makes: 1 pie

difficulty: easy
total time: 50mins

– 15ml olive oil

– 1 large onion, finely chopped

– 45ml fresh dill, finely chopped

– 750g fresh spinach, rinsed and chopped

– 300g feta, crumbled

– 2 large eggs, lightly beaten

– freshly ground black pepper, to taste

– 20ml ground nutmeg

– 3 sheets filo pastry

– 60ml melted butter

Preheat the oven to 180°C. Heat the oil in a pan and sauté the onion and dill for a minute. Set aside. Blanch the spinach in a pot of boiling water for 3 minutes, then drain, squeezing out as much liquid as possible. Place spinach in a bowl with the onion, feta, eggs, pepper and nutmeg and mix well. Brush each sheet of filo pastry with butter and use to line a greased or sprayed 20cm baking pan, draping the excess pastry over the sides. Spoon the spinach mixture into the base of the pie and fold over the pastry to enclose the filling. Brush with the remaining butter and bake until golden and crispy, about 30 minutes.

When hunger struck this student in the middle of a lecture he decided he had to take action. The pupil, who reportedly attends the University of West Scotland, had no qualms about whipping out a sandwich toaster to prepare a snack while still sitting in class.

A photo posted by Twitter user Ross Milne showed the man preparing some cheese for his toastie after plugging the sandwich maker in.

‘So a guy has started using a George Foreman in my lecture…’, he wrote.

Another snap showed the man cutting into his snack, while a surprised student looked on. He also had a bottle of ketchup on his desk to make his treat even tastier.

sandwich toaster – szendvicssütő       
George Foreman – híres szendvicssütő márka, magát a sütőt is hívják így
hot cheese snack – forró, azaz olvasztott sajtos harapnivaló
lecture – előadás, általában felsőoktatásban
hunger struck – az éhség rátör (angolban szó szerint: lecsap az éhség)
to take action – akcióba lép, tesz valamit ellene
pupil – tanuló
have no qualms – nem szívbajos, nincs rossz érzése, lelkiismeret furdalása valami miatt
whipping out, to whip sg out – előkapni, előrántani valami, pl. zsebből, táskából
to prepare a snack – elkészíteni egy kis harapnivalót
to prepare some cheese – előkészíti a sajtot
toastie – szendvics becézve, kb. szendó
to plug (the sandwich maker) in – bedugni (a szendvicssütőt) a konnektorba
snap – fotó (pl. amit a telefonnal gyorsan lekapunk)
to cut into a snack – belevág, azaz hozzákezd az ételhez
to make his treat even tastier – hogy még finomabbá tegye az ételt
treat – nagyon finom ennivaló

Vocabulary check: Fill the blanks with the following words!

snack, treat, snap, toastie

1) The point of a …… is simply to preserve a memory of a person, a place or an event.

2) A …… is a portion of food often smaller than a regular meal, generally eaten between meals.

3) We all like …… foods – chocolates, lollies, cakes, slices, potato chips etc.

4) A sandwich toaster, also known as a ……. maker, is used to make toasted sandwiches.

answers: 1-snap, 2-snack, 3-treat, 4-toastie

Grilled Cheese Sandwiches 

A sandwich standard that is wonderful on the George Foreman Grill!

Ingredients:

• 1-3 slices of cheese (usually gouda, limberger, or American cheese)
• 2 slices of bread
• butter or margarine

Directions:

1. Spread the butter or margarine on the bread.
2. Place one piece of bread on the grill, margarine side down.
3. Place 1-3 slices of cheese on top, and place the other slice of bread on top of the cheese, margarine side up.
4. Grill until sandwich is nicely browned and cheese is melted. Remove from grill, cut, and serve immediately.

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