I remember my sister getting this for her birthday when it first came out. We were alway haslting my mum to get some of the ingredients to make the reciepes!

I received this book as a present when I was about 9 or 10 and probably drove my parents crazy asking them to help me make all the recipes in it (and buy the ingredients of course!)

The book consists of recipes from many of Roald Dahl's most famous children's novels. Including "snozzcumbers" from The BFG, "Lickable Wallpaper" from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, "Mr Twit's bird pie" from The Twits and many, many more! The book is beautifully illustrated with Quentin Blake's signature illustrations and each recipe has easy to follow, step-by-step instructions. Not to mention the fact that the recipes I have tried have been delicious!

I think that this book could be used in some lovely follow-on activities. After reading one of the Roald Dahl stories with a class you could then go on to make one of the recipes in a food tech session, a brilliant way of linking food tech and literacy (The only drawback I can think of with this is that not all of the recipes are particularly healthy!)

While it is not a book that can be read to children as part of a story telling session I think it does have a place in every primary classroom! Even if not used for its original purpose, it will be regularly picked up from a book corner as children really enjoy looking at the pictures and flicking through the fascinating, magical and (more often than not) truly revolting recipes!

nice it is amazing

I still want to make the chocolate cake!

For all Roald Dahl fans and lovers of cooking.

Review for: Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes

Recipes compiled by: Josie Fison and Felicity Dahl
Illustrator: Quentin Blake
Photographer: Jan Baldwin
First Published: 1994

Introduction from Felicity Dahl, 1994. Roald and Felicity Dahl came up with the idea of "a book for children, based on the many wonderful and varied foods that appear in his books.", shortly before Dahl died. Roald Dahl encouraged (challenged) his second wife to find a way to produce this cookbook. And she did.

Baldwin's photos and Blake's images merge to humorously illustrate the recipes, with Blake incorporating some of Dahl's iconic characters. But it's just the recipes. No funny anecdotes. No book excerpts. Just the recipes.

This edition is a paperback of around 60 pages. As such, it is a book that will struggle to last the test of time, if frequently used, and will struggle to be used, flat, in a working kitchen with children. The recipes range in skill from a novice Peach Juice and Stink Bugs' Eggs to working with hot sugar in marshmallow or toffee, and deep frying doughnuts and onion rings. As such, this isn't a cookbook you would hand to a child and say "Go for it!". Many, if not most, recipes will require some adult supervision.

Note oven temperatures are in Farenheit, measurements/quantities are in ounces, inches, sticks, and include Rich Tea biscuits, Rice Krispies, semisweet chocolate, confectioners' sugar. New chefs may find the conversions and language difficult, and require extra forethought and support.

Recipes are listed in six categories:
Starters
Green Pea Soup - The Witches
George's Marvellous Medicine Chicken Soup - George's Marvelous Medicine
Stink Bugs' Eggs - James and the Giant Peach
Scrambled Dregs - James and the Giant Peach
Snacks
Snozzcumbers - The BFG
Onion Rings
Mosquitoes' Toes and Wampish Roes Most Deliciously Fried - James and the Giant Peach
The Enormous Crocodile (birthday cake centrepiece)
Crispy Wasp Stings on a Piece of Buttered Toast - James and the Giant Peach
Main Courses
Wormy Spaghetti - The Twits
Fresh Mudburgers - James and the Giant Peach
Bird Pie - The Twits
Mr Twit's Beard Food - The Twits
Hansel and Gretel Spare Ribs - Rhyme Stew
Boggis's Chicken - Fantastic Mr. Fox
Cakes and Desserts
Bunce's Doughnuts - Fantastic Mr. Fox
Krokan Ice Cream - Boy: Tales of Childhood
Hot Frogs - James and the Giant Peach
Lickable Wallpaper - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Bruce Bogtrotter's Cake - Matilda
Hot Ice Cream for Cold Days - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Drinks
Butterscotch - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Peach Juice - James and the Giant Peach
Frobscottle - The BFG
Confectionary
Strawberry-Flavoured Chocolate-Coated Fudge - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Toffee-Apple Trees - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Candy-Coated Pencils for Sucking in Class - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Eatable Marshmallow Pillows - James and the Giant Peach
Stickjaw for Talkative Parents - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka's Nutty Crunch Surprise - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Hair Toffee to Make Hair Grow on Bald Men - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Age
Cook Together: 4+ (selected recipes while working with an adult)
Cook Yourself: 10+ (again, selected recipes according to skill level, confidence, and safety)

(ISBN 9780140378207)

Fun (real) recipes based on Dahl’s stories with the Quentin Blake illustrations you love. Put together by his editor. The tuna-stuffed snozzcumbers are a particularly delightful interpretation.

Such weird recipes.

Great book to make all your favourite treats from Roald Dahl's books! They are so fun to make (and even more fun to eat). Definitely recommend to any Roald Dahl fan.

when in doubt for breakfast, lunch and dinner and have some time to bust always refer to Roald Dahl's Revolting Recipes without hesitation. A simple book with all the right lines in the story, this paper back does not contain any novels or short stories alike, but recipes. And more recipes. And more things you could ignore but simply can't. 5 stars.

1.tAwards the book has received (if any):None
2.tAppropriate grade level(s)-1st-2nd
3.tOriginal summary- An interesting cookbook filled with recipes from Roald Dahl's most famous stories. Illustrations are typical for a Roald Dahl story and show what ingredients are used, and what the outcome should look like.
4.tOriginal review- A fun spin on teaching children how to follow a recipe.
5.t1-2 possible in-class uses
-Cooking/baking activity
-Create your own cookbook

A cook book every kid should have! I made a lot of those recipes in my youth!