Le ricette dal mondo di Tolkien. Per deliziosi, irresistibili banchetti

4.5 stars full review to come

A special thank you to Jonathan Ball Publishers for gifting me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. When I first saw this recipe book inspired by The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings I knew I needed to try the recipes. Having watched the movies multiple times, I had to taste the mouth-w Leggi tutto

This was great! I'm so excited to try all of these recipes!

I was really hoping to like this, being quite a Tolkien fan. My initial reaction to thumbing through it was very negative. I strongly dislike most of the illustrations. Looking in the back, there are over a dozen illustrators credited. There is everything from landscapes, to black and white coloring Leggi tutto

We made the blackberry pie, pickles, and the elven bread for a hobbit “second breakfast” party. All were delicious.

Such a fabulous cookbook, full of mouth-watering recipes and beautiful watercolor images of Middle Earth. I'll be using many of these recipes for Hobbit Days to come!

I haven't tried any of the recipes yet, so this review is just based on the format and the types of recipes included. I love the way the collection is organized into six different meals (breakfast, second breakfast, elevenses, etc.). That's helpful. And there are a lot of recipes for actual food men Leggi tutto