Greetings to those dropping by from Dinner and a Movie for some extra recipes suitable for serving alongside a screening of Sunset Blvd. First up, possibly the maddest thing I have ever made William Holden’s Lime Gelatine with Carrots, Nuts and Olives. Yes, this is me dressed as Gloria Swanson, yes, I made this in...
When I had my friend Ben round for dinner once, I asked beforehand if there was anything he didn’t eat. His answer was, “metal.” He’s my kind of man, as is William. There’s nothing he won’t eat, apparently. On the day before travelling to my mum’s for a family Christmas that I didn’t think would...
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...
You know what it’s like when you have been lazing around the house all day on a Saturday and you are supposed to be going out in the evening but can’t be bothered? Such it was the other day when I was due to go to Gary’s barbecue at the allotments. I was going on...
Oh what a fabulous lunch! Jane, Trix, Sophie and Joshua came all dolled up in their Sunset Boulevard finery and I wore the leopard print housecoat I bought in Miami. On the menu: Gloria Swanson’s Champagne Cocktail Gloria Swanson’s Caviar Canapes William Holden’s Lime Gelatine with Cashew Nuts, Carrots and Stuffed Olives (no kidding) Cecil...
“Creation is a drug I can’t do without.” I am feeling the same myself this week Cecil – I am ON FIRE! Had a fabulous, fabulous day today pottering around in the kitchen making the Sunset Boulevard Luncheon. There is definitely a new calm descending on these kind of events as much hilarity was to...
“The older you become, the more you know; your bank account of knowledge is much richer.” I agree William. And for once in my working life my bank account of DOUGH is richer after filing my tax return rather than much, much poorer as it usually is… Yippee. I’ve had a fabulous weekend in the...
