I was at the library yesterday indulging on my somewhat healthy obsession with children’s books and came across this gem. Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes takes me back to the days when I used to toddle to the local library with an armful of books I could hardly carry and subsequently hole myself away reading Matilda in a corner for hours.
Inside are recipes inspired by Dahl’s amazing books, like ‘Wormy Spaghetti’ from The Twits and ‘Mosquitoes’ Toes and Wampfish Roes Most Delicately Fried’ from James and the Giant Peach. I think my favorite is the ‘Enormous Crocodile’, imaginatively built from a baguette covered in spinach and artichoke ‘scales’, with hard boiled eggs for eyes. Of course, you can make a teeny crocodile with a small submarine bun.
The book filled with Quentin Blake’s unique illustrations, so if you’re a fan of Roald Dahl, or maybe just looking for a sandwich that can look back at you, this book is tops. Now, I’m off to find myself some spinach…
More about Quentin Blake here!
September 10th, 2009 at 7:39 am
I have always loved Quentin Blake! I was very excited to see the new “Time for a Rhyme” feature in the September Storybox book, illustrated by non other than Quentin! http://www.storyboxbooks.com/ The new feature “Time for a Rhyme” presents a read-aloud celebration of poetry and art for children and publishing these pages, StoryBox supports the International Board of Books for Young People (IBBY) , a non for profit organization working to defend every child’s right to read.
September 10th, 2009 at 8:02 am
Thanks for the link! I hadn’t heard of Storybox Books, I’ll be sure to check it out!