by Jenny | 5 Oct, 2014 | Vincent Price
I always feel weird serving guests things from my freezer, it feels like cheating. But I’m so flat out with Joan Crawford at the moment, it’s a Godsend to find so many weird and wonderful things in the frozen archives when I am pressed for time. Thus a...
by Jenny | 21 Sep, 2014 | Eddie Albert, Ramon Navarro, Vincent Price
My September feature for Eat Drink Films is up, and it is all about guacamole this month. I have tested more movie star guacamole than you could shake a chili at over the last few weeks. I am carrying around a guacamole baby alongside the noodle baby at the...
by Jenny | 25 Aug, 2014 | Vincent Price
These are BRILLIANT! I’ve been meaning to have a go at these for years, and I finally got around to it. Partly because a little jar of these have been earmarked as one of my competition prizes. They will be heading to the States sometime soon. I gave a little jar to...
by Jenny | 5 Aug, 2014 | Vincent Price
I like a rice you bake in the oven, especially when it is baking hot in the kitchen. Mine gets very hot and steamy if there are lots of things on the hob and at the moment in the UK we are having a HEATWAVE. It’s lovely. For the book group I had made the...
by Jenny | 5 Aug, 2014 | Vincent Price
It was my turn to host the book group last week and it is now tradition that I make a 10 boy curry. We didn’t have the 10 boys parading around with the condiments, they were on the sideboard, or the “buffeteria” as Lindsey christened it the last time we had a 10...
by Jenny | 21 Jul, 2014 | Vincent Price
I was thrilled to get a first prize for my Vincent Price Raspberry Tart. I made it exactly to Vincent’s instructions in the “Treasury”. The only thing I did differently was to use cherry brandy rather than raspberry liqueur as I’d bunged all of that in my...
by Jenny | 21 Jul, 2014 | Vincent Price
The results of the Muswell Hill Horticultural Society Summer Show Cookery Classes are IN. I was awarded one FIRST, one SECOND and one THIRD. Third was for my Vincent Price Blueberry Muffins. Read all about them and get the recipe here…...
by Jenny | 11 Jul, 2014 | Vincent Price
Happy National Blueberry Muffin Day! The first of my monthly columns on the lovely Eat Drink Films website is up! Isn’t it lovely? Vincent Price Blueberry Muffins Here’s some I made earlier… Thanks...
by Jenny | 6 Jul, 2014 | Vincent Price
Want to hear the most exciting news EVER? There is going to be a 50th Anniversary Edition of Mary and Vincent Price’s “A Treasury of Great Recipes”. Pass me the smelling salts! Yinzerella over at Dinner is Served alerted me to this, and...
by Jenny | 14 Jun, 2014 | Vincent Price
Some folks opted to have another pink tonic rather than the booze fuelled New Fashioneds but I preferred these of the two. They sure packed a punch. Too busy drinking them to get a good photo… Recipe for these is as follows: A lump of sugar dissolved with...
by Jenny | 14 Jun, 2014 | Vincent Price
The world cup has just started and hence normal service at Silver Screen Suppers Towers will be interrupted. I’ll be drip-feeding some findings on the third of the recipe testing parties Nathalie and I have thrown whenever I get a few moments away from the...
by Jenny | 10 Jun, 2014 | Vincent Price
Ooh, ooh! I met my hero on Thursday – YOTAM OTTOLENGHI. Oh it was so exciting! It never would have happened if I hadn’t have been so merry on red wine, and chatting to Heather from Cook Up a Party at the Guild Awards after-party. I said,...
by Jenny | 9 May, 2014 | Vincent Price
I won an Oscar last week! Well, the film archiving world’s equivalent of an Oscar. I am the proud recipient of the Focal International Footage Employee of the Year Award. Look how happy I am about it. It’s a bit like winning the...
by Jenny | 23 Apr, 2014 | Vincent Price
When I was single Buckingham Eggs was my regular “Spinster Saturday” treat. I love this stuff. Anchovies. Mmmm. Eggs. Mmmmm. Cheese. Mmmmm. I was on my lonesome most of the weekend before Easter, and I had a bit of a trip down...
by Jenny | 8 Apr, 2014 | Vincent Price
After the disaster that was Myrna Loy’s Shortbread I wasn’t sure about entering this category for the MHHSSS (see previous post) but I spotted this recipe in The Treasury of Great Recipes and it sounded good. And good it certainly was. I did...
by Jenny | 7 Apr, 2014 | James Mason, Vincent Price, Viveca Lindfors
Helped by the stars of the silver screen, I won a TROPHY on Saturday. I won the Cookery Cup at the Muswell Hill Horticultural Society Spring Show. GET ME! Quite frankly I am exhausted, so I’ll be having an early night tonight rather than ranting and...
by Jenny | 31 Mar, 2014 | Vincent Price
I am shocked to the core. Today when I got home from work, the Muswell Hill & District Horticultural Society Handbook and Schedule of Spring, Summer and Autumn Shows 2014 was on my doormat. Despite assurances from the committee that the cookery...
by Jenny | 25 Mar, 2014 | Vincent Price
Chocolate mousse was obviously a big favourite in the world of puds for movie stars. I have recipes by Deborah Kerr, Jack Hobbs, Moira Lister, Raymond Burr, Rose Martin, Wendy Toye, Agnes Ayres, and Carol Burnett. There are possibly more tucked away under...
by Jenny | 14 Feb, 2014 | Vincent Price
Hereby follows a fabulous guest post by Uncle Vic, my ex boyfriend, current neighbour and lover of all things Vincent Price related…. This was Vic’s challenge for the Vincent Price Halloween Cookalong, but he was poleaxed by lack of cooking pans in...
by Jenny | 4 Feb, 2014 | Vincent Price
When I made the Vincent Price Chinese Chicken on Saturday afternoon I followed his instructions to sip on a “New Fashioned” as I basted my chicken every now and then. I always do as Vincent suggests, because he KNOWS so much stuff about eating and...
by Jenny | 4 Feb, 2014 | Vincent Price
On Saturday night I had to take a buffet style dish to “Strictly Fortismere” a Strictly Come Dancing type affair at my god-daughter’s school. Her mum (Battenburg Belle) in a moment of madness had volunteered to do a tango. It was...
by Jenny | 24 Jan, 2014 | Vincent Price
Mmmm. Yes. I do like these. Mr R however, has something against stuff that “moves around on the plate” so I made him a naked version with the sauce on the side. He took dainty tastes of it from the tip of his knife. He’s...
by Jenny | 16 Jan, 2014 | Vincent Price
Mmmmmmmmarmalade… This marmalade is darn good. Reminds me a bit of Rose’s Lime Marmalade for some reason. (thanks to fab new website discovery The Middle Class Handbook for the pic) Do quinces taste like limes in some circumstances? I do not...
by Jenny | 30 Dec, 2013 | Andy Clyde, Irene Dunne, Myrna Loy, Vincent Price
It’s been a fabulous year at Silver Screen Suppers Towers and I’ve had fun looking through the year’s posts to pick out the highlights. The BEST thing I did, without a doubt, was the Vincent Price Halloween Cookalong. That created so much fun...
by Jenny | 27 Dec, 2013 | Vincent Price
Every year since 2006 my chum Heather and I go on a romantic mini break. It stems from the days we were both single and we got fed up with all our friends going away with their boyfriends for city breaks so we decided to go on one ourselves. We take it in...
by Jenny | 3 Dec, 2013 | Vincent Price
This was going to be easy! The plan was to get it all prepared and tucked away into the oven early on in proceedings. I would then be able to assist our lovely host with her main course, before getting on with the more serious business of carving our pumpkin, dressing...
by Jenny | 2 Dec, 2013 | Vincent Price
I have a few lovely pics and posts to put up for chums who made things for the Halloween Cookalong. First up is from the lovely Gaz Bailey who organises the phenomenal Abertoir Film Festival in Aberystwyth. I went to this in 2011 and it was FANTASTIC! As...
by Jenny | 27 Nov, 2013 | Vincent Price
It was the second annual Piccalilli Saturday a couple of days ago and my house still reeks of vinegar. Delicious. Heather came over the night before and we sat at the dining table like two old ladies chopping marrows and drinking vodka and having a good old...
by Jenny | 4 Nov, 2013 | Vincent Price
Pheweeeeeee! What a night! It was Vincent all the way with the following of his recipes being rustled up at Silver Screen Suppers Towers for a Haloweeeeeen party: Bloody Mary, Liver and Bacon Pâté, Oxtail Creole and Pumpkin Pie. It was the inaugural...
by Jenny | 2 Nov, 2013 | Vincent Price
The lovely people at the British Film Institute invited me to be in a cooking demonstration film with the fabulous Nathalie Morris making a Vincent Price dish. As it was linked in to the Gothic season it HAD to be Ghoulish Goulash! It was so much fun to do...
by Jenny | 30 Oct, 2013 | Vincent Price
Hatty’s Silly Radio Show was so much fun to do. Hatty cracks me up. You can have a listen here – we talked a LOT about Vincent Price and his cooking prowess. I took in some Vincent Price Brown and White Cookies as well as the aforementioned Pink Tonics. I...
by Jenny | 30 Oct, 2013 | Vincent Price
I smuggled some cocktail supplies into the radio station but of course, we didn’t have any drinks anywhere near the equipment. Oh no, I promise, we didn’t. Of course not. These are very good little tipples. Basically a gin & tonic (or vodka &...
by Jenny | 25 Oct, 2013 | Vincent Price
Just a quick note to say that I am thrilled to get a mention on the Turner Classic Movies blog – here’s the link – it’s an excellent piece about Vincent and his cooking prowess: In the Kitchen With Vincent Price So a big thankyou to Kimberly...
by Jenny | 15 Oct, 2013 | Vincent Price
Excitement is mounting at Silver Screen Suppers Towers about the forthcoming Vincent Price Halloween Cookalong. Food blogger chums around the world have been sent a cherry picked Vincent Price recipe to make for Halloween and even if you are not a blogger, join...
by Jenny | 28 Sep, 2013 | Vincent Price
My ten-boy curry was a huge success. Lindsey said: “This is practically the best meal I have ever had” and she christened the sideboard that was heaving with condiments The Buffeteria. Genius. I made most of this dinner for the ladies of the book group the...
by Jenny | 20 Sep, 2013 | Vincent Price
I was involved in a top secret mission last night – details will follow when the embargo is lifted but for now all I can say is this: Vincent Price – Goulish Goulash – British Film Insitute. Wanna see me weilding an axe? Wanna see me washing up with...
by Jenny | 26 Aug, 2013 | Vincent Price
My darling Shellac Sister Jane sent me an email back in February which said: “I’m just about to attempt this … have all ingredients including two pineapples looking like they need rum and umbrellas … and one hopeful dog sitting on her mat...
by Jenny | 7 Aug, 2013 | Vincent Price
Oh YEAH. This was just as delicious second time around, and this time cooked on the BBQ rather than in the oven. For yes, it is summer and I’ve been to my first BBQ for about 3 years. It was lovely! Here’s me pretending to be in charge of...
by Jenny | 29 Jul, 2013 | Vincent Price
Woah! Television! I have been on a three day writing retreat and as usual when I spend some time at somebody else’s house I get obsessed by television because I don’t have one of my own. I allowed myself a 2 hour TV break each day. ...
by Jenny | 22 Jul, 2013 | Vincent Price
Had a wonderful evening last night with two of my Shellac Sisters, our beaus and two lovely visitors from New York. Film-maker Joel Schlemowitz and DJ MAC from the Vintage Phonograph Show on WFMU. It’s been quite a month for the Shellac Sisters. We...
by Jenny | 30 May, 2013 | Vincent Price
I offered to teach Mr R to make pastry so that he could make the apple pie. This is beginning to sound like some kind of Rom-Com isn’t it? I do apologise for all the mentionitis over the last few posts but I am frankly still surprised that this geezer is...
by Jenny | 30 May, 2013 | Vincent Price
Oh how decadent. The central dish for Vincent’s birthday celebrations was a whole chicken poached in ¾ of a bottle of champagne. The recipe for this dish is at the end of this post… Utterly divine. Once the chook was cooked I made a sauce...
by Jenny | 30 May, 2013 | Vincent Price
You know when you make a perfect dinner? Everything works like a dream and tastes delicious and is ready right on time? Such was Vincent’s Toad in the Hole with onion gravy (made to Alastair Hendy’s recipe in Home Cook) with a bit of broccoli chucked on...
by Jenny | 30 May, 2013 | Vincent Price
Birthday celebrations for Vincent on Bank Holiday Monday kicked off with a batch of these. The blueberries I got from Sainsbury’s were particularly FAT and some of them burst during cooking and that only added to the deliciousness. Eaten in...
by Jenny | 28 Mar, 2013 | Vincent Price
I LOVE it when other people cook! My darling friend Sanja recently cooked a Serbian feast which involved the most delicious thing anyone has ever made for me. SAUERKRAUT with bacon and Romanian sausage. Oh my word it was delicious. And what’s more,...
by Jenny | 16 Mar, 2013 | Vincent Price, When Bloggers Meet or Collaborate
Oh what a joy to meet in person the lovely Lauren Hairston Collado of the glorious food blog The Past on a Plate. Lauren was in London from Wichita and I was so thrilled to meet her in person. I’ve been following Lauren’s blog since the day I...
by Jenny | 2 Mar, 2013 | Vincent Price
In The Treasury of Great Recipes Vincent announced: “Probably the most glamorous markets in the world are the Food Halls at Harrods in London” and I say hell yeah! He declared the whole Harrods emporium to be akin to “The British Museum crossed...
by Jenny | 13 Feb, 2013 | Vincent Price
My recommendation for Valentine’s Night – whether you will be alone – like me – or cosied up with your significant other is this. It’s a GENIUS recipe and is designed to impress your guest OR make you laugh out loud if you are eating...
by Jenny | 7 Feb, 2013 | Vincent Price
I have three friends who have birthdays really close to Christmas and they don’t tend to celebrate. So I decided, as they are three of my very favourite people, to make them a birthday lunch. I love my Vincent Price “Beverly Hills Cookbook” and I am working my way...
by Jenny | 1 Jan, 2013 | Vincent Price
A lovely new year celebration with Corinna last night. We ate pretzels, cashew nuts, mini sausage rolls, Vincent’s Goulash and a divine Sachertorte made by Corinna. We watched Dinner For One as is tradition (Corinna reckons she as probably seen this...
by Jenny | 22 Dec, 2012 | Vincent Price
Mmm – this was lovely but I’m afraid there is no photographic evidence as I was too busy getting drunk with David & Katy. I was a bit worried that Vincent’s curry powder would be clove-heavy but in fact once it was all cooked up it was...
by Jenny | 19 Dec, 2012 | Vincent Price
I absolutely love my Vincent Price “push button cookery” lessons. The Beverly Hills Cookbook tapes were recorded sometime in the 70s and are just bursting with Vincent’s humour, knowledge and joy of cooking. They are difficult to get hold of...
by Jenny | 16 Dec, 2012 | Vincent Price
For the pre-birthday dinner I also made a baked ham to Vincent’s specifications. Here’s a picture of it when it surfaced from the oven. Heather kept eating bits of the crust as I broke it all off. She does love her proper pastry. I...
by Jenny | 12 Dec, 2012 | Vincent Price
It was my birthday on Monday and I decided that I’d invite some friends for a Vincent Price related experience. As part of my self-made-challenge to visit every single one of the restaurants Vincent mentions in his awesome Treasury of Great Recipes I...
by Jenny | 24 Nov, 2012 | Vincent Price
Because I got smashed on cocktails on Thursday at the Kinolibrary launch I was a bit under-prepared for my dinner party on Friday but Cathy came to the rescue with a pastry case for my apple tart. There wasn’t enough pastry for a lattice but I think it...
by Jenny | 15 Nov, 2012 | Vincent Price
This is what the Lasserre looked like in 1965 when Vincent and Mary’s Treasury of Great Recipes was published. It looked exactly the same last week in 2012. Except the hydrangeas have been replaced with orchids and there is a new – but very...
by Jenny | 15 Nov, 2012 | Vincent Price
In the best cookbook ever written (IMHO) Vincent writes eloquently about the wonderful food available in Paris. As the lovely people at Eurostar offered me a cheap ticket to Paree recently I decided I would go on the second of my pilgrimages to walk in the...
by Jenny | 11 Nov, 2012 | Vincent Price
Any guest who arrives with a Fanny Cradock cookbook as a gift is tops in my book and if my weekend house-guest visits again I will definitely cook him something from “Fanny Cradock Invites…” Maybe “Winged Victory” as I have always wanted...
by Jenny | 1 Nov, 2012 | Vincent Price
It’s Halloween, one of my favourite nights of the year, and there is a vast amount of Vincent Price Goulish Goulash in the slow cooker. My CHARGE is coming for dinner tomorrow evening, and like some Aunt in a PG Wodehouse novel I want to make sure he is fully...
by Jenny | 22 Oct, 2012 | Vincent Price
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmuffins! Muffinsmmmm. That’s all I have to say about them really. Vincent’s recipe was perfect – natch. So there is not much more to say about it. They were gorgeous – me and Lawrence and Nathalie...