Roald Dahl's Cookbook


Book Description

A mixture of anecdotes covering Roald Dahl's family, his childhood, and his happiness at home, and many of the recipes included have acquired a particular significance over the years. The book includes recipes for all occasions, and contributions from Peter Ustinov, John Le Carre and others.




Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes


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For use in schools and libraries only. Offers simple, step-by-step recipes for dishes mentioned in Roald Dahl's works, including such delicacies as "Bruce Bogtrotter's Sensational Chocolate Cake" and "Stinkbug Eggs.




Roald Dahl's Even More Revolting Recipes


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This disgusterously delicious collection of recipes from the books of Roald Dahl features such dainty delights as Boiled Slobbages, Glumptious Globgobblers, Nishnobblers, Plushnuggets and many, many more. With wonderful witty illustrations from Quentin Blake, mouth-watering photographs from Jan Baldwin and an introduction from Felicity Dahl, it is a marvellous treat for Dahl fans and discerning chefs everywhere.




Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights


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Food is meant to be enjoyed, and Sophie Dahl would have it no other way. Growing up in a family of true food lovers, she began cooking at a young age and never looked back. Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights presents nearly one hundred of her tried-and-true recipes, organized around the four seasons and using the freshest ingredients available. Accented with her stories about how she came to know these foods and why she loves them, Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights provides a complete picture of what a meal should provide. From lemon-scented summer stews, to crisply burnished pies, to salads and soups for breezy lunches, to decadent desserts, Sophie Dahl cooks food that is indulgent, delicious, and wholesome.




The Missing Golden Ticket and Other Splendiferous Secrets


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Secrets and surprises from Roald Dahl! Feast your eyes on a secret! Between these covers is a long-lost chapter—and the original ending—from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and other delicious never-before-seen tidbits from Mr. Wonka's factory. Then slip into some tasty tales from Roald Dahl's life to discover more about the world's No. 1 storyteller. No Roald Dahl collection is complete without this splendiferous treat!




The Best of Roald Dahl


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Twenty wickedly anarchic tales from the master of the unpredictable, chosen from his bestsellers Over to You, Someone Like You, Kiss Kiss and Switch Bitch.Stylish, outrageous and haunting, they explore the sinister side of the human psyche with unexpected outcomes. There's the wife who serves up a murderous new dish to her husband, the gambler who collects little fingers from losers, the sound machine that can hear grass scream, and the night-time seduction that has macabre consequences, to name a few.




Even More Revolting Recipes


Book Description

From Stink Bugs' Eggs to Scrambled Dregs, Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes provided hours of kitchen fun with a range of fantastic foodstuffs taken from Dahl's wonderful stories. In Even More Revolting Recipes, there is a brand new selection to tempt the taste buds and tickle the imagination. Featured delights include: Sherbet Slurpers, Magic Green Crystal, Nishnobblers, The Royal Breakfast, A Plate of Soil with Engine Oil, Bean's Cider, Hot Noodles made with Poodles on a Bed of Garden Hose, and many, many more. The book features illustrations by Quentin Blake, full colour photographs by Jan Baldwin and an introduction by Felicity Dahl.




Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories


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Fourteen terrifying ghost stories chosen by the master of the macabre, Roald Dahl. 'Spookiness is the real purpose of the ghost story. It should give you the creeps and disturb your thoughts . . .' Who better to choose the ultimate in spine-chillers than Roald Dahl, whose own sinister stories have teased and twisted the imagination of millions? Here are fourteen of his favourite ghost stories, including Sheridan Le Fanu's The Ghost of a Hand, Edith Wharton's Afterward, Cynthia Asquith's The Corner Shop and Mary Treadgold's The Telephone. Roald Dahl, the brilliant and worldwide acclaimed author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach, Matilda, and many more classics for children, also wrote scores of short stories for adults. These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.




How to Cook Children


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"An essential for every witches' bookshelf, 'How to cook children' is a unparalleled collection of recipes presented by world-renowned crone, Esmlia Sniff. Don't even think of cooking a child without it!" -- Cover.




The Little Library Cookbook


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One of the Guardian's Best Books on Food of 2017 Shortlisted for the Fortnum and Mason's Debut Food Book Award Winner of World Gourmand Award for Food Writing. 'A work of rare joy... I could not love it more' SARAH PERRY. 'A cookbook for readers' NIGELLA LAWSON. Paddington Bear's marmalade, a Neopolitan pizza with Elena Ferrante, afternoon tea at Manderley... Here are 100 delicious recipes inspired by cookery writer Kate Young's well-stocked bookshelves. From Before Noon breakfasts and Around Noon lunches to Family Dinners and Midnight Feasts, The Little Library Cookbook captures the magic and wonder of the meals enjoyed by some of our best-loved fictional characters. 'If food can comfort, so can books' THE GUARDIAN. 'Bringing together two of our greatest loves, food and books... An absolute joy' STYLIST. 'Has great charm and is a very good read... Part of the delight is in seeing what Young has come up with' DIANA HENRY.