#redwall august

[chiveoil]

looking at recipes for redwall food and getting unreasonably annoyed that people keep interpreting the ‘hotroot’ in ‘shrimp and hotroot soup’ as like chillies (not a root) or i just saw someone say ‘curiously spiced potato’ when obviously it’s horseradish

[afaenia]

Redwall was probably my absolute favourite book series growing up - the adventures, the scenery, the food, the world it's set in... all the woodland animalsssssss It's so nice to see some love for it and the recipes this month. ;w; Must find the recipe for Deeper'n Ever Turnip 'n 'Tater 'n Beetroot pie....

[fictionfood]

Vegetable Pie for the Redwall series by Brian Jacques

This is the vegetable pie I made for the Redwall themed picnic I helped put together a little while ago. Growing up on a farm, we had lots of vegetables that needed to be used up but I wasn't always keen on zucchini and squash. When mom put them in this pie though, with tomatoes and that amazing mayo and mozzarella combination on top, baked crispy and golden, I couldn't resist.

Being a rustic dish made of vegetables, I imagine the creatures of Redwall Abbey would gobble this right up, especially that Ambrose Spike who loved a particular bake of tomatoes and cheese.

Redwall Abbey Vegetable Pie

Ingredients:

9″ Deep Dish Pie Crust (defrosted if frozen) 3 Tbsp. Butter 1 Small Zucchini, thinly sliced 1 Small Yellow Squash, thinly sliced 1 Small Green Bell Pepper, thinly sliced 1/2 Cup Sliced Mushrooms (optional) 1/3 Small Onion, thinly sliced into rings & separated 1/2 tsp. Garlic Salt 1/8 tsp. Ground Red Pepper Pinch of Ground Black Pepper 1/4 Cup Plain Bread Crumbs + 2 Tbsp. more 1 Tomato, sliced thinly 1 Cup Shredded Mozzarella Cheese 1/2 Cup Mayonnaise

Directions: 1. Preheat your oven to 350ºF. Sprinkle the 1/4 cup of bread crumbs onto the bottom of the pie shell.

2. Melt the butter in a large pan over medium heat and add in the zucchini, squash, bell pepper, optional mushrooms, and onion and cook just until tender. Drain well and put into a large bowl. Sprinkle on the garlic salt, pepper, and 2 Tbsp. of bread crumbs and stir to combine.

3. Fill the pie shell with the cooked and seasoned vegetables, and then layer with the sliced tomato. Stir together the cheese and mayo, and then spread the mixture on top of the tomatoes

4. Cover the pie crust edges with strips of foil or a pie shield and bake for about 40-45 minutes, removing the foil/shield in the last 5-10 minutes. Remove from the oven and serve warm.

For more Redwall recipes, check out the #RedwallAugust Feast Link-up here!

[fictionfood]

Mouse Ear Headbands for the Redwall series by Brian Jacques

I made a slew of these headbands for a Redwall-themed picnic this Summer :).

Materials: Felt (I found large folded bundles at Michael's) Hot glue  Headbands (I got mine from the Dollar Store) Card stock sheet

Instructions: Make a figure '8' template from card stock by folding the card stock, tracing a cup mouth on the fold (letting just a little bit of the cup go over the fold), and then cutting out the shape.

Next, fold a bit of the felt over itself to the width of the template, and then hold the template in place while cutting the felt around it; making two identical felt '8s' for two ears.

Folding one '8' around the headband at a time, position it where you want it (in symmetrical relation to where the second ear will go—you don't want them to be too close or too far apart), and put a little bit of hot glue on the band and press the base of the felt ear in place.

Spread a thin amount of glue on the inside center of the back half of the ear and press both sides together.

Put a thin trail of glue along the inner edge of the felt to hold the edges together.

Lastly, put a dab of hot glue on the outside bottom corner of the ear nearest the center of the band, and then quickly fold over just a bit of the edge (see photo) to give the ear a more realistic mouse look. Hold in place until secure.

Repeat the glueing steps for the opposite ear.

Glue on fabric flowers if you’d like :).

[fictionfood]

Squirrelmum’s Blackberry & Apple Cake

From The Redwall Cookbook by Brian Jacques, with beautiful illustrations by Christopher Denise.

Recipe here.

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[fictionfood]

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