Halloween monster and mummy sandwich
Give your kids a spooky bento box lunch surprise
Can’t get hold of green bread? No worries; just use a guacamole spread on your bread to turn it green and transform your sandwich into a monster that’s perfect for Halloween. Add a mummy sandwich to complete this spooky bento box. This bento is packed with a side dish of homemade chicken nuggets, which are so yummy that your kids will soon be asking for more. Bento menu Guacamole sandwich Nutella sandwich Chicken nuggets Grapes Carrots Lettuce Food art ingredients Cheese Blueberries Bread Pasta sticks Nutella or melted chocolate Tools needed Knife Tweezers Scissors Round cutters Rolling pin 1. Using a knife or a pair of scissors, cut out the monster’s jagged hair in a zigzag fashion from bread crust, or the heels of the bread in a loaf. 2. Spread guacamole on a slice of bread and place the bread crust cutout on top. 3. Cut circles from cheese using a round cutter. Add two blueberries and secure onto the sandwich using pasta sticks. 4. Fill a piping bag with Nutella or melted chocolate and use it to draw on the monster’s mouth and scar. 5. Make a round cut-out in another slice of bread using a round cutter. 6. Spread on Nutella. Cut out circles from cheese using a round cutter. 7. Roll another slice of bread flat using a rolling pin. 8. Place cheese circles on the sandwich followed by two blueberries for the eyes. Secure using pasta sticks. Cut strips from the rolled out bread and place on the sandwich to make the mummy’s burial cloth. Trim off excess. Excerpted with permission from Yummy Kawaii Bento: Preparing Adorable Meals for Adorable Kids by Li Ming Lee. Copyright 2015, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.