Roald Dahl's Cookbook by Felicity Dahl and Roald Dahl

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Notes about this book

  • anniette on January 14, 2022

    Originally published as Memories with Food at Gipsy House. Included in Leslie Geddes Brown’s A Book for Cooks.

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Reviews about this book

  • Food52

    In addition to over 100 smartly-written recipes...Dahl muses on everything from publisher Alfred Knopf’s love of fine wine, to the proper “Distinguished Dogs’ Diet,” to his gambling habit...

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  • ISBN 10 0140139052
  • ISBN 13 9780140139051
  • Published Nov 07 1996
  • Format Paperback
  • Page Count 240
  • Language English
  • Countries United Kingdom
  • Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
  • Imprint Penguin Books Ltd

Publishers Text

This book is a mixture of anecdotes covering Roald Dahl's family, his childhood, and his happiness at home with Liccy, his wife, and their numerous children, grandchildren and friends. For this extensive family, there is no more enjoyable way of relaxing than sharing good food and wine. The meals they enjoy together round the old pine farmhouse table at Gipsey House are either fine examples of national dishes of their heritage - Norwegian, French, British, etc - or favourite recipes that have delighted three generations of discerning eaters. Many recipes have acquired a particular significance for the Dahl family over the years, and these are introduced with reminiscenses rich in nostalgia and humour. The recipes are for all occasions, covering family birthday parties, Christmas and Easter celebrations, Roald's passion for chocolate, onions and wine, his enthusiasm for gambling and gardening and finally, a Dahl-style chapter: "Hangman's Suppers" - contributed by Francis Bacon, P.D. James, John Le Carre, Peter Ustinov and others.

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