Cute Recipes!

Hi raspberries! Lately I've been getting really inspired by some YouTubers who have cooking channels with the cutest recipes! Today I want to share these channels with you and some of my favorite recipe ideas from them!

Mosogourmet

So the first channel I'm going to talk about is Mosogourmet. This is a Japanese cooking channel with tons of recipes. The cooking demonstrations are done in an ASMR style, with no background music, so you can hear all of the sounds of the cooking and opening packages. This is great if you look ASMR and find these types of things relaxing. Here are some of my favorite ideas from Mosogourmet.

Thickness grilled hot cake Thick pancake thick pancake 

厚焼き ホットケーキ Thick Pancake ぶあつい パンケーキ

Inari of simple boiled and animal hat of root vegetables

根菜のかんたん煮物とアニマル帽子のお稲荷さん

Custard Cream Bread Polar Bears Recipe Shirokuma cream bread microwave with custard cream

Custard Cream Bread Polar Bears Recipe しろくまクリームパン　電子レンジでカスタードクリーム

Hoppe chan Baked Meringue Recipe cheeks chan baked meringue recipes

Hoppe chan Baked Meringue Recipe ほっぺちゃん 焼きメレンゲ レシピ

How to make "Strawberry Men" Moso-Style

How to make " Strawberry Men" Moso-Style いちごマン 作り方

bonobos25

Up next is bonobos25. This channel has both recipes and shows demonstrations of small Japanese toys, again in the ASMR style like Mosogourmet. The channel tests a lot of Japanese "food appliance" type items for recipes. They have a really cool series where they take a food from a Re-ment Miniature set and recreate the food in real life! They also test lots of Popin Cookin type candy and food kits.

Real figure③ miniature materialize "Rilakkuma fried egg toast"
Real figure③　ミニチュア実体化　「リラックマ目玉焼きトースト」




Nyaran lunch kit　にゃらんデコ弁キット　「春のにゃら弁コンテスト」



100円シリーズ　「練乳ミルクプリン」「Condensed Milk Pudding」



「スライムカレーがあらわれた！？」 「Slime Curry」


Interesting kit②　「butt pudding」 　しんちゃん　ぷりぷりプリン




Ochikeron

Ochikeron is probably my favorite YouTube cooking channel. She is a Japanese home cook who speaks English in her videos. I really love her recipes because she had cute things, but also has more traditional Japanese recipes, unlike bonobos25 or Mosogourmet. Her bento creations are amazing as well. And she just had a baby daughter! Congrats!

Katsu Curry (Curry and Rice with Pork Cutlet)




Beef Sukiyaki (Japanese Hot Pot)




How to Make Ponyo Ramen Noodles (As Seen in the Movie)




AMAZING Pokemon Chocolate




Teacup Shortcakes (Valentine's Day Cupcakes)





Cooking With Dog

This channel is so cute! It's set up like a real cooking show. The woman who cooks speaks Japanese as she cooks, but the dog, Francis, "narrates" the show in English. The recipes are awesome and the show is super fun to watch!

How to Make Okonomiyaki (Japanese Savory Pancake Recipe)




How to Make Takoyaki (Japanese Octopus Ball Recipe) [Remastered Version]




How to Make Ebi Fry (Deep Fried Breaded Prawn Recipe)




Omurice (Remastered Version)




How to Make Melonpan (Melon Bread Recipe)





That's it for today's post! I hope you guys like these channels and they inspire you like they did me!

Where the Heck Have I Been

Hi raspberries! I am so sorry I haven't posted on here in quite some time. My computer has been acting up recently and I couldn't use my laptop for anything for a while. That's what I get for buying a PC just because it was pink.

Truth be told, I've been very nervous lately and having a lot of anxiety. In my typical procrastinator style, I decided to avoid my problems instead of facing them. This blog felt like a responsibility and thus, I avoided it.

But I'm happy to say I have plans for some new posts, and intend to start blogging about a variety of things, from lolita fashion, cute fashion, music, makeup, DIY projects, feminism, etc. 

Thanks for bearing with me guys, I love you all!

Lolita 52 Challenge: #9!

Hi raspberries, it's the next installment of the neverending Lolita 52 Challenge. This post is tackling #9 on the list! Lets-a-go!

#9: 5 keywords that describe my personal lolita style

This is an interesting question! I think there a lot of words that could describe my style, so I'm going with words that are most associated with my style.

~SWEET~

My personal style is definitely above all, sweet. I've been attracted to sweet lolita since I found out about the fashion in the mid-2000s. I know a lot of people were drawn to gothic at first, probably when they were in that awkward 14-year-old weeaboo phase of wanting to look like Amane Misa, but I've always been after the sweets. 

~PINK~

Bury me in pink. I love pink. I'm generally most interested in the pink colorway of things. I think pink is just a perfect color. I used to prefer lavender, but I've been getting so into pink lately. 

~OTT~

OTT lolita, or "over-the-top". Also known as deco lolita or "throw a million things on your head lolita". This is more something I wish my style was than something it actually is. The reality is, I don't have enough nice accessories at the moment to pull off this sort of look. But I've loved it ever since it first gained popularity. I'm starting to get a bit more into mature looks, but still can't resist a million hairclips shaped liked candy.

~ANIMALS~

Maybe this is kind of a dumb word, but I picked it because I have a bit of a thin with animal prints. I don't think it's that I'd never wear a dress without animals or something, I've owned prints with no animals on them, but I love animal prints, if they're done right. Sometimes the animals look creepy instead of cute (I think the rabbits on AP's Marshmallow Bunny are horrifying!) But if you don't screw that up, I'm pretty much sold on animal prints (especially involving squirrels).

~BUDGET~

From Princess Peachie

I don't know if it's really a style, but at this point, I'm trying to be pretty thrifty. I used to be a bit of a brandwhore and although I owned Bodyline pieces, I hated wearing them. I don't feel that way anymore, although obviously wearing a Bodyline dress will probably just never feel as good as AP. I'm also focusing on saving more for brand pieces second-hand, and saving that way by buying pieces I really want instead of amassing things I don't love just to have something.

That about does it for this post. A bit of short one. I'll keep tackling these questions a post at a time, as many as there are! Hope you're enjoying.

Lolita 52 Challenge: #7 and 8!

Hi raspberries! So this post is going to be the next part in the Lolita 52 Challenge! Why I wear lolita, and why I don't wear it more!

#7: Why I wear lolita?

This is kind of a complicated question, haha. I started getting into lolita when I was in the 6th grade, or about 12 years old. I had a couple copies of the English-language GLB that I bought at a Borders and I was instantly in love. I started frequently perusing the BTSSB website in about 2008. Luckily, I never really went through the dreaded "ita" phase, because I didn't actually start wearing lolita until I was about 16, so I'd had a lot of time to gather knowledge about it before jumping into it. Also, since my first exposure to lolita was the Bibles, I was familiar with brands right off the bat. 

Anyway, I lusted after pieces for a years, and never got anything. Finally, I got my first piece when I was about 15 or 16, which was the Balloon Heart JSK from Bodyline (no burando for me yet). That Christmas, I amassed a lot more pieces (all from Bodyline, which I have mostly sold now) and was able to put together a full coord. It's not great, but I don't think it's lace-monster Milanoo ita status or anything.

My first ever boring-ass coord

So the rest of this story is a little emotional, but oh well. When I finally bit the bullet and decided to start wearing lolita, I was dating a guy who was really not supportive and was constantly making fun of me for wearing it. I had pieces I loved but didn't feel comfortable wearing them. It was pretty depressing. Thankfully, I realized I was making a horrible mistake and broke up with him. After the break up, I started wearing lolita, gyaru, pastel goth, fairy kei, etc., a lot more. It felt like a bit of a middle finger to him and was relieving to be able to feel like I could really be myself. My current boyfriend is a complete angel about it and does everything he can to support me. Just follow your passion! 

I'm trying really hard to get more pieces right now, because I've had to sell a lot to support myself, as I have severe mental illness that has made life hard. But, lolita is more than clothing to me. It's a way of life. It's everything I've ever wanted to be and look like, and I won't give it up for anything. 

Here's me with my local comm a year ago (I'm in Milky Planet Salopette)

#8: Why I don't wear lolita more

I addressed this in a previous question, but mainly, I can't afford it right now. I don't have enough pieces anymore to put outfits together. I think lolita can be "affordable", but I can't even afford regular clothes right now, let alone the $250 dresses I want. I think my boyfriend is going to get hired for a job soon, and after we get our needs taken care of, he wants to help me start saving to get my closet built up again. It's very important to me and not being able to wear it much anymore really makes me feel like I'm losing a part of myself and my identity. So, I'm really determined to get back into it no matter what, and that's part of why I'm doing these questions on the blog!