by Jenny | 24 Dec, 2022 | Lynda Day George, Murder, She Cooked
I love a pleasant surprise when I make a movie star recipe thinking, “this is going to be weird.” Because yes, this did seem weird to me, but also, it was absolutely delicious. It also felt indulgent and cheeky because I made it for myself for a weekday...
by Jenny | 18 Dec, 2022 | Murder, She Cooked, Ron Masak
Tonight’s the night my fellow Cabot Covians! Join me for a fun watch party wherever you are in the world. Fans of Murder, She Wrote will all watch the episode together in their own homes and natter about it via a private chat room hosted on my Substack –...
by Jenny | 23 Nov, 2022 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
I’m hosting a free Christmas watch party event on Sunday 18th November at 7pm GMT – everyone welcome, wherever you are in the world. All the details are in this Substack post – tell every single Murder, She Wrote fan you know (there are a lot of us...
by Jenny | 17 Nov, 2022 | Cooking with Columbo, Murder, She Cooked
Every year the lovely Columbophile mentions my Cooking With Columbo book as a nice thing to buy for a Columbo fan as a gift. This year I get to return the favour by recommending HIS brilliant book, which is brand new and fabulous. The Columbo Companion – any...
by Jenny | 1 Nov, 2022 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
So much has been written about beloved Dame Angela in the last few weeks. An enormous amount of love for her was expressed by so many people in the media. The internet was a better place for a few days. She will live on through her movies and TV shows of course, and...
by Jenny | 25 Oct, 2022 | Murder, She Cooked, Ron Masak
I was so sad to hear that Ron Masak had travelled to that Hollywood in the sky this week. He was my favourite of all the Murder, She Wrote co-stars, playing the wonderful character of Sheriff Mort Metzger. I am picturing Ron and Angela chatting over a cup of tea and...
by Jenny | 14 Oct, 2022 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
After the very sad news this week that our much loved Angela Lansbury has gone to that Hollywood in the sky, I thought I would share some joyful photographs of my book launch. I truly hope that anyone who owns a copy of my Murder, She Cooked book can see it was...
by Jenny | 29 Sep, 2022 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
It’s book launch day tomorrow and I am stupidly excited. Just to let you all know that I’ll be doing some Instagram Lives throughout the day as I’ll be Living My Life Like Angela Lansbury for the third time! Come and hang out in the Silver Screen...
by Jenny | 22 Sep, 2022 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
Greetings lovely readers! My Murder, She Cooked cookalong party on Sunday the 2nd of October is now live on Eventbrite. Everyone is welcome to come along and cook with me, or just be there for the chat about all things Murder, She Wrote while the cakes are in the...
by Jenny | 21 Sep, 2022 | Murder, She Cooked, Robert Stack
In the run up to my Murder, She Cooked publication day I am sharing some of the wonderful feedback I’ve received from test cooks. Here’s the verdict on Robert Stack’s duck recipe from Matthew Lenton an old friend who somehow found me on social media...
by Jenny | 18 Sep, 2022 | Angela Lansbury, Movie Star Cocktails, Murder, She Cooked
Happy International Angela Lansbury Appreciation Day! It’s a momentous day for me as I am celebrating completion of the Murder, She Cooked book. I am on tenterhooks awaiting my final proof copy but I THINK it is finished. Here’s Jessica reading an...
by Jenny | 16 Sep, 2022 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
Greetings friends! The Murder, She Cooked book will be released into the world TWO WEEKS TODAY. Oh my! I am sooooooo excited. I’ve just realised I haven’t shared the cover yet with my lovely blog readers so here you go… Fun eh? A big thank-you...
by Jenny | 19 Jul, 2022 | Murder, She Cooked, Van Johnson
We are having a heatwave. It was 35 degrees C (95 degrees F) when I wrote this last night at 7.30pm! Flats in London are NOT EQUIPPED FOR THIS! For the first time EVER the temperature is due to hit 40 degrees C (104 degrees F) here today. It’s bonkers, but I...
by Jenny | 14 Jun, 2022 | June Havoc, Movie Star Cocktails, Murder, She Cooked
The June Havoc Almond Cocktail has been on the “to test” list for a while as she is in not one, but two episodes of Murder, She Wrote. The first is a truly remarkable one for film buffs. The Days Dwindle Down (1988) has a star-studded cast...
by Jenny | 13 Apr, 2022 | Murder, She Cooked, Paul Burke
My Murder, She Wrote related Substack is now monthly and the March edition features Jessica visiting a television set where one of her nieces plays a character in a daytime soap. Paul Burke is in this episode too, and the companion recipe to the show is his Twelve...
by Jenny | 2 Apr, 2022 | Hope Lange, Murder, She Cooked
I love it when someone with eagle eyes finds some movie star recipes and sends them to me in case I don’t already have them. My film archivist chum Margie is brilliant at this, and she sent over some Hope Lange recipes she’d found online. They had been...
by Jenny | 3 Mar, 2022 | Cyd Charisse, Murder, She Cooked
My Murder, She Wrote related Substack is now monthly and the February edition neatly kicked off my episode guides for series two. I love Jessica’s appearance at the beginning, all dolled up in a turban and pearls! Cyd Charisse is in this episode too, and the...
by Jenny | 27 Feb, 2022 | David Birney, Meredith Baxter, Murder, She Cooked
This recipe is destined for the Murder, She Cooked book as David Birney pops up in four episodes. When interviewed by food writer Johna Blinn, David admitted that he was no great shakes in the kitchen and offered up this recipe from his wife, actress Meredith Baxter....
by Jenny | 24 Feb, 2022 | Heinz 57 Challenge, Jenny Agutter, Murder, She Cooked
Jenny Agutter waving her knickers on a stick at an oncoming train is one of my earliest movie memories. I think I must have been taken to the cinema to see The Railway Children when it came out (that’s how old I am) and that’s the scene I remember most....
by Jenny | 22 Feb, 2022 | Fionnula Flanagan, Murder, She Cooked
It’s been a tradition for me to throw a birthday dinner for my beloved Battenburg Belle for many moons but we have missed two years due to RULES so I loved, loved, loved being able to do it this year. The big hit of the night was Fionnula Flanagan’s...
by Jenny | 17 Feb, 2022 | Murder, She Cooked, Wayne Rogers
This recipe has been hanging around on the Murder, She Cooked test cooking list for a lonnnnnng time. A few people volunteered to have a go at it, and then declined once they realised that liver was involved. No problem for me though, I love liver! I approached this...
by Jenny | 6 Feb, 2022 | Carroll Baker, Murder, She Cooked
Easy peasy, lemon squeezy. This is a simple but very tasty baked chicken recipe. It doesn’t look much on paper, but often these “ye olden dayes” recipes are like that. I made a small version of this as dinner-for-deux and we wolfed it down!...
by Jenny | 2 Feb, 2022 | Kathleen Beller, Martha Raye, Murder, She Cooked
Here are links to all the recipes that featured on my weekly Murder, She Cooked Substack in January. I’m not going to duplicate them on the Silver Screen Suppers blog, so if you are interested in the recipes, just click on the appropriate link. Martha Raye’s...
by Jenny | 29 Dec, 2021 | Angela Lansbury, Bruce Jenner, Cesar Romero, Edie Adams, Jerry Orbach, Linda Blair, Lynda Day George, Milton Berle, Murder, She Cooked, Ron Masak
Here are links to all the recipes that featured on my weekly Murder, She Cooked Substack throughout November and December. I’m not going to duplicate them on the Silver Screen Suppers blog, so if you are interested in the recipes, just click on the appropriate link....
by Jenny | 24 Nov, 2021 | Greg Morris, Murder, She Cooked
I am very lucky that my other half, Mr Rathbone, is an excellent proofreader. He’s been kindly reading through all my Murder, She Cooked Substack posts before I send them out into the world and always has brilliant suggestions for tweaks that make my writing...
by Jenny | 21 Nov, 2021 | Keith Michell, Murder, She Cooked
Seitan has been on my radar for a couple of years but I had never eaten it before making this dish. I knew it was getting groovy in the vegan world and good marketing has given me a Pavlovian response to the word seitan. Every time I see it, I automatically think...
by Jenny | 16 Nov, 2021 | James Coco, June Allyson, Murder, She Cooked, William Conrad
Here are links to all the recipes that featured on my weekly Murder, She Cooked Substack throughout October. I’m not going to duplicate them on the Silver Screen Suppers blog, so if you are interested in the recipes, just click on the appropriate link. June...
by Jenny | 21 Oct, 2021 | Anne Francis, Claude Akins, Greg Morris, Lynn Redgrave, Martin Landau, Murder, She Cooked, Samantha Eggar
Here are links to all the recipes that featured on my weekly Murder, She Cooked Substack throughout September. I’m not going to duplicate them on the Silver Screen Suppers blog, so if you are interested in the recipes, just click on the appropriate link. Claude...
by Jenny | 20 Aug, 2021 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
Greetings to all who have landed here via the wondrousness that is Tim Benzie’s Solve-Along-A-Murder-She-Wrote you have found exactly the right place to sign up for weekly Murder, She Wrote episode guides and related movie star recipes direct to your inbox...
by Jenny | 16 Mar, 2021 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
Oh, how I miss being in a huge room with hundreds of other Murder, She Wrote fans laughing like a drain at Tim Benzie’s antics onstage at one of his Solve-along-a-Murder-She-Wrote events. You are missing it too right? Well I have a TREAT FOR YOU ALL. During...
by Jenny | 9 Sep, 2020 | Karen Valentine, Murder, She Cooked
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...
by Jenny | 5 Sep, 2020 | Angela Lansbury, audrey meadows, Barbara Babcock, Craig Stevens, Diana Canova, Hayley Mils, Jackie Cooper, Jane Withers, Julia Campbell, Keith Michell, Leann Hunley, Linda Purl, Murder, She Cooked, Ron Masak, Sally Kirkland, Tippi Hedren, Wings Hauser, Yvonne de Carlo
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...
by Jenny | 23 Jul, 2020 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
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...
by Jenny | 20 Jul, 2020 | Murder, She Cooked, William Gallo
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...
by Jenny | 12 Jun, 2020 | Mike Connors, Murder, She Cooked
Oooh, this was GOOD! Proper old fashioned fodder with no fancy herbs and spices. Just a hearty amount of vegetables and super succulent lamb chops after two and a half hours in the oven. Perfect for a Saturday evening in lockdown. In the Cop’s Cookbook the title...
by Jenny | 30 Mar, 2020 | Abby Dalton, Murder, She Cooked
Written in the days where you could have friends and family around for lunch! Recently I read an article which asked whether people were getting tired of food blogs which featured really long rambling personal stories to wade through before getting to the recipe. It...
by Jenny | 28 Feb, 2020 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
This is a recipe that I am going to have to work on a bit for the Murder, She Cooked book as I think there must be a typo in Angela’s recipe. Here’s a scan of the recipe from Angela’s fabulous Positive Moves book. I did make some vinaigrette to this...
by Jenny | 22 Jan, 2020 | Ian Ogilvy, Murder, She Cooked, Vincent Price
“Well, who would have thunk it?” as my mum often says. I must admit, I decided to test this recipe for the Murder, She Cooked book myself as I didn’t think anyone would volunteer for it. It doesn’t sound very exciting does it? But surprise...
by Jenny | 28 Dec, 2019 | Murder, She Cooked, Ruta Lee
How was your Christmas kittens? I had a LOVELY time. I ate too much naturally but everything was delicious! Now I am craving a salad, and as this post has been in my drafts folder for several months, here it is! I actually made this in the summer and planned to stick...
by Jenny | 12 Dec, 2019 | Murder, She Cooked, Raphael Sbarge
If it is beans in a soup you are after, this is it. There are a LOT of beans in this soup. In fact, there is not much soup, mainly just beans but it is TASTY. All the veggies cook down into a delicious green mulch which is really flavoursome. Sometimes it’s good...
by Jenny | 8 Dec, 2019 | Jameson Parker, Murder, She Cooked
When I was a singleton I had a couple of years of bliss living with two crazy women called Lucy and Gaby. We rented a house together in Walthamstow, E17 and had an absolute hoot. They are both highly entertaining and lovely women. Yes, this was a hen...
by Jenny | 25 Nov, 2019 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked, Susan Anton
I have been in heaven for a week on a writing retreat in deepest, darkest Shropshire. I was here… and as A.E. Houseman put it Clunton and Clunbury,Clungunford and Clun,Are the quietest placesUnder the sun. Especially when you have a writing room all of your own...
by Jenny | 8 Oct, 2019 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
I wanted to make something to mark the end of the Murder, She Wrote Cookalong and a return to normal life, and this salad was always going to be it. It was fresh, healthy and delicious. Everything you would expect from a recipe Angela included in her wonderful book...
by Jenny | 6 Oct, 2019 | Bill Brochtrup, Cesar Romero, Gloria DeHaven, Hayley Mils, Jane Withers, Jayne Meadows, Joan Leslie, John Gabriel, Kate Mulgrew, Linda Blair, Martha Scott, Murder, She Cooked, Richard Johnson, Ron Masak, Susan Anton, Susan Strasberg, Tom Bosley, Tom Selleck
One of the best things about having a blog is connecting with folks all around the world who are game for anything! So today’s testers are based in Australia, the USA, Canada, Finland and Greece as well as here in good old Blighty. Thanks so much, you wonderful...
by Jenny | 5 Oct, 2019 | Carol Lawrence, Cornel Wilde, Loretta Swit, Murder, She Cooked, Ron Glass
I do a LOT of cooking so if someone offers to cook for me, I am in heaven! Some lovely, lovely people invited me to partake in the Murder, She Cooked recipes they were testing. I had a blast. Just as when Jessica and Seth cook and eat together, I am happiest when...
by Jenny | 4 Oct, 2019 | Donald O'Connor, Eleanor Parker, Karen Black, Murder, She Cooked, Samantha Eggar
I’ve been thrilled by how many people have signed up for the cookalong. Some are blogger friends I only know through the ether, some are friends in real life, and some I don’t know from Adam! I am having so much fun reading and compiling all the feedback....
by Jenny | 2 Oct, 2019 | David Soul, Dean Jones, Farley Granger, Lee Merriweather, Madlyn Rhue, Murder, She Cooked
My work chum Julie Gambling will probably be the first to admit that she doesn’t cook much. She offered to try Farley Grainger’s Baked Potatoes With Chives and cooked these for her folks on a visit to Norfolk. She says, “After my parents got over the...
by Jenny | 1 Oct, 2019 | Angela Lansbury, Barbara Babcock, Jerry Orbach, Joey Bishop, Murder, She Cooked, Robert Pine, Ron Masak, Susan Strasberg
Greg Swenson of the Recipes for Rebels website and book of the same name is a creative genius. He designed the cover of my Cooking With Columbo cookbook (and proofread it I might add!) He also designed all my lovely Murder, She Wrote Cookalong graphics Greg made not...
by Jenny | 30 Sep, 2019 | Angela Lansbury, Diane Baker, Jessica Walter, John Saxon, Lynn Redgrave, Murder, She Cooked
Hoorah! It’s time for the Murder, She Wrote Cookalong! I have been overwhelmed by the amount of folks who have volunteered to test recipes for the forthcoming Murder, She Cooked book and I love you all! The next few days will be all about the favourite...
by Jenny | 27 Sep, 2019 | Adam West, David Birney, Eileen Brennan, Gene Barry, Hoyt Axton, James Coburn, Jerry Orbach, Kim Hunter, Lucie Arnaz, Murder, She Cooked, Robert Vaughn
You know the phrase, “Strangers are just friends you haven’t met yet”? Well, one of the things I LOVE about having a blog is meeting people through the internet that I KNOW would be friends if they lived around the corner. One such person is Kelli...
by Jenny | 28 Aug, 2019 | Jessica Walter, Murder, She Cooked
I have gone on, and on, and on in the past about how much I love Caesar Salad so this post will be short and sweet. This is the third movie star Caesar I have tried. See here for Grace Kelly’s recipe and here for Ruth Roman’s. My beloved Ruth playing...
by Jenny | 18 May, 2019 | Michael Learned, Murder, She Cooked
When I was young, I absolutely LOVED The Waltons, and I cannot think of Michael Learned without thinking of her as the mother of the clan. But Michael is also in Murder, She Wrote so she’s on my test cooking schedule for the next book… Recently I invited...
by Jenny | 8 May, 2019 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
My goodness, this is a HUMDINGER of a recipe. I love cheesecake and I thought I had never made one before, but then I remembered Marion Davies’ Meadow Cheesecake. Whereas Marion’s was GOOD, Angela’s recipe is utterly BRILLIANT. Hence, it is this...
by Jenny | 22 Apr, 2019 | Murder, She Cooked, Ruth Roman
Since making Grace Kelly’s Caesar Salad I’ve been inclined to have a couple of heads of romaine lettuce in the crisper rather than little gems. That is the first time I’ve ever used the word CRISPER, but you know what I mean, that drawer that is at...
by Jenny | 16 Apr, 2019 | Gloria Stuart, Murder, She Cooked
Cakey, cakey, bread, bread! When I first looked at this recipe, I thought it was going to turn out like soda bread. It kind of did, but it was much more like a cake than bread. I liked it, but good toast it did not make. The mixture was very batter-y I’m...
by Jenny | 14 Apr, 2019 | Murder, She Cooked, Richard Anderson
The Six Million Dollar Man was one of the programmes I remember begging my parents to let me watch when I was a kid. Starsky & Hutch was one of those too. Richard Anderson played Oscar Goldman in The Six Million Dollar Man, and those of a certain age will remember...
by Jenny | 9 Mar, 2019 | Farley Granger, Murder, She Cooked
I am a fan of the baked potato. I love them. Especially the Pat Phoenix way of pimping them up with sardines! But of course, sour cream and chives is a classic pairing, so testing this recipe for the Murder, She Cooked book was a breeze. It’s a very simple...
by Jenny | 27 Feb, 2019 | Jan Smithers, Murder, She Cooked
It’s Real Bread Week here in the UK and on Saturday I rustled up a loaf to Jan’s recipe. This recipe marks the start of me testing for the Murder, She Cooked book and is up for grabs over at the Murder, She Wrote Cookalong page. I’ve been thrilled...
by Jenny | 16 Feb, 2019 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
In her brilliant book Postitive Moves Angela Lansbury gives women of a certain age lots of excellent advice on living a healthy, vibrant life. As I AM a woman of a certain age, I decided to follow her life plan for a day. I lived my life like Angela Lansbury and loved...
by Jenny | 10 Feb, 2019 | Angela Lansbury, Murder, She Cooked
I’ve been wanting to try this recipe for ages as I am pretty obsessed with making bread. Me at the nephew’s brewery with a few loaves Angela is the same, in her brilliant book Positive Moves there’s a great photo of her making bread with the caption,...
