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!
