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Perfect cheese on toast

There’s been a story in the press about two girls fined £80 for drawing on the pavement in chalk. Yet there are plenty of street artists across the world who chalk masterpieces on walkways and get money for doing so. It’s amazing how such a simple thing can cause such debate. Nursery food is another example. Do you put carrots in your Spaghetti Bolognaise ? Do you eat Shepherd’s Pie with ketchup? I met a girl at Uni who wouldn’t eat macaroni cheese without sausages, because the two went hand in hand at home.
When my Gran once asked me what kind of omelette I’d like for tea, I told her “Just plain” not knowing that a plain one didn’t include cheese, which was a given in any omelette in our house. And I had no idea that there are so many different interpretations of Cheese on Toast:
  • A friend from Uni used to toast the bread on both sides, butter, then spread with dairylea
  • One brother insists on sprinkling with Worcestershire sauce
  • The other used to spread a layer of Marmite pre-cheesing
  • At work, cheese on toast involved a ketchup layer.

We don’t get much cheese in my house, as DH is allergic to it. I have a small amount of illicit grated parmesan which I keep, double bagged, in the freezer. But I went to Sainsbury’s at lunch time and saw a wedge of Red Leicester. Growing up this used to be the cheese of choice. And you kept it simple. Grill one side of bread whilst you cut cheese into slices (infinitely better than grated!) Turn bread over and carefully cover untoasted side with sliced cheese- this invariably involves a complex jigsaw moment when you have to trim pieces to fit exactly. Gaps are not tolerated. Then toast until bubbly. Remove, cut in half diagonally and spread with Branston pickle. Enjoy in the garden with Diet Coke and this week’s copy of Hello! Heaven.

Now just need to perfect the spag bog for tonight.

Go on! You know you want to tell me what you think!