The sandwich piggy

wishingonastar_3

i've done a very similar recipe with red lentils, works just fine.
another two days of packed lunches for me so far this week, had nothing yesterday due to feeling a bit yucky, not sure whether i should still count the fact i didn't "spend" on a lunch.
jam sandwiches today for me, banana, yogurt and homemade flapjack.

bargainbetty

Sitting here with a homemade curry, and everyone wandering past saying how good it smells as they eat their plastic sandwiches. I'm up in the City too, so I'm going for £4.50 SPI, as that's what I would often spend.

Top idea!

jobbingmusician

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I was slightly losing confidence in sandwich piggies, thinking you all had it sorted, but this has given me a real boost!

The jaw abscess is much less swollen, so I can just about open my mouth wide enough for a sandwich (it will still need surgery though, so I can look forward to losing some more weight and feeding extra money into the piggy!)

Off to update my signature and celebrate the fact that Martin's read this thread!

lubava

I don't have to worry about the lunch because my is supplied free at work. But very good idea

Mirtos

scottishspendaholic wrote:

Hi Mirtos,

Do you know if this would work with red lentils? Then it fits into my store cupboard challenge too!

scottishspendaholic x

Yup! Any kind of pulse really - if you use red lentils, a pinch of chilli powder makes a spicy version.My mum also makes one with 'grey peas' - basically, the recipe as above with dried grey peas instead of lentils and a few chunks of bacon added. It's delicious, and very very filling - more a winter dish i think!x

Mirtos

On the recipe front, you might also want to try this;
gently 'sweat' one large onion in 2tblsp olive oil in a large saucepan, add;
500g green/runner beans, de-stringed and cut into large chunks
1tblsp tomato puree
1 can chopped tomatoes
salt to taste
oregano if you've got it but not essential
water to cover beans
bring to boil and simmer for an hour or so.
Hey presto! It feeds two people with decent appetites and is delicious with crusty bread - it's also always tastier if left to stand over night - so is perfect for lunches made the night before!xx

boythorne

My sandwiches at work cost me £1.29 for a single round loaded with homous, roast vegetables and salad on granary. Think it might actually be more expensive for me to reproduce it at home?!

ashby

A (hope helpful) tip for those new to packed lunches. To help you keep up the good habit, make your lunch up the night before so you just have to grab it from the fridge as you leave. You're much more likely to keep doing it if you don't have to find the time when you're rushing off to work. Also if you look in places like Wilco or Dyas you'll find some very cheap insulated lunch bags to keep your stuff cool & safe when the hotter weather comes, if you don't have the use of a fridge at work. :cool:

Savvy_Sue

ashby wrote:

A (hope helpful) tip for those new to packed lunches. To help you keep up the good habit, make your lunch up the night before so you just have to grab it from the fridge as you leave.

Then you just have to remember to pick up said packed lunch from the fridge before you head out through the door: I try to leave something to remind me where I'm going to fal over it on my way out, but the rest of the household don't particularly appreciate this.

ashby wrote:

Also if you look in places like Wilco or Dyas you'll find some very cheap insulated lunch bags to keep your stuff cool & safe when the hotter weather comes, if you don't have the use of a fridge at work. :cool:

If you DO have the use of a fridge at work, then it can be easier to keep a pack of ryvita there, and spread (the supermarket brand equivalent of) philadelphia cheese or similar on it. Houmous is good too ...

But then I don't like bread kept in the fridge ...

Actually we usually take it in turns to buy ryvita at work, there's always some there. And usually some cheese or houmous that is offered around.

And the hyper-organised way of doing things is to make up a week's worth of sandwiches and freeze them - they'll defrost by lunchtime. I know some things don't freeze well, but corned beef, ham and cheese are all fine! You could add 'trimmings' like tomato and cucumber and rabbit food later, if you wanted to.

Although I don't like defrosted bread, either ...

Forgot to say what I intended to post originally - what do the rest of you do when you haven't got any change with which to feed your pig, or any money at all? Post an IOU?

jobbingmusician

Savvy_Sue wrote:

what do the rest of you do when you haven't got any change with which to feed your pig, or any money at all? Post an IOU?

If I haven't got any money at all, I talk to my pig and explain that he has helped me get through the day and that I'll feed him when I've got some money! :rotfl: