Since the unbridled joy of National Barbecue Week, I’m still in full-on foodie mode. Firing the grill up last week was exquisite, and has certainly left me with a taste for decadent treats that I am unable to truly sate.

Still, even the most red-blooded of us can’t barbecue every day (can we?) and in being at least a little moderate, this week I’ve taken to dealing with my calorie lust through other means.

The humble sandwich is a mainstay of my lunchtime plate – as it is for many people across the country.

If you’re working hard it can be difficult to find time to whip up anything more exotic on a school day, unless of course you’re one of those people who have the foresight to do food prep the night before, and I’m most definitely not.

Naturally however, it can be easy to slip into a ‘same-sarnie vortex’, where the need for swift sustenance trumps that for imagination, and you end up guzzling down the same sliced-white cheese butty everyday come rain or shine.

And this is where I have this week been channelling my foodie........

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