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Cute Yummy Time: 70 Recipes for the Cutest Food You'll Ever Eat
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Cute Yummy Time: 70 Recipes for the Cutest Food You'll Ever Eat Paperback - 2009

by La Carmina

A cookbook that thinks outside thebento box and brings the popularJapanese trend of kawaii(all things cute) to theAmerican kitchen.

Hello Kitty, Pokémon, Super Mario, Astroboy...American pop culture has been invaded by big-headed,dewy-eyed characters from Japan. The cult of kawaii(ka-why-ee, or all things cute) has spread to every aspectof living-including food. Take Japan's wackiest newtrend: school lunches dolled up as adorable creatures.They're feasts for the eyes, but their ingredients suchas natto and nori don't exactly sit well with Westernstomachs.

Cute Yummy Time interprets this Japanese phenomenonfor the American palate. Using familiar foods,La Carmina turns mundane meals into adorablesensations. A risotto ball becomes a curious hedgehog;chicken sandwiches are dressed as chicks. Entertaininghas never been so endearing with a blue cheese blowfishfor a beach party or strawberry lovers in chocolatecrepe robes for Valentine's Day. Each recipe includesstep-by-step instructions, illustrations, and eye-poppingfull-color photos.


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A cookbook that thinks outside the bento box and brings the popular Japanese trend of kawaii (all things cute) to the American kitchen.

Hello Kitty, Pokémon, Super Mario, Astroboy… American pop culture has been invaded by big-headed, dewy-eyed characters from Japan. The cult of kawaii (ka-why-ee, or all things cute) has spread to every aspect of living—including food. Take Japan’s wackiest new trend: school lunches dolled up as adorable creatures. They’re feasts for the eyes, but their ingredients such as natto and nori don’t exactly sit well with Western stomachs.

Cute Yummy Time interprets this Japanese phenomenon for the American palate. Using familiar foods, La Carmina turns mundane meals into adorable sensations. A risotto ball becomes a curious hedgehog; chicken sandwiches are dressed as chicks. Entertaining has never been so endearing with a blue cheese blowfish for a beach party or strawberry lovers in chocolate crepe robes for Valentine’s Day. Each recipe includes step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and eye-popping full-color photos.

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La Carmina has her finger on the pulse of Japanese pop culture, blogging fervently about Tokyo trends long before they hit America. She runs a "cute food" community website, a hugely popular website about Gothic Lolita fashion (lacarmina.com), and is also the author of Crazy Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo. She splits time between Tokyo, NYC and Vancouver.

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  • Title Cute Yummy Time: 70 Recipes for the Cutest Food You'll Ever Eat
  • Author La Carmina
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Original
  • Pages 168
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Perigee Books
  • Date 2009-10-06
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780399535321 / 0399535322
  • Weight 1.01 lbs (0.46 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.22 x 7.76 x 0.45 in (20.88 x 19.71 x 1.14 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Cookery, Food presentation
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009020087
  • Dewey Decimal Code 641.5

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About the author

La Carmina has her finger on the pulse of Japanese pop culture, blogging fervently about Tokyo trends long before they hit America. She runs a "cute food" community website, a hugely popular website about Gothic Lolita fashion (lacarmina.com), and is also the author of "Crazy Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo." She splits time between Tokyo, NYC and Vancouver.
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