Easy Eats: A Bee and PuppyCat Cookbook

by Natasha Allegri

Food! Bee and PuppyCat from the popular YouTube series of the same name love to eat, well, almost everything. Their never-ending quest for their next meal or snack leads them on adventures through space and time.

Make food magical with this beautifully illustrated Bee and Puppycat cookbook of tasty recipes and cooking tips and tricks. Chock-full of delicious dishes, this book is for beginner or experienced cooks and intergalactic temp workers alike.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Graphic Novels, Nonfiction

96 pages, Hardcover

Published August 2, 2016

About the author

Natasha Allegri is an American writer, storyboard revisionist, and comic book artist. She is best known for her work as a storyboard revisionist for Cartoon Network's Adventure Time. She is also the creator of the comic book and animated series Bee and Puppycat.

Reviews

[Mehsi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I saw several recipes posted on Twitter and I just needed this book in my life. Like with any cookbook I will have to make adjustments, change ingredients, as there are few things I can't eat (yay, allergies), or some stuff is just not findable in my country/has a different name. But other than that, it was a delightful little cookbook (though a bit that there were two fishcake recipes), and I will definitely get to trying out a few of the recipes.

[Matisse · Rating 4 out of 5]

The recipes alternate between being too simple (banana bread) and outlandish (FISH CAAAAAKES). I ultimately enjoy this more as a display piece than as an actual cookbook. It's got some casual spoilers for the show in it, though.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a very neat concept.
Everything is cute & I want to make & eat it all.

[Harris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bee and Puppycat: Easy Eats is a pretty strong homage to the adorable YouTube born cartoon series, and the collection of recipes included here definitely provide a fun look back at the show.
Created by Adventure Time alumnus Natasha Allegri, it’s an endearing mix of quarter life crisis malaise, absurd humor, and magical fantasy, and if you haven’t, check it out, it’s free on YouTube. Of all of the themes of the show (as I discuss in my reviews of the comics), the comfort and excitement provided by food is among the most prominent.

As can be expected, the recipes here are geared towards comfort food, with an international emphasis. Everything from onigiri, to lasagna, to leek and potato soup are included, representing Japanese, Filipino, and Italian cuisines, among others. While there’s a good number of vegetarian dishes, the majority are a little on the meaty side. Many of the recipes are fairly simple, suitable for a first attempt at home cooking, but a few of the more elaborate entries would definitely require the help of an older helper, though there’s nothing too far out of the ordinary. I saw a few dishes that I definitely want to try out.

I write about some other fun pop culture tie in cookbooks in in the Pop Culture Cooking entry of Harris' Tome Corner!

[Kenzie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty decent cookbook up front, but some of the recipes need a bit of work. I think it’s a little obvious that it was created more for the cutesy and aesthetic look of it rather than substantial recipes. Some are exceedingly simple and some just aren’t created properly. I made the cardamom lavender tea biscuits and somehow they were sour and salty. Inedible and I had to throw them out.
Anyways, I wouldn’t suggest buying this book but it probably deserves a checkout from the library just to enjoy the fun images and doodles that come with each recipe.

[Samantha · Rating 5 out of 5]

So Cute!! and I've made two of the recipes so far and both were yummy!

[ジェシカ]

Came here for cute, anime foods.

[Andréa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Note: I accessed a digital review copy of this book through Edelweiss.

[Callum · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the book it's very stylistic first recipe I tried I messed it up however