and fried just after the tomatoes. You can add any vegetables, but peppers are the best, or add a spoon of pesto, mince meat for bolognaise, very good to use as it quick and can be used for a base for anything!

covered in cheese....mmmmm!

sorry that should say 'fried, just after the onions' not tomatoes. doh

i have cumin, coriandar, chilli, turmeric powders.

will have to go out and get these other seasoning, thanks pav, think i'll try these fot dc!

fot-for!

a touch of chilli in it is great in tomato sauce.

Do your LOs have spiced food? You could fry the onions with cumin and coriander?

To be honest, even without any of the seasoning, you can make it with just onions and tomatoes as a base.
For DD, I add a some water to the sauce at the beginning, to reduce the acidity of the tinned tomatoes a little.

DD loves spaghetti bolognaise.

I cook up loads for us, with herbs but no salt and only quarter of stock cube for the whole lot, and near the end, take hers out of the mix, add a little more water, cook for a few more minutes, and season ours with stock cube and salt as we like and cook ourse for a bit longer. I make enough for about 7 pots in the freezer, add some chopped spaghetti to it, and defrost as I need it. She gulps it down...

we had aduki bean burgers & houmus with rocket,little gem,avocado,spring onion,beetroot,tomato salad

lullabyloo - would you like to come round to my place for lunch tomorrow? You are formally invited, as long as you cook.

12:30pm ok?

even without onion you can make a really speedy good tomato sauce ..fry a couple of finely chopped cloves of garlic & big handful of chopped basil add jar of passata or tin of chopped tomatoes...cook down & then whizz....delicious

hi Pav

oh dear, i forgot to mention the garlic!
Hi Lully! [waves]

ive just made some sauce pav!! it tastes really nice!! and ive put some fried bacon in it too!! thankyou! lets hope dc eat it!