Pizza Toast

Ingredients:

2 slices of bread per person
Grated cheddar cheese
Pizza toast topping (you buy this from Tesco - it's a new product in the aisle where the sandwich spreads are)


Total time to prepare and cook: 5-7 minutes

This one is so simple even my husband can make this - amazing!

1. Simply take a slice or two of bread - I like the bread you can cut yourself (a bloomer - or French stick goes equally as nice with this recipe), and grill it on one side to toast it.
2. Turn it over to the non toasted side and spread a nice layer of pizza toast topping on the bread.
3. Add some grated cheese - any kind of your choice, mozzarella works well, but a nice bit of cheddar is just as good and tasty!
4. If you want, you could also add some diced onion, mushrooms, ham or any other pizza topping - it's up to you!
   
5. Place back under the grill until the cheese is melted and it's browned on top.
6. Serve!

I have a variation on this that I actually make from scratch with a tin of tomatoes, but I will save that for another day!

This is great as a snack, or to have for lunch - quick and easy to do!

Vegetable soup

Serves 4 people

Ingredients

1 leek
1 medium onion, or two small
4 carrots
1 potato
4oz of barley
3 bay leaves
2 chicken stock cubes
1 pint of cold water
Black pepper & salt to taste
Olive oil
Crusty rolls

1. Cut up all the vegetable into small sized cubes
2. heat 3 table spoons of olive oil in a large sauce pan
3. place veg into the saucepan for a few minutes, you do not want to turn the onion brown
4. add the water, bay leaves, stock cubes and barley and give it a good stir
5. Bring it to the boil and simmer for about 30/40minutes, keep an eye on the water level and add more liquid if required.
6. When ready serve with crusty bread