Lazy snacks with a twist

I absolutely adore cooking, but even I sometimes just fancy something out of a tin or a packet. However most pre-purchased foods just dont hit the spot, so I always tend to jazz them up a little bit. Here are some of my favourite lazy snacks.

I hope you enjoy :)


Fish Finger Sarnie
3 fish fingers
1 slice of gouda cheese
1 tablespoon of tomato relish
1 Dill pickle
2 sliced of white bread cut from a loaf

Grill the fish fingers, slice the bread in half and pop it in the toaster. when the fish fingers are done slather the bread with tomato relish, slice the pickle, pop in the cheese and fish fingers. I serve this with a little bowl of salad drizzled with olive oil, lemon juice and red wine vinegar.....


Tuna and Cheese melt
half a tin of tuna fish
a cup of grated cheese (any sort)
2 slices of white bread cut from a loaf
salt and pepper

Put the cup of grated cheese in the microwave for 1 min, toast the bread, fill it with tuna, pour over the melted cheese and season with salt and pepper. I usually have this with a chips and some salad

Quick mushroomy pasta
1 portion of pasta
half a carton of button mushrooms
1 clove of garlic
half a tub of creme fresche

Boil the spaghetti in salted water, sprinkled with olive oil, slice up the mushrooms, pop them in a saucepan with a knob of butter, a crushed garlic clove and a liberal sprinkling of salt...saute for 10 minutes. Throw in the half tub of creme fresche and stir. Drain the spaghetti and toss in the mushroom mix. Optional topping of parmesan if you want.


Quick fish pie
1 portion of fish (anything will do, salmon, cod etc)
2 large potatos
parmesan cheese
parsley

Put the fish portion in a dish cover with milk and microwave for 5 minutes. Boil, season and mash the potatos, add a knob of butter. Add chopped parsley to the fish. Pile over the fish, sprinkle with parmesan and put under the grill until brown on top. I serve this with some lightly steamed broccoli......

Steak and Onions
1 rib eye steak
half an onion
1 clove of garlic

Season the steak and pop under the grill, 10 mins each side gives you medium rare, add an extra 5 for medium and 10 for well done. Chop an onion and saute in olive oil with the garlic clove. Pour over the steak. I serve this with a quick boiled rice or mash.......

Crunchy ice cream
I caramel flapjack
1 portion of ice cream

Slice the flapjack in two, make an icecream sarnie and serve. You can do this with a few flavours to make a pretty desert.

Choccie bannanas and cream
1 bannana
4 squares of dark chocolate
whipping cream
cherries to garnish
2 scoops of vanilla ice cream

Slice the bannana, melt the chocolate in the microwave and pour over. Heap in two scoops of ice cream, squirt with cream and top with cherries....