Whenever my chum Caroline visits from Texas she asks if there are any foodstuffs I would like her to bring me. Once she smuggled in some fresh poblano peppers for a Vincent Price recipe, and another time some onion juice. On this occasion, I asked for TRISCUITS. Why Triscuits? When writing about Shirley Jones’ Mexicali...
This recipe was part of a batch of cards that the wonderful Yinzerella of Dinner is Served, 1972 sent over to me many moons ago. It mysteriously appeared on the floor of my writing room a couple of weeks ago, separated from the rest of the cards. I took this as a sign that Shirley...
This recipe came to me courtesy of Yinzerella over at Dinner is Served 1972. I don’t know how she could bear to part with these amazing vintage recipe cards but that’s just the kinda gal she is! They came in the post one day and I absolutely treasure them. I would love to make a...
Yay! It’s Pieathalon day – whoop whoop! One of my favourite things about having a blog is getting invited to participate in some really bonkers challenges. Once a year ACE food blogger Yinzerella over at Dinner Is Served 1972 organizes a Pieathalon – lots of people send her pie recipes, she shuffles them up like...
I am very lucky to have Mr Rathbone in my life. He’s really good at proofreading. On Sunday, he was in bed with the Cooking With Columbo proof copy, and I was in the kitchen making City Chicken. Living the dream! I really love this “Meat on a Stick” and I had about half of...
When my chum Corinna was studying for her Masters degree, Vic promised her that when she finished, he would buy the three of us a KFC Bucket. Well, Corinna finished in 2011 and we are still waiting for our Bucket. In the 6 years that have passed, the KFC in Muswell Hill has closed, and...
