Tessie O’Shea’s Lettuce Sandwiches
Ahhh, it's the final recipe from the Tessie O'Shea Slimming Cookbook! In January 2019, I pledged to make one recipe a month from Tessie's book and what with one thing and another, it has taken me until now to do all 12, but it's been loads of fun. Her recipes are...
Vincent Price’s Steak Moutarde Flambe (Flamed Mustard Steak)
On Wednesday I had such a stressful day I felt like my head was going to explode. I work in a film archive (well no longer physically "in" it) and stress is usually absent from my working life. But sometimes I have a humdinger of a day and I end up as Rhona Cameron...
Kate Mulgrew’s Pork Tenderloin
It was kind of unfortunate that I'd seen The Tingler (1959) just a few days before making this dish. Because I couldn't stop thinking about THE TINGLER every time I looked at this tenderloin. If you've seen that movie, you'll know what I mean. If you haven't, I...
Five Alan Ladd Recipes
I love it when readers get in touch and ask for recipes and I am always happy to rummage around in my bookshelves to find them and send them out. Usually I don't get so much as a "thank-you" in return, but sometimes - hurrah - a lovely correspondence ensues. I am...
Recipe of the Month February 2021 – Vincent Price’s Croque Monsieur
Ooh, I forgot about this post, I made this for Mr R's birthday breakfast on 1st Jan, and now it February already but this such is a winning recipe so I have decided to make it RECIPE OF THE MONTH. It is a sarnie for a special occasion, for a special brunch, cut up...
Hanging Out With Jessica Fletcher in Her Cabot Cove Kitchen
The minute lockdown in London is lifted and I can leave my flat I am going straight to Cabot Cove, Maine. I will send you a postcard... OK, I know Cabot Cove doesn't exist, but why not use our imaginations to travel? The idea of going anywhere other than the postbox...
Ava Gardner’s Fried Fillets of Flounder
Have you ever seen anyone with a fishing rod look more gorgeous than Ava Gardner? Lest we assume Ava only donned the waders for a set of cheesecake photos, here she is with Gregory Peck "gone fishing". Naturally once I'd stumbled upon these pix, I wondered which other...
Sophia Loren’s Penne Alla Puttanesca
When I have some olives and anchovies knocking around the fridge my mind often suggests Spaghetti Puttanesca. I rustled this up just before Christmas and it was deliziosa (or maybe delizioso?). I don't eat much pasta, but when I do I always think, "bloody hell, it's...
Top 100 Movie Star Recipes – #100 – Phyllis Diller’s Garbage Soup
Recipes with weird names are catnip for me. Vincent Price's Hotchpotch of Curly Kale immediately springs to mind. Elvis Presley's Hush Puppies is another, but Phyllis Diller's Garbage Soup is the winner in this category. This fabulous recipe appears in many...
Recipe of the Month – Jane Fonda’s Salmon With Sweetcorn Sauce
Have you eaten and drunk yourself silly over the festive season? I have! Now is the time to rein it in here at Silver Screen Suppers Towers. As usual at this time of year I will be turning to the 3 movie star cookbooks that offer slightly healthier options in the...
Top 5 Movie Star Recipes of 2020
HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my lovely readers! The choice of my #1 movie star dish of 2020 is SIMPLE because this way of cooking a leg of lamb was an absolute revelation. The recipe is the culinary equivalent of an earworm because it keeps on popping into my head as...
Merry Christmas from Silver Screen Suppers
What is left to say about 2020 that hasn't already been said? I just wanted to wish all my readers a Merry Christmas whoever they are managing to spend it with. This will be the first time in about 25 years that I haven't spent Christmas with my parents and I am very...
Vincent Price’s French Toast Santa Fe Made With His Herb Bread
Greetings from Tier FOUR - who even knew that such a thing existed? Sigh. After a sleepless night worrying about what to do now that Christmas in London is cancelled and seeing my parents is illegal, I consoled myself briefly with some French Toast. I had two slices...
Brett Halsey’s Corn Pie
Greetings from Tier 3 lockdown in London! I am hunkering down for winter hibernation and planning some concentrated work on the Vincent Price Co*Star Cookbook. I now have a deadline for delivering all the recipes, headnotes and feedback from all the test cooks....
Pearl Bailey’s Colony Club Liver Supreme
I keep cooking liver to Pearl's specifications as her recipe is so easy, and so delicious, but I never seem to get around to telling you lot about it. Well, I found this post in my drafts folder, written at a time when I was I was a bit moody during the first pandemic...
Recipe of the Month – Edmund Gwenn’s Christmas Cup
Have you got all your Christmas presents yet? Could I recommend a few books? First, a book I have been raving about to anyone who will listen... This is a fabulous read for anyone interested in big personalities, television cooks, the way someone can survive by their...
Fred Karno’s Klassic Martini Kocktail and my terrible acting career in smutty sex comedies
During the first full UK pandemic lockdown in March, I was a bit down in the dumps and lacking in laughs. Then I heard about a new book which I HEARTILY RECOMMEND to all of you who need some merriment in these crazy times. Put this on your Christmas wishlist and buy a...
Jean Seberg’s Christmas Eggnog
Mr R does not like creamy sauces so I was almost certain that he wouldn't like this most festive of drinks. When I asked if he liked Eggnog, he said, "It's like that avocado stuff, isn't it?" By which he meant Advocaat of course. And yes, it is like that Advocaat...
Vincent Price’s Cannelloni Alla Passetto (Chicken Cannelloni with Cream Sauce)
Here's what to do with any leftovers from Vincent's Friday Chicken or any chicken I guess. After mentioning this recipe recently, I was very pleased to find this blog post hanging around in my drafts folder. This was written soon after the UK went into a 3-month...
Vincent Price’s Friday Chicken
Well, it's almost Friday folks! Mr R volunteered to test cook this recipe for the forthcoming Vincent Price Co*Star Cookbook. BUT, we both got so drunk on Gertrude Niesen Buzz-Bombs that I ended up doing it instead. There is something very satisfying about lifting the...
Kim Hunter’s Nutty Sole and Brown Rice
I love it when a blog reader gets in touch, via email, a message via the contact page, a comment on a post - anything! It's always lovely to hear from you, especially during this strange coronavirus time when I barely have any human contact during the week. My only...
George Segal’s Chicken Paprika
Oh, the joys of cooking with a dear friend! Even when they are miles away in a different part of London and you can only see a tiny WhatsApp picture of them on your mobile phone. I absolutely LOVED cooking along with Sanja as I know her kitchen well and have great...
Rhonda Fleming’s Cowboy Caviar – Recipe of the Month November 2020
It was so lovely to get this postcard through the mail recently, from my fellow film archivist chum Lawrence Napper. He sent it when he heard that Rhonda had gone to the Hollywood in the sky, remembering that I had a special place in my heart for her. I got in touch...
Ron Masak’s Flemish Pork With Beer
Well yesterday was quite a day. It all started quite peacefully with a walk in Highgate Woods... and ended with a raucous party for two in my kitchen. Much booze was drunk, much dancing was done and many transatlantic texts flew through the ether between me in...
Audrey Hepburn’s Gstaad’s Pesto
I cannot for the life of me remember why I decided to make Audrey's Pesto, but I am guessing it was because I had some basil hanging around in the fridge. I don't know about you, but as an urban fourth floor flat dweller with no herb garden, I am forced to buy fresh...
Vincent Price’s Ghoulish Goulash for Halloween
Hello chums, I don't know about you, but I am really looking forward to Halloween this year. Me and Mr R will be glued to the sofa all weekend scaring ourselves silly watching some amazing films courtesy of the Abertoir Horror Film Festival. I am planning to make a...
James Garner’s Oklahoma Chilli vs Chasen’s Chilli
Remember the days when you could meet friends for an elaborate meal in a restaurant, or go round to a friend's place for lunch? Any time you fancied? No matter that you were two different households? I've been putting off writing this post as I thought it might make...
Vincent Price’s Roast Turkey Wayside Inn
WELCOME to those who have passed a milestone in the Everwalk Walk Up An Appetite Challenge. Here’s a Thanksgiving recipe from the kitchen of Vincent Price. If you are a fan of Vincent, do sign up to my monthly newsletter or leave a comment below and I will add...
Helen Hayes’ Crockery Pot Leg of Lamb
Oscar winning recipe from Helen! WELCOME to those who have passed a milestone in the Everwalk Walk Up An Appetite Challenge. Here’s a blogpost that includes a fabulous recipe from the kitchen of Helen Hayes. If you are a fan of old Hollywood, do sign up to my monthly...
Pearl Bailey’s Macaroni And Cheese If I Say So Myself
WELCOME to those who have passed a milestone in the Everwalk Walk Up An Appetite Challenge. Here’s a blogpost that includes a fabulous recipe from the kitchen of Pearl Bailey. If you love classic Hollywood and its stars, do sign up to my monthly newsletter or leave a...
Vincent Price Bloody Marys
Greetings from the eve of Tier 2 here in London. So tomorrow we will be going into a second lockdown with the biggest change to our lives being NO HOUSEHOLD MINGLING. For me this will mean that during the week I'll be here on my lonesome, and at the weekends I can see...
Jessica Fletcher Cheesecake Day!
I love the way someone can decide that a certain date is International Spaghetti Day, or International Doughnut Day or my favourite of all - International Beer Day. Somehow these make their way into calendars of food and drink days all over the internet. I have...
Little House on the Prairie Tuna-Noodle Casserole – Recipe of the Month October 2020
I've been thinking a lot about comfort food this week. I'm collaborating on a project with Peter Fuller of the Vincent Price Legacy UK and Victoria Price, Vincent's daughter which will be happening in November. Watch this space. It's a really fun project that involves...
Seven Errol Flynn Recipes!
When you wake up on a Tuesday morning during a pandemic and the news that greets you is that singing and dancing is now illegal in pubs it is easy to think that ALL FUN is cancelled. Now and forever. There is still fun to be had of course. But we are going to have to...
Natalie Wood’s Huevos Rancheros
Bored with the same old working from home lunch? I am finding it easy to be lazy about lunches. Toast is usually on the menu, and now the weather has changed I have rediscovered my passion for posh Cup-a-Soup, namely Szechuan Hot & Sour. But the other day I got a...
Laurel & Hardy Recipes x 9
Are you hungry? Are you a Laurel & Hardy fan? If so, you've come to the right place! A blog reader called Antoinette recently asked me if I could send her some Laurel and Hardy recipes so I had a rummage around in the collection and I found these nine. I've tried...
Vincent Price’s Iced Tea
Is it hot where you are? Here in the UK we are having an Indian Summer which is such a fillip. It is bright and sunny, and I'm still using my little portable desk fan. I am making the most of the lovely weather by spending an hour outside every day either walking...
Diana Rigg’s Goulash
WELCOME to those who have passed a milestone in the Everwalk Walk Up An Appetite Challenge. Here’s a blogpost from 2015 that includes a fabulous recipe from the kitchen of Diana Rigg. If you are a fan of classic movie stars, do sign up to my monthly newsletter or...
Recipe of the Month – September – Sophia Loren’s Sardines a Beccafico
When I unexpectedly found myself in M&S with Mr R recently my mind went absolutely blank, and then it went berserk. I have barely set foot in any shops apart from my corner shop in over six months and my brain was in overdrive. I could buy anything I wanted, right...
Karen Valentine’s Marinated Chicken
Whenever I stick something in a marinade I am always very pleased with the results. It is such an easy way to infuse flavour, I have no idea why I don't do it more often. When my social support bubble were coming for a picnic a few Saturdays ago, on the night before,...
Murder, She Wrote Hen Night
I spent my hen night in prison. Cabot Cove Prison to be precise. Cast your mind back to a time before Covid-19. When you could invite 15 of your best friends round to ALL BE IN THE SAME ROOM AT THE SAME TIME without the police being called and you getting fined...
7th Annual Pieathalon – Party Pink Pie
There are some things Covid-19 cannot wreck, and one of those is the Pieathalon. I thank all the stars in heaven for that. We Pieathaletes will continue to make mental pies. No matter what. Every year. Forever. I was thrilled to get my recipe because it contained...
August Recipe of the Month – Olivia De Havilland’s Salad Nicoise
I got a text out of the blue from my friend Neil recently which read, "You don't have an Olivia De Havilland recipe! Shame on you!!!" I was perplexed for a moment. Was he planning to watch Gone With the Wind and looking for something to eat alongside? Then it dawned...
Dinner and a Movie – Rosemary’s Baby
I had a friend inside my flat last week. Is that allowed in London at the moment? I have absolutely no idea, I have totally lost track. Well arrest me if you want, Cathy of Kitchen Confidence came round for a cocktail and as I was planning to test the Vodka Blush from...
Pat Phoenix’s Jacket Potato
I am strangely obsessed with Pat's way of pimping a potato. It pops into my mind as something I fancy on a regular basis. I think I read in one of Sophia Loren's cookbooks that cheese with fish is a no-no in Italian cooking but I LOVE this combo on a potato. Pure...
Tessie O’Shea’s Brandy Ice Cream Coffee
It's the penultimate Tessie O'Shea recipe from the slimming cookbook! I pledged to try one a month from this excellent tome way back in January 2019 and I've almost done it. It's taken me ages to get around to making this because I didn't want to buy a huge vat of ice...
Angela Lansbury’s Mustard Vinaigrette
You know how satisfying it is when you find the right tool for the job? And how the smallest thing can give you an immense amount of pleasure in these strange lockdowned times? Here's a tiny tale of one such thing. This is a beautiful bottle of delicious vinaigrette....
William Gallo’s Vodka Pasta
Pink food is weird. This was tasty (no doubt because essentially, it was mostly cream and vodka) but it was a very odd colour. I made this on a lovely summer's evening after my daily constitution. It was a typical British summer kind of evening... The first night I...
Richard Dix’s Sardine and Egg Salad
When I heard a couple of weeks ago that we won't be going back to the film archive until January 2021 at the earliest, I had a little meltdown. Six more months of working from home. I did the maths - I would be on my own five days a week for 27 more weeks at least....
Billie Burke’s Asparagus Salad
Billie Burke sent me a secret message on a packet of cheese recently. It was pure chance I spotted it because let's face it who usually reads the back of a cheese packet? It was on the wrapping of a big chunk of Davidstow Cheddar. This is the cheddar I always buy...
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