Jiji (from Kiki's Delivery Service) Onigiri

1. 1

   Fill your rice ball with whatever ingredients you'd like inside the round portion of Jiji's head.

2. 2

   Press into a round shape, wrap in nori seaweed then wrap everything together with plastic cling wrap to gently push it all together.

3. 3

   Cut the triangle vertically in half, to get the ears.

4. 4

   Place an ear on a slice of ham with the cut side facing down and cut out its shape with a knife.

5. 5

   After cutting, paste it onto the ear with mayonnaise.

6. 6

   Secure the ears to the head with baked pasta.

7. 7

   Cut out an oval-shaped nose and mouth from the ham with a pinched straw.

8. 8

   Cut out the eyes from the cheese slice using a toothpick.

9. 9

   If you're using a circular cutter, you can use it twice to get a nice almond-like shape.

10. 10

    If you have a hole punch, use it to punch out the pupils of the eyes.

11. 11

    Once you're finished, put mayonnaise on the end of a tooth pick and add the shiny portion of the eyes.

12. 12

    Stick in some baked pasta around the mouth for the whiskers and you're done.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.