
Anne remembers about the traditional book recipe and asks Hop Pop if there is anything else in the book about the tomato plants and he finds out that the neck is the most delicious part eaten raw. Anne once again tries convincing the Plantars to help her get the tomatoes, but they get eaten by the creature during her speech, and all of their ingredients get destroyed the stomach acid while they're inside the plant.Īnne apologizes for getting them into danger with Hop Pop admitting that he liked the fact that at least Anne had tried to help the family and that was "worth something in his books". They next go get tomatoes which are revealed to be part of a giant Venus flytrap like creature, the carnivorous tomato plant. Hop Pop continuously suggests they make something simple that does not require drastic measures, but Anne will not have any of it. Croaker to get cheese and, while not shown, apparently fight off aphids to get basil. Anne agrees, much to Sprig and Hop Pop's displeasure. They head to the bakery to get dough which they can only get from the owner if Sprig agrees to marry his daughter Maddie, a socially awkward and creepy child.

Sprig and Polly agree immediately, while Hop Pop reluctantly goes along with it. She settles on a pizza, something which is foreign to amphibians. Not wanting to see her frog family suffer, Anne suggests that they make something new, after determining that Hop Pop's cookbook is "old and dumb". Hop Pop's cooking is considered the worst, and the losers of the competition, which are usually the Plantars, have to spend a night in the Shame Cage. Sprig claims he unfortunately knows what the smell is, and reveals that Hop Pop is trying to cook for the potluck competition the town hosts every year. While showing pictures of her cat Domino to Sprig and Polly, Anne picks up an unusual smell in the air.


To win a village cooking contest, Anne leads the family on a quest to make pizza.
