Makes 12

Ingredients

• 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• ⅓ cup mayonnaise
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil or mint
• 24 slices thin white bread, crusts removed
• 15 sliced fresh strawberries
• Garnish: fresh baby basil leaves

Instructions

1. In the work bowl of a food processor, place cream cheese, mayonnaise, and salt.
   Process until smooth, stopping to scrape sides of bowl.
2. Stir in basil or mint.
3. Spread cream cheese mixture onto half of bread slices.
4. Top with sliced strawberries.
5. Cover with remaining bread slices.
6. Cut into triangles.
7. Cover with a damp paper towel, and store in a sealed container to keep bread from drying out.
8. Garnish with basil or mint, if desired.

Ingredients
Sandwich rolls (cut with one side intact)
Cooked Meatballs (your favorite recipe or frozen, pre-made meatballs)
Pasta Sauce (homemade or jarred)
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese

Instructions
Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Place your frozen cooked meatballs or homemade cooked meatballs in a large pot.
Cover with your pasta sauce.
Gently fold the meatballs with the sauce.
Heat the meatballs and sauce on low-medium, stirring occasionally, until the meatballs are
heated thoroughly.
Fill a roll with as many meatballs as you can fit (usually 4-5 meatballs, depends on size of
meatballs and the size of the roll).
Top with more pasta sauce from your pot.
Place filled sandwich rolls closely on baking sheet.
Top each sandwich with shredded mozzarella cheese.
Bake until cheese is melted, hot, and bubbly.

200g/7ozs. packet Tennis biscuits* (or Marie biscuits)
300g/10.6ozs. caramel top and fill (I used home made salted caramel sauce, see recipe below)
600ml/21.2fl ozs. cream (okay I used 400ml cream and 200ml natural yogurt)
3 x 35g Peppermint Crisp bars, roughly chopped

If your supermarket is a relatively large one and has a South African section (some do if you live in an area with a lot of SA expats) then Tennis biscuits are usually found there.

Step 1 – Line a 20x20cm (8x8inch) with parchment.
Place a layer of the Tennis biscuits on the base.
Whip the cream until you get soft peaks and then in another bowl loosen up the caramel sauce by whipping it.
Add the caramel sauce into the whipped cream and then add in the chopped Peppermint Crisp bars.
Step 2 – Spread half of the cream filling on top of the bottom layer of Tennis biscuits, then place another layer of Tennis biscuits and then add the other half of the cream filling (so you have a top, middle and bottom biscuit).
Top with the remaining Tennis biscuits.
Freeze until set and then cut into squares.
Thaw as squares and eat.
Or you can also eat them as an ice cream sandwich.
Home Made Salted Caramel Sauce
1009 butter
2259 light brown sugar
100ml pure cream
Fat pinch of salt (how fat depends on taste)
Step 1 – Melt the butter and the brown sugar in a heavy based saucepan on medium heat until melted and thick.
Add the cream (it may make a bit of a noise) and then allow to become a smooth sauce (make sure that the sugar has dissolved).
Remove from the heat and allow to cool for 15 minutes.
Then sprinkle salt and test for seasoning (it may still be quite hot).
This can last in the fridge for up to 3 weeks to 1 month.

I love finding new ways to combine peanut butter, chocolate and bananas. I was shocked when my nephews (who are very picky eaters) loved these sammies.

Ingredients
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons honey
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons miniature semisweet chocolate chips
4 slices whole wheat bread
1 medium banana, thinly sliced

Directions
Mix peanut butter, honey and cinnamon; stir in chocolate chips.
Spread over bread.
Layer two bread slices with banana slices; top with remaining bread.
If desired, cut into shapes using cookie cutters.