The Gourmet Mama

This lunch is not only good for the kids, but also the young at heart! Who can resist a rich and creamy tomato soup and hot dog wrapped in dough and baked to a golden brown?

Mummy Dogs

Makes 4 mummies

4 Hot Dog Weiners
1 can Pilsbury Hot Dog Dough (this is a small can that can be found in the refridgerator section of your grocery store where they have the tubes of cookie dough and croisant dough. You can use pizza dough or something similar but for a quick and easy lunch, this stuff works just fine.)

To make the mummy dogs, just unroll the Hot Dog Dough and cut it into thin strips. Wrap randomly around each hot dog to achieve the mummy look. Place on a cookie tray and put in the oven at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until they get nice and golden brown. You can add cloves for eyes if you like.

Spiderweb Tomato Soup

No one wants to spend all day in the kitchen just to make some tomato soup and least of all me! I have way better things to do…so I came up with a super quick creamy tomato soup that takes less than 15 minutes to make and tastes like you spent all day on it!

1 clove of garlic
1 small onion
1 28 ounce can of chopped tomatoes
1 stalk celery
1 red pepper
1 cup half and half cream
salt and pepper to taste

Throw everything except cream into a blender and blend until smooth. Pour into a pot and simmer for 5 minutes. Add half and half and salt and pepper and heat through.

To garnish like a spider web, put some sour cream into a piping bag or a zip lock bag with a small hole cut in one corner. Pipe the sour cream into a spiral on the top of each bowl and drag a toothpick or skewer through it starting from the centre and working your way outwards like in the picture below.