- by Jenny
- Jackie Cooper
Ha ha – these were fun to make. I think I over cooked them but they were amusing little fellows while they lasted.
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- by Jenny
- Uncategorized
What a lovely surprise. Queens of Vintage magazine are running my piece about Silver Screen Sandwiches again. You can read it here: Silver Screen Sandwiches If any readers of the article drop by – hello and welcome! I blog about all my adventures in cooking the favorite...
- by Jenny
- Jackie Cooper
Just sent out the monthly newsletter, a bit late this month as it’s been busy, busy, busy. I’m running a competition for the best Gingerbread Man – should be fun. Recipe is here if you are not a newsletter subscriber, I’m excited about...
- by Jenny
- John Boles
Aw these were cute! I made them before work as I knew making dinner would be a scramble. I had the ladies of the book group to dinner and it was lovely. We drank lots of wine and talked about the book a little bit,...
- by Jenny
- Cary Grant
My fungi phobia is abating and I was quite surprised about how much I liked these. Even though the little critters looked WEIRD, they tasted good. I made them with something quite funky I found in Morrison’s. A jar of “mixed mushrooms” in oil. I tried...
- by Jenny
- Clive Brook
I don’t know what the link was between Clive Brook and Richard Barthelmess but I guess at some point they rustled this up together. Maybe they were flat-mates in some seedy boarding house before they hit the big time? If anyone has the insider knowledge, please...
- by Jenny
- Mae West
I was craving Mae’s salad for lunch when I was at the supermarket today so I tried to remember what was in it on the hoof. So this is basically Mae’s recipe with the addition of a few things I had knocking around the fridge...
- by Jenny
- Claire Windsor
A lovely surprise via Facebook this week. Rebecca in Wisconsin posted two pictures of her version of the recipe of the month – don’t they look cute? Rebecca added some cocoa powder to the icing sugar which I thought was a genius...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Pineapples! I’ve been wanting to throw a whole Vincent Price dinner party for a long time and Easter Sunday seemed like a good time to do it. It was SPECTACULAR. First up were Rumakis (above), water chestnuts cloaked in...
- by Jenny
- Dorothy Wilson
Whose idea was it to start making a chutney at 9pm in the evening? I blame the bottle of sherry I bought today for my Vincent Price Teriyaki sauce. I used 1 tablespoon of it for that, and seem to have drunk just about the rest of...
- by Jenny
- Claire Windsor
Just sent out my monthly newsletter with this month’s recipe – they are SO CUTE. If you fancy a little baking over Easter or any time in April these are very much recommended… I have 4 days off work for the...
- by Jenny
- Barbara Stanwyck
These were very cute, but next time I make them I will try to roll the dough much thinner. I think a trip to the cookshop is required, I think I need one of those mats for rolling stuff out on, you should see my kitchen worktop....
- by Jenny
- Bette Davis
Most contemporary chefs would be alarmed at the amount of time Bette cooked her scallops for (30 minutes parboiled then 10-15 minutes under the grill) and I was a bit concerned they would be chewy, but they turned out fine. Here are before and after shots of...
- by Jenny
- Errol Flynn
I decided that if my date for tonight cancelled again I would give up on him – even though he’s the first single man I’ve met that I fancy for what seems like forever. And he has done, so I’ve put myself back on the...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
A mustard mystery of Miss Marple magnitude in Melton Mobray this weekend! Oh my goodness the intrigue! Trix, Jane and myself made a pilgrimage to the Great British Mustard Bash: a six hour round trip to see if my Colonel Mustard’s Mustard’s Chocolate Beer Mustard...
- by Jenny
- Rudolph Valentino
The ex who cannot be named came round for dinner and a movie last night and it was a funny experience for me to have him fall asleep during the movie holding my hand. Hand holding is something I never remember him doing when we...
- by Jenny
- John Wayne
I have versions of The Duke’s favourite cheese casserole recipe in FIVE different celebrity cookbooks so can only assume it was something he really, really liked to eat. But only this week I found out that the recipe was also featured on that most lovable of...
- by Jenny
- Claire Windsor
Oh these are so cute. And easy to make. A winner. It has been so much fun and so lovely to have Caroline in my clutches for a couple of days. How I wished she lived just around the corner rather than a million miles away in...
- by Jenny
- Dick Powell
Happy St David’s Day. In tribute to my spiritual homeland of Wales I decided to cook something with a Welsh flavour. What better than Truck Drivers Welsh Rarebit? Caws Pobi – now there’s lovely! I have no idea why Dick’s recipe specifies that this...
- by Jenny
- Marion Davies
I have lovely new neighbours and they had a party on Saturday night. My philosophy is, rather than staying home and getting annoyed at the comings and goings, GO to the party, get really drunk, fall over and ladder your tights. Talk nonsense to everyone. Stagger...
- by Jenny
- Clara Bow
I had to buy a pudding basin to make Clara’s mountain of rice with chicken inside. Luckily for me the fancy cookshop in Muswell Hill is open on a Sunday and despite being on a budget I blew £7 on a nice red Mason & Cole...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
“Bedroom problems? There is absolutely nothing in my bedroom that bothers me!” Me neither Doris, me neither! Although I WOULD like to have a white telephone beside the bed. Ignoring the fact that I don’t actually have a land line… I am indulging myself...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
After weeks of my planning and plotting and inventing clues, Heather & Nathan’s treasure hunt was BRILLIANT. When they arrived at the Palace of Solitude I greeted them at the door in a Sombrero with frozen margaritas in hand and so the...
- by Jenny
- Alfred Hitchcock
I’ve been reading Pat Hitchcock’s biography of her mother and it is GREAT! There are some of Alma’s recipes at the back and I based a meal around these. But first we had some Joan Crawford canapes, her legendary salami sandwiches and some...
- by Jenny
- Gloria Swanson, Joan Crawford
I was thrilled to be invited to contribute a recipe to the Guild of Food Writers’ Treasury, and it’s gone live today on their website – GFW Recipe of the Month – I snuck in two as they are for...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
The recipe of the month is up. I was thinking about what I would like to eat on Valentine’s Night. I will treat myself to a nice juicy steak prepared Joanie style with a good bottle of wine. I...
- by Jenny
- Bette Davis
Ah, the website has returned from its holiday at the seaside. I was getting worried there. 5 years of blogging, over 500 posts about hundreds of film star recipe experiments – I thought it had all gone for ever. I shall be lavishing care and attention upon...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Happy New Year to all my readers. 2012 is going to be a humdinger I can just feel it! Last night I saw off the old year in style with Corinna and Kate. We had Vincent’s New Year Vol-au-Vent which was a splendid looking mega...
- by Jenny
- Uncategorized
I’ll be on the telebox on Christmas Day with the Shellac Sisters! I think it will just be a fleeting moment but the programme will be gorgeous anyhow. We did love Darcey…
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- by Jenny
- Roland Young
I should have gone to bed early tonight, instead I have made Roland Young’s Rissoles from my leftover turkey as is TRADITION. I laughed out loud when I searched my computer for Roland’s recipe and one of the things that popped up was a document called “Gaby-isms”....
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
Christmas came early this year to The Palace of Solitude as yesterday I cooked Christmas dinner for three. Wow, what a lot of work! But it was worth it and I was very pleased with my Vincent Price “Roast Turkey Wayside Inn” which I’ll write about...
- by Jenny
- Uncategorized
I was so thrilled to be invited to give a presentation to the Guild of Food Writers about my Silver Screen Suppers project. I was very nervous to be speaking to such an esteemed crowd but they made me very welcome...
- by Jenny
- Diana Dors
The Diana Dors double bill is out on DVD! The booklet contains an article by yours truly about Diana’s fashion style and there are lots of pix of her frocks to drool over. I’ve got a copy to give away to one lucky winner. Diana is GREAT...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
My heart nearly burst with pride this morning when I got an email from my mum praising my pastry! I’d taken up some mini apple pies I made to a Vincent Price recipe last time I visited and she said, “We had your...
- by Jenny
- Jimmy Cagney
I made a lovely pie to Jimmy’s recipe last night – but I forgot to put the cheese in! What an airhead. I think my brain is so full of plot twists, character traits and tricky dialogue at the moment as I grapple with NaNoWriMo...
- by Jenny
- Jimmy Cagney
I’ll have to ask Rosalind what guns Jimmy is packing, she’ll know for sure. The new recipe of the month is up and I’m going to try it on Friday. The lovely Corinna is cooking me dinner as I’m embroiled...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
There has been much Cucumber Crocodile action this week over at the Vincentennial Cookblog and I’m very excited to tell y’all that I’ve got an article about Vincent Price on lovefilm.com today – Happy Halloween On the contributors page I am next to Jean Christophe Novelli!!!...
- by Jenny
- Bette Davis
Still time to enter my competition. Prize? A jar of Bette Davis Marmalade made by yours truly. All you have to do is answer this multiple choice question. You can email me or put your choice in a comment. Closing date Monday 31st October at midnight. Overseas...
- by Jenny
- Betty Driver
Aw, sad news this week about the passing away of lovely Betty, much beloved maker of Hot Pot at the Rovers Return. I didn’t have a hot pot recipe from her but I did have a lovely kedgeree one so I made it tonight in her...
- by Jenny
- Gloria Swanson
I am thrilled to announce that our Gloria Swanson Bar-Le-Duc won SECOND PRIZE in its class at the Women’s Institute Real Jam Festival this weekend. And as my mum put it, “those WI Judges are VERY picky!” Indeed they are, and as you know, we were very...
- by Jenny
- Stan Laurel
I felt a bit like this about Stan’s fish really. I had purchased two nice shiny sea bass (from the fishmonger who didn’t know what a halibut was) and I stuffed them to Stan’s specifications and tied them up with string. I baked them in...
- by Jenny
- Bette Davis
Recipe of the month is up. I’m already worrying about when I might find the time and the company to make this. Got a crazy month with two holiday weekends. This weekend is the WI JAM FESTIVAL in...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
Oh yum yum Joan Crawford did us proud today. We had JC Cheese Straws, JC Salami Sandwiches and JC Peanut Butter and Bacon Canapes. Main course was her legendary Meatloaf (delicious) with her own recipe for Green Peas (cooked with lettuce...
- by Jenny
- Jack Hulbert
I can’t remember if I have ever bought a tin of salmon before. Tins of tuna yes, but buying salmon in a tin seems a bit strange, I don’t know why. But I fancied Jack’s salad which is in one of my favourite cook books...
- by Jenny
- Nils Asther
On the day after my Annual Spinster’s Day I thought it would be appropriate to have a Bachelor Omelet. It was delicious! Mind you, for a spinster, half the recipe would have done, the omelet was massive. This is the first of the recipes I’m testing...
- by Jenny
- Rita Hayworth
Behold the splendor of this Angel Cake made to Rita’s recipe by Evanio Alves in Rio de Janeiro! I’m so thrilled to have a reader in Ipanema, and he test cooks for me too! I’m so jealous of his cake, mine never looks like this…....
- by Jenny
- Gloria Swanson
September’s recipe is for Gloria’s gorgeous canapes. Really easy, really cute and will make you feel like the most generous hostess ever. CAVIAR. It’s not as crazy expensive as you might think. I got a cute little pot for £4 and...
- by Jenny
- Cecil B Demille, Gloria Swanson, William Holden
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...
- by Jenny
- Loretta Young
Well, it’s the recipe of the month and very lovely it is too. Really reminds me of nut roasts I used to make when I was a vegetarian – way, way, way back in my student days. I made a kind of Puttanesca sauce to go...
- by Jenny
- Myrna Loy
Oh Myrna, that was definitely quick and it was also surprisingly good! I wanted to cook something fairly healthy and fairly speedy tonight as I had the dreaded rigmarole that is dying my hair planned for later. Gad, it is one of my least...
- by Jenny
- Alfred Hitchcock
Ah, Alfred Hitchcock, King of Suspense and King of Quiche. This was obviously a favourite as he supplied a quiche recipe to two different recipe books. I must compare both recipes. Had a wonderful day on Saturday with lots of my old chums from the Walthamstow...
- by Jenny
- Dorothy Lamour
Here is some inspiration if you are thinking of trying this month’s recipe of the month. The lovely Lauren Hairston has made Dorothy’s ice-cream and blogged about it here. My favourite thing about this whole project is receiving photos and emails about the adventures people...
- by Jenny
- Dorothy Lamour
Does anyone know what happened to June? Good grief it’s July already! The new recipe of the month is up, the newsletter has just gone out and the demonstration video is up on YouTube. There is (as is tradition) a guest...
- by Jenny
- Gloria Swanson
Today I spent about 5 hours picking the seeds out of redcurrants with a goose quill. I kid you not. This is the traditional way of preparing the fruit for the most expensive jam in the world. No wonder! My Shellac Sister Veronica’s dad had a wonderful...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
I have a Vincent Price Quiche Lorraine in the oven and as this involves a large amount of bacon which provides a large amount of bacon fat I thought I’d have Joan’s spinach salad alongside. It’s hot bacon fat mixed with vinegar that makes her...
- by Jenny
- Dorothy Lamour
I feel a bit like this today after a lovely evening with Mr HiFi last night. A bit languid and sleepy and sultry… It it hot, hot, hot in London and so, time for ice-cream. I made a batch of Dorothy’s on Sunday and it...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
For the Daring Cook’s Challenge this month I killed two birds with one potato. The task set was to make a “healthy potato salad” and I’m not sure how healthy it was but my guests sure liked it. I made...
- by Jenny
- Katharine Hepburn
I’m really trying to stick to my testing schedule so this morning I got up at 6 to make some of Katharine’s legendary Brownies. There is much discussion about this recipe on the internet but as far as I can ascertain it was first published in an...
- by Jenny
- Humphrey Bogart
I’ve been putting this one off for too long now and I pledge to make it today, after I have watched The African Queen. There has been serendipity this weekend. Basically I’ve been in a terrible funk this week, but have been gradually shaken out...
- by Jenny
- Diana Dors
When you are in the same room as Jay Rayner, Mary Berry, Nigella Lawson and Ottolenghi, you know something magical will happen. So it was tonight. I went to the Guild of Food Writers Awards and oh my goodness me, something amazing happened. My Diana Dors...
- by Jenny
- Lana Turner
My blues have disappeared. I’ve spent my lunchhour laughing out loud at some of the comments I’ve received about my Vincent Price Crocodile demonstration film. The Silver Screen Supperers sure aint daunted by the Spanish cucumber e-coli scare! They are all getting excited about...
- by Jenny
- Jack La Rue
Ooh, I do love an eponymous recipe! Especially when it comes out of the blue from a new reader of the blog who sent it over to me from France. This is one of the things I ADORE about working on...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Happy Birthday Palace of Solitude and Happy Birthday Vincent Price! This weekend marks the first anniversary of my move to Silver Screen Suppers Towers and the start of the Vincentennial. The 100th anniversary of Vincent Price’s birth was on Friday and last night I threw a big party...
- by Jenny
- Bette Davis
There is a vegan version of the Brown Bette in the oven making my whole flat smell delicious. It is my offering for dinner tomorrow at Paulette’s with Angus & Clive (we must select Hollywood monikers for them) and I’m really looking forward to scoffing it....
- by Jenny
- Veronica Lake
Miss Peekaboo let me down with her crazy recipe. Bleah. Hmm, it’s the only one we have for her in the collection and the question is, would this recipe be good enough for the book? Answer no. Veronica may be dropped. Eek! The call...
- by Jenny
- Alan Ladd
I am recovering from a fantastic night at Fluffy Logic. What a crazy lovely fluffy bouncy night it was. Mr H couldn’t make it after all and I briefly wondered if I should go on my own as I wouldn’t really know anyone but it’s...
- by Jenny
- Diana Dors
Only the prospect of a man I really fancy coming round with a copy of the Diana Dors LP under his arm would ever make me cook an aubergine. But it’s happening tomorrow so I have done it. Mr H has found a copy of “Swingin...
- by Jenny
- Bing Crosby
Sunday morning and I have Bing’s Turkey and Eggs in the oven for my breakfast. I’ve gone all fancy and am attempting to cook them in an edible container – ie a piece of bread that I’m hoping will go all toasty....
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
This month’s challenge over at the Daring Cooks was gumbo. I’ve only ever cooked gumbo once before – for Rosalind and Montgomery many moons ago when I was cat sitting at the Tessa Cohen mansion. The challenge for us UK based cooks was...
- by Jenny
- Clara Bow
I can hardly believe it but today marks five years of blogging about the recipes of the stars. My goodness me how much has changed! When I began I was nursing a broken heart and living on a houseboat using a tabletop cooker that had...
- by Jenny
- Diana Dors
I have a Diana Dors curry in the slow cooker and will be channeling her bombshell energy on Wednesday as I’m off to an awards ceremony in a dress that I think is the kind of va-va-voom item that Diana herself would have worn. I will...
- by Jenny
- Uncategorized
Stop Press! Programme is available on the BBC Listen again service – 78 Revolutions – until the year 2099 according to their website so no rush! In a very rare non recipe related post, I just thought I would let you...
- by Jenny
- Boris Karloff
My number one passion is Roller Derby. I absolutely love it. So Rosalind and Jimmy didn’t bat an eyelid when I suggested we watch “Kansas City Bomber” with Racquel Welch playing a red hot rollergirl while we waited for Boris’s pie to cook. It...
- by Jenny
- Rhonda Fleming
Aw, the Royal Wedding was LOVELY! Such a treat to have an extra day off work and I made the most of it by taking a Rhonda Fleming English Trifle out to Leigh-on-Sea. My mum always makes trifle for big family...
- by Jenny
- Rhonda Fleming
Rosalind always likes it when I say I am “planning a trifle” – I think it is a quote from “A Private Function”. Well I AM planning a trifle, for the Royal Wedding party I am going to tomorrow. I’m just about to nip to Morrison...
