Piggy paus (B#286)

These piggy paus are filled with lotus seed paste, MP's favourite kind.

In this bento are some steamed paus, orange slices, pretzels and cereal bites.

To assemble the pigs all you need is a slice of cooked/cold ham, cookie cutters and a straw.

For the snout/nose - Use a round/oval-shaped cookie cutter. Cut out small holes as nostrils using a straw.
For the ears - Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter. Using same cutter, mold/shape the ears smaller.
To 'attach' the ham cut out facial expressions to the pau, any thin dried noodle can be used.


Have fun creating your own piggy-wiggies :)

Stars & clouds (B#285)

Gee, since I started adding headings not so easy to think of a "Title". So much easier to write Bento #___.

Its been a while since I made some makis so thought I could pack one up quickly. Unfortunately my first attempt using fried rice failed miserably - the fluffy oil rice didn't come together at all no matter how I press and press. Abandoned the idea when the nori seaweed just refused to stick!!! So remember leftover fried rice is a no-no when it comes to making makis!!!

In this bento is some maki, steamed fish, steamed long beans and stir fried jamica (or otherwise locally known bangkuang) with shrimps.