Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes

We’re so excited to be a part of the Roald Dahl 100th Birthday Blog Tour! I know I’m going to be yelled at for this (cough Meg, cough) but I honestly haven’t read any of Roald Dahl’s books. I know, it’s unacceptable, which is why I was so excited to be a part of this event! I was doubly excited because I received Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes in the mail to review! I love baking, and I was excited to have Jake pick out a recipe for us to make together… admittedly he picked something I had to veto because it looked revolting, but I think the one we decided on was perfect! First here’s a bit about the book:

Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes by Roald Dahl
(Website, Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads)Published by Turtleback Books on 1997-01
Genres: Cooking & Food, General, Humor, Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages: 64

Who but Roald Dahl could think up such mouthwatering and deliciously disgusting foods as Lickable Wallpaper, Stink Bugs Eggs, and Eatable Pillows?Now theres a practical guide to making these and other delicacies featured in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,James and the Giant Peach, and Dahl's other books, with easy, step-by-step recipes that range from the delectable to the truly revolting. Quentin Blake's illustrations combine with full-color photographs of the luscious results to perfectly capture Roald Dahls wicked sense of fun."Deliciously playful.Dahl, one suspects, would have been tickled." --Publishers WeeklyThe late Roald Dahl was one of the most beloved storytellers of all time. Quentin Blake has illustrated more than a dozen books by Roald Dahl.

Okay, so this book has some pretty interesting recipes inside it… admittedly a few that I would never consider, but surprisingly a few that I would definitely and did try! I thought the best way to review this book was to try one of the recipes!

Jake and I decided on Toffee Apple Trees that were featured in Charlie and The Chocolate Factory!

They look pretty good right? And something we’d actually eat in our house!

Here’s the thing… caramel (toffee) is hard to work with in general, so I was a little leery, but we did our best and here’s the finished product.

You can see that the caramel just didn’t want to stick to my apples! BUT it tasted wonderful so win I guess!

If you have kids and they love to cook are are just getting started in the kitchen, this is a fun book that you should pick up and drag your kids into the kitchen to mess around with!

About Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl (1916–1990) was one of the world’s most imaginative, successful and beloved storytellers. He was born in Wales of Norwegian parents and spent much of his childhood in England. After establishing himself as a writer for adults with short story collections such as Kiss Kiss and Tales of the Unexpected, Roald Dahl began writing children's stories in 1960 while living with his family in both the U.S. and in England. His first stories were written as entertainment for his own children, to whom many of his books are dedicated.

Roald Dahl’s first children’s story, The Gremlins, was a story about little creatures that were responsible for the various mechanical failures on airplanes. The Gremlins came to the attention of both First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who loved to read the story to her grandchildren, and Walt Disney, with whom Roald Dahl had discussions about the production of a movie.

Roald Dahl was inspired by American culture and by many of the most quintessential American landmarks to write some of his most memorable passages, such as the thrilling final scenes in James and the Giant Peach - when the peach lands on the Empire State Building! Upon the publication of James and the Giant Peach, Roald Dahl began work on the story that would later be published as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and today, Roald Dahl’s stories are available in 58 languages and, by a conservative estimate, have sold more than 200 million copies.
Roald Dahl also enjoyed great success for the screenplays he wrote for both the James Bond film You Only Live Twice in 1967 and for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, released one year later, which went on to become a beloved family film. Roald Dahl’s popularity continues to increase as his fantastic novels, including James and the Giant Peach, Fantastic Mr. Fox, Matilda, The BFG, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, delight an ever-growing legion of fans.

Two charities have been founded in Roald Dahl’s memory: the first charity, Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity, created in 1991, focuses on making life better for seriously ill children through the funding of specialist nurses, innovative medical training, hospitals, and individual families across the UK.

The second charity, The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre – a unique cultural, literary and education hub – opened in June 2005 in Great Missenden where Roald Dahl lived and wrote many of his best-loved works. 10% of income from Roald Dahl books and adaptations are donated to the two Roald Dahl charities.

On September 13, 2006, the first national Roald Dahl Day was celebrated, on what would have been the author’s 90th birthday. The event proved such a success that Roald Dahl Day is now marked annually all over the world. September 13, 2016 is Roald Dahl 100, marking 100 years since the birth of the world’s number one storyteller. There will be celebrations for Roald Dahl 100 throughout 2016, delivering a year packed with gloriumptious treats and surprises for everyone.

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