1st Sandwich for 2016 - Cutie Faces

It is the first sandwich for school this year and I bought this tofu print from my favorite shop. My kids were so impressed when they saw it this morning. It gives me an idea to use all my cookie cutters for bread designs and will save me a lot of time.

I just need to spread their latest favorite jam on the bread and press the cute prints on the bread. There are quail eggs with soy sauce and fruits to go along. On top of that, I added a packets of nuts and a bottle of milk for the kids since it is going to be a long day for them. 

Not too sure what they want for fruits so I added blueberry, cherries and raspberries. The more the merrier!

Have a great weekend!

Halloween Tombstone Sandwich 2014

This is a sandwich I made for last year Halloween. It is a relatively simple sandwich to make because you will only need a ghost cookie cutter. The grave is actually 2 slices of bread and you just need to cut out a rectangle and do away with the corners. Using alphabet cutters, I form the words R.I.P on the 'grave'. You can do it without the cutters too! Just use a toothpick and draw on the cheese. I cut seaweed for the face of the ghost and there are eyeballs made of bread in the box too! Using cling wrap to wrap the round bread, I added stickers to it. It is really up to your imagination on how you want the eyeballs to appear. 

I could not resist buying the orange Halloween design bags from my favorite shop (and I still have the bags today). I add funny eyes stickers to the marshmallow and jelly. Not to mention some candies too! What is Halloween without candies for kids, right? :) 

The overall recess pack look spooky enough? :)

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Mummy Sandwich 2013

I dug out old photographs on my phone and found the Halloween sandwiches I made for my kids in 2013. 2 years ago….

Forgive me for the blurry picture. This sandwich has been made using the same mental ring. I covered the bread with strips of cheese and applied some strawberry jam as blood on the mummy. Using a piece of dried seaweed and some marshmallow for the eyes of the mummy and the dangling spider. 

The fat spider below is made from bread and using noodle crackers for the legs. I used chopsticks to poke the eyes. Simple right?

These spiders and spooky heads followed my kids to a picnic. 

They finished all the food without saying. 

Happy Halloween, people!

Halloween Sandwich Tutorial (Level : Easy)

This is a easy tutorial on how to make skull sandwich for Halloween. It is super easy and can be done in minutes. No need to sweat a bucket!

Tools Required :

1. A pair of scissors

2. A pair of tweezers

3. A mental ring cutter

4. A small round cap

5. Strawberry jam

6. Dried seaweed

Step 1 : Using the circle mental ring, cut 2 slices of bread into 2 big circles.

Step 2 : Using the small round cap, cut out 2 eyes on the bread and use the scissors to create nostrils on the bread.

Step 3 : Spread the jam on the 2nd piece of bread and complete the sandwich.

Step 4 : Using the scissors, cut the seaweed into thin strips and form the mouth. Using the strawberry jam as 'glue' to stick the seaweed to the bread, apply to bread with the help of the tweezers.

And you will have your Halloween skull sandwich! Simple!

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Sandwich again

Halloween is coming and I get my chance to make creepy sandwiches again!

The kids had to stay back quite late today so I packed more food for their recess cum lunchbox. A skull strawberry jam sandwich, a Frankenstein slice of panda cake, bloody hotdog human fingers, an egg and some fruits.  

The skull sandwich is very simple to make and I will share the steps in another post. 

I used permanent marker to draw on their milk bottles after removing the labels. 

Ta-da! Their spooky Halloween sandwich set! 

Happy Halloween!

Mid-Autumn Festival Mooncake Sandwich Tutorial (Level: Easy)

Mid-Autumn festival this coming!!! Counting down to 27th September 2015. I have decided to make a super easy sandwich or the kids today to celebrate the festival.

This is a really simple sandwich to make but you need to have the mooncake mold to start with.

Stuff Required -

1. Three slices of wholemeal bread (one must be totally brown, usually the top and bottom of the loaf) 

2.  Filling of your choice

3. Mooncake mold

4. Circular bread cutter (optional)

Step 1 : Cut out the circles on the three slices of bread and apply jam or fillings. Be careful not to apply to the edges. It is easier to work with the bread cutter but the mooncake mold works the same.

Step 2 : Use the plate mold of the moon cake mold and press hard on the brown bread.

Step 3 : Stack them up and you will get your mooncake sandwich as shown in the picture.

Half a dozen of small rabbit quail eggs to go along. Just cut the shapes on dried seaweed or use a seaweed puncher if you have. It is quite difficult to cut small round eyes by hand so a seaweed puncher will save you a lot of time. 

Dab some mayonaise on the seaweed to 'stick' to the eggs. And you will have cute bunny eggs as shown in the picture below.

I didn't prepare any fruits for the kids today so I added a packet of nuts. The sandwich really does look like a real moon cake, doesn't it? :)

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to all!

Halloween Sandwich

One week of school holidays is over.

R.I.P.

I finally get down to making a sandwich for the kids today. The Chinese Hungry Ghost Festival is over so now I am making Halloween sandwiches. I do not celebrate Halloween but love making creepy sandwiches. Ha…

There is a limit to the ideas for hotdog buns compared to slices of bread that I can cut and design as desired. I decided to turn the hotdog bun into a coffin with the headstone and wanted something simple and easy. However, I ended up spending quite some time on making the RIP sign and cutting the seaweed for cobwebs. Arghhhh….

The ghost was a last minute addition in the morning since I have the ghost cutter. I added some stickers to create a jelly monster. Quite a lot of food today in the box. 3 quail eggs, a packet of nuts, a jelly and a candy.

Can't wait to create more ghostly sandwiches!

Happy Halloween!