Coronation Chicken Sandwich - DIVINE!!!

INGREDIENTS

Two slices of good, fresh, unbuttered brown or granary bread

About 2 ounces of roasted chicken breast

A generous dollop of Coronation sauce (see method below)

Sea salt and coarse-ground black pepper

1 tablespoon of good mango chutney

A small handful of toasted almonds

4 slices of vine-ripened tomato - optional

A handful of fresh, mixed lettuce leaves (we use iceberg, frisee)

For the Coronation sauce:

1 teaspoon of tomato puree

1 tablespoon of mayo

1/2 teaspoon of Madras curry paste

A pinch of Allspice 1 dried apricot, finely chopped

A dash of lemon juice

A sprig of coriander, roughly chopped

1 teaspoon of thick cream

Sea salt and coarse-ground black pepper

PREPARING THE FILLING

1. To make the Coronation sauce, mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl with a small whisk and add the salt and pepper to taste. Add the chicken to the bowl mix thoroughly and set aside.

2. Toast the almonds under the grill, turning occasionally, until they’re a rich, golden colour.

3. Cut four slices of tomato.

MAKING THE SANDWICH

1. Use two forks to spread the chicken and Coronation sauce mix onto the bottom slice of bread

2. Season with sea salt and coarse ground black pepper.

3. Add the mango chutney and spread to the edges of the sandwich.

4. Scatter the almonds evenly on the mango chutney.

5. Arrange the tomatoes and top with the handful of fresh, mixed lettuce leaves.

6. Put the second slice of bread on and cut in half diagonally with a sharp knife.

Makes 1 divine sandwich ... increase ingredients proportionately for however many sandwiches you want!!

Easter Bunny Cake!!!

Ingredients

• 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix
• 3 3/4 cups flaked coconut
• 1 (16 ounce) container vanilla frosting - I actually use 2
• 30 gumdrops
• 4 black licorice strips
• red food colouring

Directions

1. Heat oven and prepare two 9 inch round baking pans as directed on cake box. Prepare cake batter as directed on package. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans. Bake and cool cake as directed on package.
2. When cooled, place one whole 9 inch cake layer on large serving tray (or large piece of cardboard covered with foil), forming the bunny's head. Cut 2 convex shaped ears from each side of the second layer, place on each side of head to form ears, as above. Use concave shaped piece for the bow tie, place about 1/2 inch below head.
3. Frost entire bunny covering top and sides of bunny. Pat 3¾ cup coconut evenly over top and sides. Dye some of the coconut pink for the middle of the ears using a small amount of red food dye. Decorate the bunny face and bow tie with gumdrops and use the licorice to make whiskers and mouth.

A fun project for the whole family!!!

Pimento Cheese Sandwiches

What hot dogs are to baseball, the Pimento Cheese Sandwich is to the Masters at Augusta!!!! Although the exact recipe is secret akin to the secret formula for Coke this is a pseudo Augusta Pimento Cheese Sandwich that is as close to the real thing as you can get outside of the tournament.

1½ cups extra-sharp white or yellow cheddar, finely grated

½ 3-ounce jar of pimento, drained and finely chopped

2 Tablespoons mayonnaise

½ teaspoon hot pepper sauce

4 slices of good white bread (with crusts cut off, optional) - Bob loves Wonder bread!

4 thin slices of Vidalia or other sweet onion

1 cup watercress sprigs, tough stems discarded

1 Mash cheese, pimento, mayonnaise and hot pepper sauce in a small bowl with a fork until well combined. Season with salt to taste.

2 Cover and chill for 1 hour for flavours to blend.

3 Spread pimento cheese evenly on bread. Top with onions and watercress sprigs.

4 Cut each sandwich into triangles and serve.

Makes 2 sandwiches