Roald Dahls Cookbook, liberally spiced with lively anecdotes, recreates the many wonderful meals that have been enjoyed by the Dahl family and their friends around the farmhouse table at Gipsy House.

Moules a` lEscargot vie with Tomato Jelly Ring among the starters. Equally imaginative and enticing are the wide range of main courses from Salmon Fishcakes to the intriguingly named Savoury Crocodile. Among the mouth-watering puddings is a special section devoted to chocoholics. Adding a touch of Dahlian macabre humour, there is the Hangmans Supper, with contributions from Francis Bacon, P. D. James and John le Carre, among others. With illustrations by Quentin Blake and photographs by Jan Baldwin, this unique cookbook offers a feast for the eyes as well as the palate.