A favourite little character of mine "Rilakkuma"!

Here's a bento I made to celebrate the Chinese New Year. Sorry for the delay in uploading. We've had a busy February filled with children's birthday parties!
I got to try out my new kitchen toy whilst making this bento. I used a spiralizer to cut the cucumber and carrots into fun curly ribbons!

I made these little panda bears by shaping the rice into panda shapes, then added nori to make the arms, and features.

I made the bread using this recipe: http://www.beaniebento.com/2015/10/puppy-pull-apart-bread-buns.html

Once the dough has proved, roll the dough balls out into 10 even pieces, maybe make the head a tiny bit bigger than the body. Arrange them in your chosen caterpillar shape, on a slightly greased baking tray.
Cut a black olive into two slices to use as the eyes, add the egg wash and chosen seeds. I went with sesame and chia seed. Let it rest for 30 minutes then pop into the oven at 180C for 12 minutes, or until browned to your liking!
I drew on a mouth with edible pen (best to do this part once bread has cooled).

Enjoy hot from the oven with butter or wait until cooled to add a yummy filling.

Sorry for the huge delay since my last post. We moved house and its all been a bit hectic! But, I'm back in the swing of bento and baking. I have a few more bakes to upload in the next few days, but's first it's a new bento!