Alison Holst Cooks - Bread and Cheese

You behave like a really well trained dog when you've got a microwave oven. When it tings you go.

– Alison Holst

Bread and cheese by itself takes a lot of beating, especially for an easy summer meal, but when the weather's not so hot, it's rather nice to use that same combination of bread and cheese in a variety of cooked dishes. And I want to remind you today of some of the very good, easy, and quick lunch and tea dishes you can make from bread and cheese.

– (07:11) Alison Holst on bread and cheese dishes

Let's start with toast and cheese sandwiches, because toast and cheese sandwiches are something that I think every child ought to be taught how to make.

– (00:33) Alison Holst on kid friendly cooking

Let's clear away our mess over here. That's the trouble with cooking quickly, you really make a mess.

– (08:36) Alison Holst

I like to use tomato concentrate or very thick tomato puree for adults. When I'm doing pizzas for children, I find that they prefer a milder mixture. Spaghetti and tomato sauce is very popular with very young children.

– (09:20) Alison Holst on making kid friendly pizzas

For your ordinary sandwich, you're going to put the cheese in the middle, but for your toasted sandwiches, you're going to put the butter side down and put the cheese on the side that you haven't buttered. You might like to put a little bit of chutney or sauce or something like that. Tomato sauce is a hot favourite with my son.

– (01:14) Alison Holst on making cheese toasties