Great little cookbook that I bought for my children when they were young and reading all the the Brian Jacques books. I truly enjoyed making the items and sharing the connection with the kids about where it fit in with the books. In my book,(no pun intended)one of the marks of a great author is to make me salivate about the food that the characters are eating! How great to be able to go and make it yourself!
All of the recipes are simple and great for people who are starting to learn to cook (like me!). Although I've only made nine recipes from this book so far, I have yet to be disappointed. Shrimp ’n’ Hootroot Soup and Savoury Squirrel Bakes are the house favorites so far (challenged by the Stones Inna Swamp) and October Ale has become one of my new favorite drinks. Grape juice without the heart burn! Who'd have thought!
A strange mix of a storybook and a cookbook, Jacques makes it work and provides a chance for those who love the world of Redwall to try out some of the fabled recipes for themselves. My family makes the Shrimp and Hotroot Soup with the October Ale every holiday.
Fun story, gorgeous art, delicious recipes. If you love Redwall - especially the feasts! - then you'll enjoy this book. One tip: do not read while hungry!
I’m so into artisan bread using different flours like dark rye and spelt and red fife. And the round loaves look so rough and ready and medieval. But this cookbook has even more recipes along monastic and Middle Ages lines
This is such a cute little cookbook that is basically a story with recipes. It brings back many of my favorite Redwall characters, like Matthias and Cornflower, just for a big feast where everyone is exchanging little stories and recipes. Some trickery is involved when some beasts try to eavesdrop on another beat's recipes. I found several recipes that I know will be keepers, like Stones Inna Swamp (vegetable soup with dumplings). The recipes are mostly vegetarian, which I think is appropriate because otherwise at least some of the Redwall animals would end up in the stew. The only recipe I think I won't try is October Ale, while is a mixture of ginger ale and fruit juice. All the others look wonderful to me, and I'm excited to try some of the delicious Redwall food I've read so much about.
This was an adorable book from the story to the illustrations and certainly took me back to when I had been reading the series. The recipes look easy to follow and are easily recognizable from the books. Highly recommend!
Very cute, unique cookbook, and if you've read the books, you will be thrilled to have it so you can experience all the lovely Abbey fare. With one exception, it is vegetarian as well, which is great for me as my daughter has become vegetarian this year so this gives us some new dishes to try.