I made this cute little bear by adding soya sauce into the rice whilst still hot and gently stirring it in until you have an even light brown colour.
My daughter absolutely loved this bento bear!

Hello there, its been a while! A couple of years in fact since I uploaded a new bento creation. A lot has happened in those 2 years. We've moved house (twice), got a crazy puppy and had a new addition to our family.
I'm pleased to say I now have the time and enthusiasm to bake and make bento again for my family, and will be sharing them with you here and on Instagram. Please follow me here @beanie.bento

A favourite little character of mine "Rilakkuma"!

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

The mini bean asked for a burger for her lunch today, so we went with a teddy bear design.
This was a very simple and quick bento to make. I used sliced cheese for the nose and ears and nori for the features. the main part of the ears is bun I cut to shape, and stuck on with a little bit of dried noodle (you could use spaghetti).

So, this week I made two bento's.
The first being the above.
I made the bear out of a vegetarian burger which I cooked, then cut into 3 circles (one big one for the head, and two little ones for the ears). I made the features with ham and nori.
The rice hearts I shaped with a cutter. Again using ham and nori for the features.
I tried to make little roses by rolling up the ham.....they didn't quite go to plan as the ham I was using was a little bit brittle and fell apart. I think processed ham would stay together better. Think I will try it with that next time round.

So, here's my first attempt at making a bento box for my daughter's packed lunch.

I used frankfurter sausages to make the octopuses, teddy bear ears and arms.
The teddy bear is made from rice and features nori eyes, nose, mouth and bow tie.
I also included teriyaki veg and some raspberries.