- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
It’s a bumper day for Vincent Price today! Not only has my EatDrinkFilms column gone live but a Bibelot Magazine article too! Nip over to the delightful Bibelot for Mary and Vincent’s recipe for Scotch Shortbread – this is a fail-safe recipe chums! And...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
and for dessert? This month’s EatDrinkFilms column is all about Mary and Vincent Price’s A Treasury of Great Recipes and includes their recipe for Soufflé Au Grand Marnier. Mmmmmmmmmm! Nip over there by clicking on this link…. Photo © Tosh Matsumoto...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Getting ready to party? I am! Here’s a glimpse of what is going on here… What are you having for your din dins tonght? May I propose something Vincent Price related? If you are a regular reader of the blog you will know that...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Oooh, I am SO EXCITED about next week and all the wonderful things that are going on when Victoria Price is here to give talks about her father’s life and legacy, to sign 50th Anniversary Editions of A Treasury of Great Recipes and generally...
- by Jenny
- Corinne Griffith
Do you know what Old Bay is? If you are here from Maryland, USA I’m guessing that this is the dumbest question you ever heard. From dear old blighty? The answer is probably “no”. Well my friends, via the wonders of international friendship...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
An underwhelming name, for a seriously delicious pudding… This was the final course of my Mexican Extravaganza last Sunday and a huge hit. Everyone had a second slice. I mangled it a bit, getting it out of the flan pan. The term “flan pan” makes me think...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
This may well be my number one favourite of ALL Silver Screen Suppers dishes. I absolutely ADORE this stuff and can eat it by the ladle-ful. Recipe is at the end of this post. I cannot recommend anything else you will find here as highly....
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Last Sunday I gave what I have decided was my BEST EVER DINNER PARTY. Heather and Nathan, Ptolemy and Keith came over for a Mexican extravaganza. Oh my. What a delicious combination of Mexican inspired loveliness. Ptolemy wore a suitably Mexican flouncy frock and made the Vincent...
- by Jenny
- Audrey Hepburn
My October EatDrinkFilms article is UP! And it’s all about the delightful Audrey Hepburn and the wonderful book written by her son Luca Dotti. I love this book. Full of great recipes and family tales of...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
When did you last see giblets? This is going to be a LONG post about chickens, so if you are here for Vincent’s curry recipe, and you don’t wish to wade through my blatherings about chicken, please proceed...
- by Jenny
- Joan Collins
I nearly met Joan Collins last week! I was at the most glamorous party I have ever been to, the British Film Institute’s LUMINOUS gala dinner at the Guildhall. I spotted Geena Davis, Guy Richie, Steve Coogan, Terry Gilliam and Jonathan Ross. There were loads of other megastars...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
You are joining in with the Vincent Price Treasury Cookalong right? I DO hope so! Having an excuse to cook something you might not do otherwise, is GREAT. I looooooove cookalongs. The RNLI Fish Supper was a sort of countrywide cookalong, organised...
- by Jenny
- Eli Wallach, Joan Crawford
Spinster’s Saturday! Hooray! This means EGGS for breakfast. Although I was craving Natalie Wood’s Huevos Rancheros, I decided to try a different recipe from the Recipes for Rebels cookbook instead. So I went for Eli’s Eggs Birmingham. Greg Swenson, the author of this fab book, emailed...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
To celebrate the launch of Mary and Vincent Price’s 50th Anniversary Edition of A Treasury of Great Recipes, you are hereby invited to a cookalong – wherever you are in the world – whenever you have a moment to cook! Simply select one or...
- by Jenny
- Natalie Wood
The best thing about having a blog, is that you get to meet chums through the internet that you would never ever meet otherwise. Such a chum is Greg Swenson who has just published this brilliant cookbook: Greg lives in Greece, and he and I have...
- by Jenny
- Irene Dunne
This cake is a huge favourite of my work colleagues so when the lovely Flore left us for pastures new this week, I cooked one up in the wee small hours and took it in. This cake looms large in Flore’s legacy as she made...
- by Jenny
- Uncategorized
Excitement is mounting for my forthcoming trip to Chagford, Dartmoor, Devon. I’ll be presenting a hands-on “make your own Hollywood cocktails and canapes” workshop at 2pm – come along if you are in the vacinity! Here’s the kind of thing that’s in store…...
- by Jenny
- Trish Van Devere
I had a whole day to myself last Saturday so I decided to cook up Trish’s all day chili. I used my slow cooker to use for the first time in ages. If the slow cooker is out, it must be Autumn....
- by Jenny
- Trish Van Devere
Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice. Guacamole, Guacamole, Guacamole. I love it And I love the fact that there are so many variations on the recipe for Guacamole. I like the addition of sour cream in Trish’s version, it makes for a lovely creamy texture. The batch I made...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Aaarg! I think this has immediately become my favourite of all movie star chicken recipes. Apologies to Elizabeth Taylor who was previously the holder of the title for * best movie star chicken recipe ever * (as her Chicken Steamed in White Wine is divine)....
- by Jenny
- Eddie Albert
Me and Mr R hosted a Sunday lunch for 6 a couple of weeks ago and we made Eddie’s lamb, it was absolutely delicious. It’s on the cards for the Columbo Cookbook as Eddie Albert is the brilliant co-star in one of the earliest Columbo episodes:...
- by Jenny
- Suzanne Pleshette
I had some courgettes left over from Totie’s cake and I used one of them for this. Delicious. I do love an omelet / omelette and courgettes do seem destined for eggs round at my place if they are not in a cake. Suzanne’s recipe is...
- by Jenny
- Totie Fields
If you are here for Totie’s Zucchinni Walnut Bread / Cake recipe please proceed to the end of this post. If you are here for a glimpse into the deranged world of someone who has a serious clutter problem, please read on. Bishop...
- by Jenny
- Yul Brynner
I am pleased to announce, that I am the very proud recipient of the Marion Wilton Cookery Cup! This is awarded for the most total points in the cookery classes of the Spring, Summer and Autumn Muswell Hill and District...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
I had a lovely day off yesterday, spending it baking like a lunatic for today’s Muswell Hill and District Horticultural Society Autumn Show cookery contest. I made 8 cakes! Admittedly, 2 are for the cake stall, but I’ll have 6 in competition. Yikes. I am...
- by Jenny
- Frank Sinatra
My August column for Eat Drink Films features 3 Frank Sinatra favourites: Sinatra Marinara Sauce, Sausage and Peppers and Fettucine a la Sinatra. Two of the recipes are from The Sinatra Celebrity Cookbook and I’d like to thank Barbara Sinatra Center for Abused Children at the Eisenhower Medical...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
I’m having a day off work to fiddle around with plans for the Vincent Price Treasury Cookalong, and work on other bits and pieces of writing. As is tradition for a spinster’s day off, I made Buckingham Eggs for my brekkie. Mmmm. ...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Now then. If you ever invite me round to dinner (and I wish you would), if you ask me if there is anything I prefer not to eat, I will say mushrooms, aubergines and seafood. With a caveat. I don’t mind...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Ooh, I think I have perfected the non-cup measurements, for this best of all cakes. I misread my scribbled post it note, stuck on the page of The Treasury of Great Recipes, from when I made it last time. I used a lot more flour than...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
I am drinking champagne alone, on a Monday night, in bed. How decadent. I have good reason though, honest. Tonight I cooked dinner for someone very dear to me, who almost snuffed it a couple of weeks ago. So champagne seemed to...
- by Jenny
- Ross Martin
Something weird has happened to my emails and I’ve lost the request for the recipe for Ross Martin’s Chocolate Mousse that came via the contact page. So I do hope that the person who requested it, will read this and forgive me for not responding directly. Mind...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
I’ve been craving this for ages and as I’m testing recipes for the forthcoming Vincent & Mary Price’s Treasury of Great Recipes Virtual Reality Book Launch Party Cookalong, I made it tonight for my din dins. If anyone can think of a catchier...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
This soup has been a long time coming. Like a bit of homework I’ve been putting off for months and months and months, it’s the penultimate Joan dish from the book to be photographed. So here it is, in all its splendour, Joan Crawford’s Almond Soup:...
- by Jenny
- Allen Jenkins
Had a wonderful time in Stroud last weekend, staying with my gorgeous chums Gary and Colin. Gary is the BEST COOK and he cooked three incredible meals for us, such a treat to be cooked for… On Saturday night I was sous-chef as the King of...
Cripes. This party took place in September 2014, so my memories are now pretty dim, but this has just got to come off my “to do” list… The first part of my report was written soon after the party (sensible) and is...
- by Jenny
- Deanna Durbin
It’s salad time here in the UK. It’s like a bakehouse in my flat as there is scaffolding all over my building which means I have to keep the windows closed. I cannot think of cooking a thing, so Deanna’s...
- by Jenny
- Steve Allen
I had an absolutely wonderful day yesterday at The School of Artisan Food, learning all about food photography with the fabulous Joan Ransley. I learned LOADS. If anyone can convince me that I have it in me to take half decent food photographs, it’s Joan. She really...
- by Jenny
- Ian MacDonald
This has been the biggest week *ever* in my career as a film archivist. It’s been fab! Here I am on TV with the big news from AP and Movietone… Oooh, soooo exciting! Here are the links to the channels if you want...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
The Muswell Hill and District Horticultural Society Summer Show was loads of fun. It’s not as mad as the Spring show, as there are less cooking categories, nevertheless there was some bonkers last minute rushing around yesterday morning to get everything ready. I got...
- by Jenny
- Corinne Griffith, Elsie Janis, Josh White
My July column for Eat Drink Films is up and it is all about the glorious baked bean. There are three recipes there, one from the gorgeous Corinne Griffith: one from Elsie Janis and one from Josh White: So if you...
- by Jenny
- Barry Norman
Joy of joys! A new pickled onion on the loose. Legendary film critic Barry Norman is producing some delicious spicy numbers, from a handed down family recipe and you can get them in most of the big supermarkets here in the UK. I say new, but...
- by Jenny
- Zasu Pitts
Ooh, I meant to pop this one up on June 24th which was National Pralines Day in the US, but forgot! So here’s a link to my June column for the lovely Eat Drink Films… It’s all about the fabulous ZaSu Pitts and her brilliant book Candy Hits....
- by Jenny
- James Garner
The last time I made James Garner’s Oklahoma Chili I was thrilled that James’ daughter Gigi got in touch via Twitter about it. However, Gigi wondered if the recipe might have been her grandfather’s recipe rather than the personal recipe of the James we know from...
- by Jenny
- Diana Dors
Before we start, I’d better admit that I am squiffy. I’ve drunk a whole bottle of Prosecco, plus some Amaro, brewed by the mysterious Asterley Bros… So here’s the scoop. I was sent in the post a lovely dinky bottle of Amaro, hand crafted by...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
The Strolling Supper Club was a resounding success and made a whopping £850 for Alice’s Youth Music Memorial Fund. We were so pleased with how it all went. Davie took a nice pic of me preparing everything in my kitchen, he’s managed to...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Tonight I’ve been practising my mini toad in the holes for Saturday’s Strolling Supper Club. I’m joining forces with Battenberg Belle and Davie from Seven Songs to raise money for the Alice Youth Music Memorial Fund. We’ll be having cocktails and canapés in the...
- by Jenny
- Yul Brynner
Ooh! I was at the Guild of Food Writers Awards on Tuesday, and not only did I score some free Tenderstem Broccoli, but my food idol Yotam Ottolenghi SQUEEZED MY SHOULDER. Yes, I am not joking. I was chatting to Sarit Packer & Itamar Srulovich of Honey &...
- by Jenny
- The Peanut Butter Conspiracy
Chums. It is Peanut Butter Cookie Day tomorrow. So here’s something I wrote for the gorgeous Bibelot Magazine including a recipe for some. The Peanut Butter Conspiracy were never in a movie as far as I know, so they don’t really belong here...
- by Jenny
- George Burns, Gracie Allen
Greetings if you are stopping by on a tour of the Pieathalon #2 posts. I am an awful eejit and I posted mine too early, so please click here for a link to my Pieathalon post. My pie was a Magic Cream Pie and it was a...
- by Jenny
- Valerie Harper
Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of my move to spinster bliss at Silver Screen Suppers Towers. I count the decision to move into my own place as the best thing I ever did. If you are living in a shared house and getting fed up with...
- by Jenny
- Diana Dors
The Diana Dors diet continues. I love tuna, and I love beans, so therefore this was a hit with me. The dressing was surprisingly lemony and it’s a nice sturdy portion for one. Very satisfactory indeed thanks Diana! Finely grated rind of 1/4 lemon...
- by Jenny
- Diana Dors
I am back from my divine holiday and about half a stone heavier than when I left. Therefore, I am on a diet. But not just any diet, the Diana Dors Diet. I’ve been eating everything under the sun, including delicious...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
On Tuesdays and Thursdays, the Mersea Island fishermen sell some of their catch directly from the quayside between 2.45 and 4.30pm. So we bundled down there to get ourselves some fresh fish. There were some lovely looking flat fish such as lemon sole, dabs,...
- by Jenny
- Greta Garbo
I was dreaming of being in San Francisco this weekend as there was a screening of Flesh and the Devil with the great screen lovers Garbo and Gilbert at the Castro cinema yesterday… Gad, how I would have loved to...
- by Jenny
- George Hamilton
I am on holiday! Spending my days sitting in the garden of a little bolt hole on the edge of Mersea Island watching the boats go by… We have an adopted pet for the week: Gunwale (pronounced Gunnell): Mr R is having a lie-in after...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Exciting plans are falling into place for Victoria Price’s visit to London in November, to launch the 50th anniversary edition of her parents’ wonderful book; A Treasury of Great Recipes. I’ve been helping to organize a couple of events for Victoria and her VIP guests, and...
Until I received my Pieathalon challenge, I’d never seen a Burns and Allen Show. I totally understand now though, why it’s an institution, for those who are into their retro classics. I made my acquaintance with George and Gracie...
- by Jenny
- Diana Dors
On a Spinster’s Sunday there must be eggs too… So here is what I had for my breakfast today. Mmmmm – beans, eggs, bacon (well ham this time…) all in a fluffy package. I’ve written about the Diana Dors diet here before, it’s such a...
- by Jenny
- Corinne Griffith
On a Spinster’s Saturday there must be eggs. And here’s what I had yesterday for my breakfast. Oh yummy! These are so easy, and the recipe can be adapted for one, by making these in ramekins (I just had one, but wish I’d made two). This...
- by Jenny
- Sophia Loren
I am at Brixiefest – Mr R’s new term for my self-imposed weekend of solitary writing and cooking. I have a lot to do, not least make a PIE for Yinzerella’s annual Pieathalon challenge. For the first of these last year I made Mile High...
- by Jenny
- Anne Baxter, Diana Dors, Vincent Price
Oh, I forgot to say, I won the Guy Chester cookery cup! I don’t want to rub it in too much with Battenburg Belle, as by rights, she should have scooped it. We do not...
- by Jenny
- Angie Dickinson
Mmmmm – delicious! My latest column for Eatdrinkfilms is all about grilled cheese sandwiches. A staple in the States, but a mystery to me until recently. Frying a sandwich in butter? Outrageous! But the first one I tried, Anne Baxter’s Mexican Cheese Supper Sandwich, was really,...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
“That is chicken supreme”, said Mr R about this dish, and he also pointed out that there’s no need to panic about it, if you have left it overnight in your fire escape. I shall explain. I made this on a Saturday...
- by Jenny
- Steve Allen
I loved Steve’s burger, and I really love this picture of him with a chafing dish. A chafing dish is the “most-wanted-but-not-in-the-least-bit-needed” thing on my wishlist. Joan Crawford loved hers… and I would love mine. If I had one. Where I would actually store it, I...
- by Jenny
- Joe E Lewis
I’m a sucker for any recipe that includes the word “supreme” in the title – it’s got to be good, right? This one was. The Savory Sauce was the kind of thing that has you smacking your lips for a...
- by Jenny
- Peter Falk
I’ve been a bit quiet in April because of Camp NaNoWriMo. I’ve been doing less cooking, less boozing and more writing…. This time around, I’ve been working on my new project, the Cooking With Columbo cookbook. Yep, you...
- by Jenny
- Peter Falk
When you buy meat from the butcher, it’s only when you get it home that you see how HUGE it is compared to what’s on offer at the supermarkets. My tenderloin pork chops from Midhurst Butchers in Muswell Hill were mahoooooooooooooooosive! Hence, I...
- by Jenny
- Robert Conrad
Ooh, it’s been quite a week with two hangovers involved, both due to nights out with Battenburg Belle. On Wednesday night we had an amazing time at the Silver Screen Cuisine event at the Everyman Cinema in Islington. Others have written about it more eloquently...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
The name of this cake doesn’t do it justice. If I had the power to go back in time, I might suggest to Mary and Vincent that it should be known as “The Price’s Divine Pineapple and Macadamia Nut Cake”. It’s my favourite film star...
- by Jenny
- Sophia Loren
Just before Easter, the lovely Matthew Coniam tipped me off to the fact that there was a copy of Sophia Loren’s Eat With Me cookbook on ebay for a reasonable price. I was on it like a car bonnet. I scored it for £6.99 – the...
- by Jenny
- Vera Miles
Cheesetastic! I didn’t want the chillis that were left over from Anne Baxter’s Mexican Cheese Supper Sandwich to go to waste, so during my weekend writing marathon, I took a break and had a go at Vera’s Cheese Casserole. When I saw the recipe, it...
- by Jenny
- James Garner
Stop press! James Garner’s daughter Gigi got in touch via Twitter about this recipe. She thinks it may be her grandfather’s recipe rather than her father’s. I am devastated! I knew JG was a judge for the National Chili Championships so assumed that this recipe (published...
- by Jenny
- Anne Baxter
I hear that it’s Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month so I made my first one EVER last night to celebrate… I guess in the UK we’d call this a Cheese Toastie, although I’ve never cooked one in a frying pan before. Only in my mum’s...
- by Jenny
- William Shatner
Ooh, I forgot to put a link up to the William Shatner recipe after a flurry of excitement, when the great man himself gave a name check on Twitter to my local butchers! We all got a bit star-struck. Anyhow, the recipe is here…. (click...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
In my dreamworld it is the early 1960s, and I’m partaking of an ice cold Mai Tai at Trader Vic’s… with Roger Stirling to my right… and Mary and Vincent Price to my left… For not only was Trader Vic’s a favourite...
