The sandwiches I made were (left to right):

• Curried barbecue chicken and spinach
• Chicken, mayonnaise and French mustard and rocket, with a layer of barbecue stuffing
• Honey leg ham, swiss cheese, spinach and Dijon mustard
• Panfried sliced mushrooms, corn relish and rocket.

It was easy making the curried chicken mix: I added Keens curry powder to shredded barbecue chicken, with a little mayonnaise to bind it together. You may have noticed that I always line the lunch box with greaseproof paper whenever I make sandwiches – that’s so any mustards, curried fillings or any other brightly coloured spreads – especially those with tomato or tumeric – won’t stain the lunch box. I also add a piece of greaseproof over the sandwiches before I close the lunch box. In this case, a strategically placed piece of greaseproof over the yellow curry chicken sandwich did the trick.

I blanched some broccoli and sugar snap peas, and packed baby roma tomatoes, red seedless grapes, a piece of Coon cheddar and a pack of mini sesame snaps.