Here is some inspiration if you are thinking of trying this month’s recipe of the month. The lovely Lauren Hairston has made Dorothy’s ice-cream and blogged about it here. My favourite thing about this whole project is receiving photos and emails about the adventures people have making Silver Screen Suppers dishes, and blog posts make...

Does anyone know what happened to June? Good grief it’s July already! The new recipe of the month is up, the newsletter has just gone out and the demonstration video is up on YouTube. There is (as is tradition) a guest star sampling the ice cream at the end. Someone about whom much has been...

I feel a bit like this today after a lovely evening with Mr HiFi last night. A bit languid and sleepy and sultry… It it hot, hot, hot in London and so, time for ice-cream. I made a batch of Dorothy’s on Sunday and it has been quite a hit. I had to resist eating...

‘Ave a banana! I am still singing “A Sweater, A Sarong and a Peekaboo Bang” after a lovely evening at Matthew and Angela’s house for dinner on Friday. We watched this classic ditty performed by Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Lamour and Veronica Lake as we scoffed some of Dorothy’s ice-cream. I still marvel at how delicious...

I am returned from the wilds of Essex where my niece Lucy got hitched to the lovely Helen. There was no “best man” for me to get myself into trouble with which was just as well. I seem to remember giving a rendition of “I Love Rock and Roll” on the karaoke at some point...

“I felt like a wonderful sandwich, a slice of white bread between two slices of ham.” So said Dorothy of working with Bob Hope and Bing Crosby – ha ha!It’s been my birthday week and chock full of fabulousness. My feet have barely touched the ground and it isn’t over yet! I’ve seen many friends...