I can’t believe that I’ve been writing this blog for 12 years – goodness me. So much has changed in that time. When I began I was a broken-hearted singleton living on a houseboat on the Thames.
My tabletop cooker had to be turned on with a pair of pliers…
Now I am a landlubber and engaged – oh yes, I have a fiancé my dears, I am betrothed!
I’ve written 2 cookbooks in those 12 years too
and learned how to bake bread
and make mustard with my nephew’s beer.
To celebrate 12 years, I’ve had a think about my 12 favourite movie star recipes. Here we go.
Best for a weekday dinner with friends – Elizabeth Taylor’s Chicken Steamed in White Wine`
Best side dish ever – Vincent Price’s Mexican Creamed Corn
Most fun weekend din dins – David Bowie’s Shabu-Shabu
Best cake – Irene Dunne’s Vinegar Chocolate Cake
Best fish recipe – Sophia Loren’s Fished Baked in Beef Stock
Best canapé – Joan Crawford’s Salami Sandwiches
Best extravagant recipe – Ross Martin’s Beef in Anchovy Cream
Best breakfast recipe – Natalie Wood’s Huevos Rancheros
Best soup – Bette Davis’ Split Pea Soup
Weirdest recipe – William Holden’s Lime Gelatine with Carrots, Olives and Nuts
Most sinful recipe – Hal Linden’s Mustard Cheese Loaf
Best Christmas recipe – Corinne Griffith’s Edna’s Christmas Pudding
When my blog was 10 years old, I chose my favourite FIFTY recipes so if you want to see more, have a look at this blog post…
…and if you are interested in my very first blog post you can check it out here…
Wasn’t I feeling sorry for myself?!
Even though I started writing the blog on the 14th May, I didn’t actually start cooking until the 21st May. I may cook the very first recipe I made again this weekend to celebrate 12 years. So look out for Bette Davis’ Boston Baked Beans, if I can find any fat salt pork…
Thanks to the folks at Chowhound for this fab pic of Bette and a beanpot!
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Congrats on your 12 years and a BIG CONGRATS on your betroth-ment!!! Lucky man! May ALL of your adventures, continue for many, many years to come…
Congrats on your 12 years and a BIG CONGRATS on your betroth-ment!!! Lucky man! May ALL of your adventures, continue for many, many years to come…
Happy 12 th Birthday and Congrats to you both on the forthcoming nuptials . That is going to be one well catered affair !! Self pity or not you are still right about the food = comfort and survival . Love the Bette picture so much I’m going to outright steal it and I love Split Pea soup as well so will look into that also !
P.S. Any London Library dates for Cooking with .. ?
Oh Mark – wish I’d seen this earlier – doing a Cooking With Columbo talk tomorrow at the Muswell Hill library – I’ve been a bit rubbish about promoting these talks…
Yes, I will definitely have the mustard cheese loaf at the nuptials. Maybe just that and lots of Hammerton beer!!!
Happy 12 th Birthday and Congrats to you both on the forthcoming nuptials . That is going to be one well catered affair !! Self pity or not you are still right about the food = comfort and survival . Love the Bette picture so much I’m going to outright steal it and I love Split Pea soup as well so will look into that also !
P.S. Any London Library dates for Cooking with .. ?
Oh Mark – wish I’d seen this earlier – doing a Cooking With Columbo talk tomorrow at the Muswell Hill library – I’ve been a bit rubbish about promoting these talks…
Yes, I will definitely have the mustard cheese loaf at the nuptials. Maybe just that and lots of Hammerton beer!!!
Ah, you are so lovely Greg! What a great word betroth-ment is! I know who we will ask to be the wedding planner – hahahahaha!
Ah, you are so lovely Greg! What a great word betroth-ment is! I know who we will ask to be the wedding planner – hahahahaha!
Ah, shame . Have not been up that way in ages and that’s a nice library . Went there a few times when I was living in Crouch End. And I could have popped into the legendary Prohibition Wines ! Shall I ask in my local library in Victoria/Pimlico if they’d be interested?
Absolutely top photo, will have in mind when making any kind of beans.
Ah, shame . Have not been up that way in ages and that’s a nice library . Went there a few times when I was living in Crouch End. And I could have popped into the legendary Prohibition Wines ! Shall I ask in my local library in Victoria/Pimlico if they’d be interested?
Absolutely top photo, will have in mind when making any kind of beans.
OOh, yes please, would be nice to see you! I love that photo of Bette too, what creative people there are in the world!
OOh, yes please, would be nice to see you! I love that photo of Bette too, what creative people there are in the world!
Congratulations on the blog and engagement!
Congratulations on the blog and engagement!