The Gruffalo is one of the most supremely favourite books in our house (and houses with small people, everywhere, I am sure). If, by some strange and bizarre sequence of events, you've not heard of it, then you simply must get thee to an independent bookseller sharpish and pick up your very own copy. Written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, this book takes your imagination, grips it firmly in its hands and blows it up to the size of a hot air balloon. It's a wonderfully adventurous read, and odd food inventions are central to the narration.
Tonight, in a tribute to this much treasured story, my little guys are having their own Gruffalo feast, of 'scrambled snake sushi', followed by 'gruffalo crumble with owl ice cream'. Apart from being delicious little meals, the descriptions definitely caught the kids' attentions at the business end of the day. Recipes coming soon.
When my son asked why there were peas in with his scrambled snake (tuna and greek yoghurt, FYI) I told him without compunction that they're not peas at all, they're ssssnake eyessssss. Hissssssss.
The Gruffalo Crumble is sugar free, but naturally sweet, with apples, pears, dates and a crumble mix of organic oats, butter and manuka honey with lots of shredded coconut.
As for that Cheeky Owl Ice Cream (toowit toowooooo!) it's a mix of free range eggs, pure cream, raw caster sugar and homemade praline (only about two teaspoons worth, cracked into tiny shards. I thought it was going too far to tell my son that they were pieces of owl beaks (!) so I've let him crunch away in ignorance...
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