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Great ideas, everyone!

You can make soup look rather elegant, too. Anyone have a favourite soup? I really think that lolita food is mostly about presentation, rather than ingredients.

Sandwitches made from tiny bread are always cute. My mom used to make them when I had teaparties as a child. <3 If you want a darker look, you could always buy a loaf of darker bread (or bake it) and then cut the edges into a coffin like shape. That way, when you slice the bread, and make sandwitches, they look like mini coffins. If people are confused, I'll draw a little picture.

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I know the feeling. If you ever try making petit fours, putting the fondant icing on them is a royal pain, but they taste so good that it's worth it. I think I gave up about halfway through (when I made them 3 years ago) and just started making fondant flowers to put on top of all the un-icinged little cakes.

Definitely. I was just making a list today of recipies that I wanted to try, to see if they could be made to look pretty or elegant.

When it comes to beverages, don't forget fresh lemonade, especially with strawberries or other fruits.

And, I'm sure that crepes/blintzes would make a delightful luncheon for a lolita gathering. You could serve a pretty salad along with them, to make the meal healthy and attractive to look at. Salads are so easy to be creative with, because there is such a huge variety of ingredients to choose from.

For a more gothic meal, I was thinking that homemade tomato soup with a black bread, and dark red lettuce salad would look good.

Now that I've thought of some things, I really want to try these out, and see how they look and taste. I'd love more opinions and suggestions, as well. And, just as I was writing this, I thought that it would be wonderful if someone here decided to open up a lolita cafe or small restaurant.

that would be cool ^_^

I agree. Soups can also look very cute, if served neatly, and with a little garnish, or when their colours contrast pleasingly with the other foods on the table.

I'd say that cute food is really about presentation. Sure, it takes a bit more work, but it's worth it, because I enjoy eating things that look good more than things that look sloppy, and take more care when I eat them. There have been some wholistic medicine studies that indicate that food prepared with care has better nutritional values and makes people feel better than food just thrown on a plate without care for what it might be.

Think about what you eat, but don't agonize over it. Just be aware of what you're putting into your mouth.

yea i almost forgot about cupcakes (i never ate a cupcake but i know they look cute)

In the fourth volume of Kocha no Ôji, there is a recipe of candied (Is this the right word?) flowers, but I only have this comic in french and I'm not sure to be able to traduce it in English... maybe with my parents... I don't know if this manga exist in an English version, but if there is one, I think the title is the Princes of Tea In reality, the japanese word Kocha mean black tea, I think, but... the french title is les Princes du Thé, ... the Princes of Black Tea would be a bit... well... this manga talk about western tea... there is a lot of tips like "how to make ice tea" or "how to choose a teapot"... I love this comic ^^. Tea power!
Psst! Ah! There is an other very interesting "recipe" in the same comic; "how to make a fruit flavoured tea" (or something like that), I mean, with tea and real fruits! i love it ^^...

French toast! heart


Also, my mom used to make me pineapple upsidedown cakes all the time when I was little, and I think theat would be great. 3nodding