previously in rfc, "Rylance Sarah" >
wrote:

> Does anyone have any favourite sandwich fillings. I take a packed
> lunch to work and I can't stand the thought of another cheese and
> pickle or ham and mustard sandwich. The only constraint are it must be
> fairly easy and quick to make, but any new ideas would be gratefully
> recieved sarah
>

I pack lunches for my teenage sons. I used to be able to send a wide
mouthed thermos filled with things like fried rice (I'd make it in the
morning with leftover chicken or pork and bits of vegetable) or pasta with
pesto, or even soup, but as their backpacks are stuffed to the brim, it's
getting harder to find room to carry that thermos.

Anyway, I've been sending sandwiches instead. I rotate

1. salmon salad (canned salmon, mayo, dijon, and a splash of balsamic or
other sweet vinegar) I mash it well so that it sticks to the bread and
keeps it together

2. peanut butter and jelly (I switch the jellies to keep it interesting.
I tried banana slices in there once or twice but they didn't like it. Too
bad pb&banan is pretty good!)

3. Leftover meat/chicken/fish fillets with either honey dijon (they love a
sweet lunch) or BBQ sauce. When I make these sandwiches I try to use a
sturdier bread, like a roll or sub, and wrap them in foil, then a baggie,
and then put a rubber band around it to keep it together in their
backpacks...

4. Roll ups - flour tortillas with cream cheese and jelly. These stay
together really well, too! Or Salmon cream cheese with chopped scallion if
I have it in the house.

When I was just sending lunch for my older son, I was more creative. I'd
send him slices of cheese (fresh mozzarella, brie, hunks of feta) and
crackers or slices of french bread, olives, pieces of spinach pie, etc, but
with the both of them needing lunch it's quicker and easier for me to do
sandwiches - mostly because of the packing it up issues. Now I just
slip in a frozen cold pack and a small piece of fruit or baggie with dried
apricots or nuts, and they're good to go!

-Claudia