The "Strong" Croque-Monsieur

Overview[]

The "Strong" Croque-Monsieur (Le croque-monsieur « Costaud » in French) is a cooking activity in the I Grow Up with the Mr. Men and Little Miss series.

It was released in 1997, and then re-released in 2000.

Summary[]

Will you dare to take a bite of this cute croque-monsieur?

Ingredients[]

Salad Leaf
Sprig of chives
2 Slices of Sandwich Bread
Tube of Tomato Paste
1 Slice of Cheese (Emmental)
1/2 Slice of Ham
Black Olive

Recipe[]

Prepare the croque-monsieur as usual with sandwich bread, ham and cheese. Bake it.
Spread tomato paste or ketchup on your croque-monsieur. Place 2 pieces of black olive for the eyes and 1 sprig of chives for the mouth.
Cut out a hat shape from a lettuce leaf. And there you have it! Mr. Strong is ready to be eaten!

List of Characters[]

Mr. Strong

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