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Bette Davies’ Hollywood Salad

Bette Davies’ Hollywood Salad

“I didn’t forget your breakfast. I didn’t bring your breakfast. Because you didn’t eat your din-din.” Bette is still coming up trumps with the recipes. There is just something GOOD about all of hers I think. And I do love the use of the term “din-din” – I’d forgotten all about that – my dad [...]

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Fasten Your Seatbelts…

Fasten Your Seatbelts…

“I am just too much.” Ah, the beans were a great success. Rosalind even had two portions. John G (her ex) said they were good but he wasn’t sure why they had to have been cooking for 8 hours. Made the whole flat smell of molasses though which on the whole was a good thing. [...]

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Worth Eating?

Worth Eating?

Stomach is churning at the prospect of dinner tonight with Square Jawed Georgie who wants to meet up because he says “some things need explaining” and there are “some things you need to know”. What, what, what, what, what? Is it fair to expect me to try and eat tapas with wobbly hands and wobbly [...]

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Pilchards on Toast

Pilchards on Toast

My good intentions at getting going on this project have been foiled by the fact I didn’t read the recipe. Bette’s Boston Baked Beans require 8 hours of cooking and I didn’t get home until 6pm so methinks they will have to wait until next weekend. Instead of a gourmet dinner I had myself pilchards [...]

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