Foodarrific

I wouldn’t usually think of buying a baguette (or French loaf, as some call it). But if I happen to see them, I’m always be tempted to buy one or two.

Last weekend, they were on sale – two for the price of one, so I didn’t think twice.

With two baguettes starring at me, I had to get creative pretty quick. The kids and I were having it as a full meal for lunch.

So I thought I’d add a little variety so they could choose what toppings they wanted.

I cut up the baguette slantwise into inch-think slices and threw them into my oven toaster for 3 minutes while I readied four different toppings to go with it.

Naturally I had to have my coconut jam (or kaya) spread (top). I also made some plain ones with just butter (bottom) which smells and tastes really good.

Then I also made some with tuna topping – plain tuna with mayonnaise (right) and spicy chilly tuna (left). Tuna on toast is something else .

A couple of quick tips here. Baguettes are easiest to cut when they’re fresh. Use a super-sharp bread knife if you want the pieces to keep their shape.

If your knife is not sharp enough, you end up having to press harder against the bread in order to saw through it, causing the pieces to get squished out of shape.

Misshapen pieces don’t look half as nice, aren’t as flat and offer less surface area for you to work with. So you may find you have less space to lay out your toppings.

Baguette toasts are great for a quick snack, or even a main meal if you add a fairly substantial topping.

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