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From the simple refreshment of Summer Strawberry Fizz to the inventive Great Hall Gooseberry Fool, collects meals and recipes discussed in the Redwall series of adventures.Tags
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Love it. Not every recipe is what I had hoped (alas Deeper 'n' Ever Pie), but all are homey and approachable. The book also follows a cute narrative, and has lovely art.
This is a lovely little book. Especially for young cooks who also love the Redwall series. Or more, shall we say, experienced ones like me who love them and love cookbooks to go with stories. The illustrations are wonderful.
Recipes include vegetable casseroles, soups and such. Eggs are used, and there is a fiery leek/shrimp soup which I will be trying. Also lots of fruit desserts, cobblers, dumps, tarts, trifles, fools, scones and breads. I would say it is heavier on the desserts than on the main courses. There are some recipes for drinks as well. It is geared to young cooks, and there is a little tale throughout (which I thought rather twee). The chapters are based on the seasons of the year, but I'm not sure the ingredients are show more seasonal. Or at least not my season. All the recipes seem sound, although I haven't made them, I've cooked enough to know a sound recipe when I see it. I was disappointed in the Mossflower cider though. It's just apple cider. show less
Recipes include vegetable casseroles, soups and such. Eggs are used, and there is a fiery leek/shrimp soup which I will be trying. Also lots of fruit desserts, cobblers, dumps, tarts, trifles, fools, scones and breads. I would say it is heavier on the desserts than on the main courses. There are some recipes for drinks as well. It is geared to young cooks, and there is a little tale throughout (which I thought rather twee). The chapters are based on the seasons of the year, but I'm not sure the ingredients are show more seasonal. Or at least not my season. All the recipes seem sound, although I haven't made them, I've cooked enough to know a sound recipe when I see it. I was disappointed in the Mossflower cider though. It's just apple cider. show less
Brian Jacques writes, "in my stories, the food has as much a part of the saga as the battle, the quest, the poems, the riddles, and the songs." This cookbook features the recipes of Redwall, grouped into chapters based on the season of the year. An original, illustrated Redwall tale links the recipes together to encourage reading from cover-to-cover. For those who prefer a more traditional cookbook, an index in the back of the book groups recipes into familiar categories covering drinks, appetizers, soups, main dishes, sides, and desserts.
YD is reading the series, we got a real kick from this. Good recipes!
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Brian Jacques was born in Liverpool, England on June 15, 1939. After he finished St. John's School at the age of fifteen, he became a merchant seaman and travelled to numerous ports including New York, Valparaiso, San Francisco, and Yokohama. Tiring of the lonely life of a sailor, he returned to Liverpool where he worked as a railway fireman, a show more longshoreman, a long-distance truck driver, a bus driver, a boxer, a police constable, a postmaster, and a stand-up comic. During the sixties, he was a member of the folk singing group The Liverpool Fishermen. He wrote both poetry and music, but he began his writing career in earnest as a playwright. His three stage plays Brown Bitter, Wet Nellies, and Scouse have been performed at the Everyman Theatre. He wrote Redwall for the children at the Royal Wavertree School for the Blind in Liverpool, where he delivered milk as a truck driver. His style of writing is very descriptive, because of the nature of his first audience, for whom he painted pictures with words, so that they could see them in their imaginations. After Alan Durband, his childhood English teacher, read Redwall, he showed it to a publisher without telling Jacques. This event led to a contract for the first five books in the Redwall series. He also wrote the Castaways of the Flying Dutchman series. He died on February 5, 2011. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Original publication date
- 2005-09-22
- People/Characters
- Novice Matthias Mouse of Redwall / Matthias the Warrior Mouse of Redwall; Cornflower Fieldmouse; Ambrose Spike; Sister Pansy; Friar Hugo Mouse of Redwall; Basil Stag Hare (show all 15); Bungo the Mole #2; "Silent" Sam Squirrel; Constance the Badger; Log-a-Log; Rosey Spike; Tummscoff; Mattimeo; Tim Churchmouse; Durdlum
- Important places
- Redwall Abbey
- Dedication
- For Constance, who collected the recipes—B.J.
For Anika, Sofia, and Isabel—C.D. - First words
- When I was a young fellow, food was short because of World War II. (Preface)
Friar Hugo bustled his way around the Redwall Abbey kitchens. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)As for the food, even baby Bungo, when he was a fat old mole, could still recall it in dreams.
- Original language
- English
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