Author: Maki Ogawa

Brand: Quirk Books

Color: Multicolor

Edition: 1

Features:

• Quirk Books

Binding: Paperback

Number Of Pages: 144

Release Date: 01-07-2010

Details: Product Description This book makes creating colorful, cute, and tasty Japanese-style lunches easy and fun! Learn how to craft your favorite foods into a variety of shapes—from caterpillars, cars, and puppy dogs to pretty flowers, princesses, and kitty cats to make the yummy, healthy lunches that are all the rage in Japan. Featuring chapters on Cuties & Critters, Fairy-Tale Friends, and Special Day Treats, plus a handy shopping guide, easy recipes for mini snacks, general tips and tricks, and so much more, Yum-Yum Bento Box is the perfect guide for beginner bento makers and expert chefs alike. Stop wasting money on pre-packaged lunches—and start making beautiful, healthy bentos!   Includes: · An introduction to Japanese Lunches · Packing a Bento Box · Bento Boxes, Tools, And Accessories · Ingredients · Cuties & Critters · Fairy-Tale Friends · Special-Day Treats Review “Move over, brown bags. Bento box lunches are prettier, eco-friendly and just plain fun.”— Working Mother “Jazz up your child's lunch box with cute little bento that are easier to make than you think.”— Mother Nature Network “ Yum-Yum Bento Box is too cute for words.”— Modesto Bee About the Author Crystal Watanabe (a.k.a. Pikko) started making bento boxes for herself as a way to eat small, healthy portions, and she enjoyed it so much that she now shares her hobby with bento fans worldwide at her blog Adventures in Bentomaking (www.aibento.net). She lives in Hawaii with her husband and two children. Maki Ogawa (a.k.a. Luckysundae) is a Japanese mom who loves to make cute bento boxes for her two young boys, her husband, and herself. She shares her creations on Flickr and at her blog, Cute Obento (www.cuteobento.com). Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. TABLE OF CONTENTS Hello, Obento! An Introduction to Japanese Lunches Packing a Bento Box Bento Boxes, Tools, and Accessories Ingredients for Happy Faces Cuties & Critters      Baby Bear      Caterpillar      Chickens      Eek! A Mouse!      Fluffy Lamb      Frogs      Guardian Angel      Hawaii Sun      Hungry Fishy      Kitty Cat & Goldfish      Miss Octopus      Piggy Burgers      Polar Bear      Retro Girls      Sandwich Cuties      Sunbathing Crabs      Teddy Bear Grilled Cheese      Tiger Cubs      Walruses Fairy-Tale Friends      Enchanted Forest Friends      Flopsy, Mopsy, and Cottontail      Goldilocks and the Three Bears      I’m Bringin’ Home a Baby Bumblebee!      The Ladybug Picnic      Little Elves      Little Red Hen      Little Red Riding Hood      Magical Spring Flowers      Mushroom Friends      Musubi Man      Peter Pan      Redheaded Princess      Secret Garden      Teeny Tiny Polar Bear      Three Little Pigs      Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Special Day Treats      Autumn Leaves      Beach Party Hot Dog      Best Friend Bears      Birthday Present      Boy’s Day      Car Trip      Christmas Penguins      Early-Bird Omelet      Easter Baskets      Girl’s Day      I ❤ You      Pancake Mouse      Pizza Party!      Rainy Day Umbrellas      Sailboat      Snow Day      Sports      Summertime Sammies      Sunny-Side Up Additional Recipes for Mini Snacks and Save-It-for-Later Lunches How to Make a Hatching Chick Shopping Guide Glossary Metric Conversion Chart Acknowledgments

EAN: 8580001063263

Package Dimensions: 8.0 x 7.6 x 0.7 inches

Languages: English