Stuart Minion Halloween Bento 小小兵/小黄人万圣节便当

BOO! Today is Halloween day, I made this rice based Stuart Minion Halloween Theme Bento for my boy. Stuart minion is made of pumpkin rice and seaweed. Side dishes are my boy's favourite homemade chicken nuggets, crab stick egg rolls and veggies. 

Here are some quick notes to show how I put this together:

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1. Soak 70g sushi rice for 30 minutes, drain. Add 100g water and a slice of pumpkin, cover with lid and bring to boil, reduce to low heat, simmer for 10 minutes, let it sit for 10 minutes. Mash the pumpkin and mix with a small portion of rice.

2. Meanwhile, prepare the side dishes:

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3. Shape pumpkin rice into Minion, fill the remaining rice into bento box.

4. Assemble bento...

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Enjoy!

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SKIPPY® Peanut Butter & Halloween Candy Bark

SKIPPY® Peanut Butter & Halloween Candy Bark

This SKIPPY® Peanut butter Chocolate Bark is the perfect treat for Halloween.  It is super quick and easy to make.  Let’s the kids get creative with their favourite spooky treats.

Serves 12

Prep time:  5 minutes (plus chilling time)

Cooking time:  5 minutes

Ingredients

400g milk chocolate

125g SKIPPY® smooth peanut butter

Halloween Candy, to decorate

Preparation method

1.    Melt the chocolate in a bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Line a baking sheet with greaseproof paper and pour the chocolate over.

2.    Place the peanut butter in a bowl and microwave for 15-30 seconds until softened.  Then dollop over the unset chocolate, using a skewer swirl the peanut butter so it creates a pattern.

3.    Sprinkle over the Halloween candy and place in the refrigerator for over an hour until set.

4.    Break into shards to serve.  Happy Halloween!

Skippy® Peanut Butter (RRP £2.40 per 340g) is available in Smooth and Crunchy varieties, which are currently available in major supermarkets including Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Costco, International section of Tesco and Ocado. For more information and recipes visit www.peanutbutter.uk.com 

SKIPPY® EXTRA CRUNCHY Peanut Butter

Craving a peanutty taste that packs a crunch? Look no further than SKIPPY® EXTRA CRUNCHY® Peanut Butter. Every jar is blended with loads of real peanut pieces, so you get the fun flavour of SKIPPY® Peanut Butter, plus lots of crunchiness. 

SKIPPY® EXTRA SMOOTH Peanut Butter

Spread on the smiles with smooth, creamy, melt in the mouth peanut butter perfection. SKIPPY® Smooth Peanut Butter adds more yum and fun to just about anything. It ain’t nothing but smooth snacking with this creamy classic.

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Sausage, Chilli, Lemon & Fennel Pasta

Sausage, Chilli, Lemon & Fennel Pasta

You must try this pasta as it is has a unique flavouring – this is one of my favourite pasta dishes.

Serves 4

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

1tbsp olive oil

600g pork Sausages, remove the skins & break into bite sized pieces

2tsp fennel seeds

1tsp crushed chillies

1 tbsp dried oregano

200ml white wine

Zest & juice of a lemon

500g of good quality pasta

Sea salt and Pepper freshly ground

A couple of knobs of butter

1tbsp Parmesan, grated plus extra to serve

A small bunch of fresh fat leaf parsley, finely chopped

Method

1.    Heat a large frying pan, add the olive oil.  Now add the sausage meat to the pan and really break it up in the pan.  Fry for a few minutes until the meat starts to colour, crush until it resembles mince.

2.    Add the fennel seeds and chillies and cook on a medium heat until the meat is crisp, golden and slightly caramelised.

3.    Add the oregano then pour in the white wine; reduce the liquid by half.

4.    Add the zest and lemon juice and turn the heat to low.

5.    In the meantime, start to cook the pasta as per packet instructions.  When the pasta is cooked, drain the pasta reserving some of the cooking water.  Place the pasta back in the pan and add the sausage meat.

6.    Stir the pasta making sure all the lovely flavours coat the pasta and then add the butter, parmesan, chopped parsley and a few spoonful’s of the reserved water.  The pasta will look shiny with the sauce; taste for seasoning then serve with a bit more parmesan grated on the top.

7.    Pour yourself a glass of chilled wine and enjoy!

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