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CUTIE FOOD IN MING PAO CHINESE NEWSPAPER! SCOTTISH FOLD CAT & LA CARMINA, JAPANESE BENTO BOX DECORATION NEWSPAPER ARTICLE, CUTE YUMMY TIME COOKBOOK.
Ai-yah! The Ming Pao, a leading Chinese-language newspaper, did a super cute feature on Cutie Food. The article includes two of my recipes from my cookbook Cute Yummy Time (brown rice penguin onigiri and panda tofu soba). My round-faced cat Basil Farrow makes an appearance too!
Below is a scan (click to enlarge) and translation. Funny: they translated my name, La Carmina, as 田中裕美 (Yumi Tanaka) — I wonder why! And Basil is called a 摺 耳 貓 (jip yee mao) — fold-eared cat! Cute Yummy Time is now available for pre-order here and will be found in all major bookstores after October 6.
Local primary students are limited to eating sandwiches and pizza in the cafeteria, so they might as well take a box lunch to school. Don’t think this is an old school thing to do. In Japan, bento culture is not just about the food, but the picture. Hello Kitty, Snoopy, and other Japanese anime characters can all be made into a cute bento box lunch. This trend has spread to Vancouver, and local people are making their own bentos. There’s even a recipe book — Cute Yummy Time can encourage your mom to express her creativity. It’s written by author La Carmina.
Our lovely bento teacher who doesn’t want to be a lawyer
Local lady La Carmina graduated from Yale Law School but didn’t want to be a lawyer because she loves to design and write. Lately, she is focusing on making cute bento boxes, in addition to freelance writing and blogging. She loved cute culture since she was young, and has been designing cute bentos for the past two years. Carmina designs them in different character styles, but they all look cute and use healthy ingredients. Her new book, Cute Yummy Time, introduces 70 cute food recipes that she made herself. You can buy it in all major bookstores on October 6th, or online through her blog, https://lacarmina.com
Photo caption: Blogger La Carmina loves cute culture. Her cat is a rare breed (Scottish Fold). Do you think he’s cute?
The recipes for the panda tofu soba noodles and penguin rice balls are found in my book Cute Yummy Time.
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CUTE CUPCAKE RECIPE: JAPANESE KAWAII DECORATED DESSERTS, BIRTHDAY PARTY CUPCAKES, FUN FOOD COOKBOOK.
I’m overjoyed that you like the new Death Cookbook episode. The funniest moment, according to you, appears to be the microwave ditty and “Oh Japan!”
Here are some photos from the Tokyo shoot. I’m wearing a Sex Pot Revenge t-shirt and Cotton Bale is in a vintage dress and pearls.
HOBGOBLIN CUPCAKES (this cute cooking recipe and more are in my new cookbook!)
2 squares unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar or equivalent in stevia/agave
1 cup flour
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp espresso powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup egg whites
1 tsp vanilla
3/4 cup milk
1 package light cream cheese
2.5 tbs honey
2 kiwis
1/2 cup blueberries
1. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler or microwave
2. Mix the butter and sugar/stevia until creamy
3. Stir together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, espresso powder, salt
4. Mix together the milk, vanilla, egg whites
5. Add the butter mixture and egg mixture to the dry ingredients
6. Fill cupcake tins 2/3 of the way up and bake at 350 degrees for 10 min or until done.
7. Decorate with fruit and icing (see the video).
FAIRY CUPCAKES
75 grams butter
75 grams caster sugar
90 grams self-raising flour
1.5 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Combine all the ingredients and beat until light and creamy. Divide the mixture evenly among 6 muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees for 18 to 20 min, or until done. Draw fairy wings on top with icing (see video).
Thanks to Cut Up and Keep magazine for reviewing my wild Theme Restaurants book here. If you’re intrigued, you can discover more in my new book, Crazy Wacky Theme Restaurants: Tokyo.
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Song of the Day #201: Cyber People – Void Vision (Oh Italo Disco: bouncing disco fuzzy bass, tons of cowbell, hand clap accents, Moog and synths, a Depeche Mode-worthy melodic line, mid-track break-downs, robotic vocals and woooooossssh)
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