happy hamster
DESCRIPTION
Beloved by CuteOverload.com, hamster aficionado Mathijs van der Paauw has created a truly unique collection of mini meals catered especially to pocket pets. Featuring fresh, natural ingredients, the recipes range from tiny tacos and micro pizzas to a pint-sized pasta bowl. Even if you don't have a hamster, you'll fall in love with the attention to detail and perfect presentation. Fully photographed for pages and pages of furry fun, Happy Hamster is the ultimate in cute creatures and a hilarious new spin on the pocket pet craze.TRANSCRIPT
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introduCtionPanCakesultradry ChiCken souPyogurt in a CuCuMber bowlr-iCe teaCheesy aPPle rollsFried riCeaPPle sushibanana-sPlit Cakeveggie taCosMiCro veggie Pizzaveggie hot dogClub sandwiChMiCro burgerslasagnasiMPle PastaCaesar saladeaster eggthanksgiving dinnerFlowers For your haMsteraCknowledgMents
8142432
36424860667688
100106116126138144152158172
174
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 6-7 4/27/10 3:47:16 PM
89micro veggie pizza
it’s always a good day for pizza!
micro Veggie pizza
ingredientsFlour tortilla Carrot Apple Cucumber Fresh parsley Grated Gouda Melon seeds Pine nuts
toolsScissors Drinking glass Knife Apple corer Whiskey glass
steP 2
steP 1
use the drinking glass as a cut-around guide. using the knife, cut the tortilla.
using scissors, cut open the tortilla bag.
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 88-89 4/27/10 3:49:01 PM
89micro veggie pizza
it’s always a good day for pizza!
micro Veggie pizza
ingredientsFlour tortilla Carrot Apple Cucumber Fresh parsley Grated Gouda Melon seeds Pine nuts
toolsScissors Drinking glass Knife Apple corer Whiskey glass
steP 2
steP 1
use the drinking glass as a cut-around guide. using the knife, cut the tortilla.
using scissors, cut open the tortilla bag.
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 88-89 4/27/10 3:49:01 PM
90 91micro veggie pizzamicro veggie pizza
steP 6steP 4
steP 5
Cut a v-shaped wedge from the reddest part of the apple.
use the corer to get a perfectly cylindrical shape from the carrot. this is the “pepperoni sausage.”
Cut a few thin slices from the just-made “pepperoni.” steP 3
remove the cut-out tortilla. this will be our veggie Pizza’s crust.
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 90-91 4/27/10 3:49:04 PM
90 91micro veggie pizzamicro veggie pizza
steP 6steP 4
steP 5
Cut a v-shaped wedge from the reddest part of the apple.
use the corer to get a perfectly cylindrical shape from the carrot. this is the “pepperoni sausage.”
Cut a few thin slices from the just-made “pepperoni.” steP 3
remove the cut-out tortilla. this will be our veggie Pizza’s crust.
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 90-91 4/27/10 3:49:04 PM
92 93micro veggie pizzamicro veggie pizza
steP 10steP 8
steP 9
top with some fresh parsley.Cut the apple into small blocks and carefully place them red-side up on top of the pizza.
thinly slice some cucumber (leaving the green stuff on) and add to the pizza.
steP 7
remove some of the apple—too much is too much.
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 92-93 4/27/10 3:49:06 PM
92 93micro veggie pizzamicro veggie pizza
steP 10steP 8
steP 9
top with some fresh parsley.Cut the apple into small blocks and carefully place them red-side up on top of the pizza.
thinly slice some cucumber (leaving the green stuff on) and add to the pizza.
steP 7
remove some of the apple—too much is too much.
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 92-93 4/27/10 3:49:06 PM
94 95micro veggie pizzamicro veggie pizza
steP 12
add 3 melon seeds (as “olives”) and some pine nuts and place on the upside-down whiskey glass.
steP 11
add some gouda. Makes you kinda hungry, doesn’t it?
“for Me???”
the Final result
servin’ luCy the MiCro veggie Pizza
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 94-95 4/27/10 3:49:09 PM
94 95micro veggie pizzamicro veggie pizza
steP 12
add 3 melon seeds (as “olives”) and some pine nuts and place on the upside-down whiskey glass.
steP 11
add some gouda. Makes you kinda hungry, doesn’t it?
“for Me???”
the Final result
servin’ luCy the MiCro veggie Pizza
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 94-95 4/27/10 3:49:09 PM
96 97micro veggie pizza micro veggie pizza
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 96-97 4/27/10 3:49:11 PM
96 97micro veggie pizza micro veggie pizza
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 96-97 4/27/10 3:49:11 PM
i then explained to lucy that she’s not really supposed to eat all the ingredients from the top; she should take a
bite from all of it!
“dunno where to start here . . . “
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 98-99 4/27/10 3:49:14 PM
i then explained to lucy that she’s not really supposed to eat all the ingredients from the top; she should take a
bite from all of it!
“dunno where to start here . . . “
HappyHamster_Final_INT_crx042710.indd 98-99 4/27/10 3:49:14 PM