- by Jenny
- Groucho Marx
I did it! Finally. And they were GOOD. Being roughly speaking Church of England I have no idea if they tasted like Matzo Balls should (never seen one before, let alone cooked and eaten one) but I thought they were quite yummy. Charley agreed saying, “I’ll...
- by Jenny
- Claudette Colbert
Stripes! Claudette’s cake is not for the faint hearted. It has taken me about 2 and a half hours to make but I have to say, it is BEAUTIFUL! It’s a perfect cake to make at Easter as it is all yellow and lemony. I have decorated...
- by Jenny
- Maurice Chevalier
I am STARVING this morning. I was DJing last night at the Rushes Soho “Best of British Tea Dance” which was so brilliant. The food was all spread out like at a Women’s Institute cake sale and everything was home made and looked beautiful. Home...
- by Jenny
- Mae West
Ooh Mae, I think it was having some of your Salada for lunch that made me break all the rules and go out with a fella last night. What happened to my giving up men for Lent pledge?! Ha ha! Mae would have been proud...
- by Jenny
- Gary Cooper
Grr! As some of you know, cowboys are my weakness… I had to wear my cowgirl boots to work on Friday in an attempt to lasso some Texas Cowgirl Spirit. I had an “emotional gust” on Thursday, some might call it a TANTRUM. Where did...
- by Jenny
- Rhonda Fleming
This month’s challenge over at the Daring Kitchen was edible containers. Oh those clever people really did make some amazing things. My favourite was onion soup served in a carved out onion – genius! I did...
- by Jenny
- Thelma Todd
I feel a bit like this myself today Thelma. I am in bed in my bright red Elizabeth Tayloresque slip typing this on my brand new Macbook. My cup of coffee is just about on the other side of the room. No more coffee keyboard incidents...
- by Jenny
- Anna May Wong
Oh friends and fellow laptop owners. Do not do what I did and tip a whole cup of coffee into your keyboard. Woe is me. It was like slow motion… I saw it topple, I lunged towards it like Gordon Banks, I was too late....
- by Jenny
- Rhonda Fleming
Every month I offer a prize to my newsletter subscribers and test cooks. Recently the prize was to come to lunch at Silver Screen Towers and the lucky winner Lucy (aka Jennifer Jones) came to my place yesterday along with Lisa (aka Dorothy...
- by Jenny
- Boris Karloff
Oh yum, yum. Boris’s pie was GOOD. Charley C. came over for dinner and we ate half of it between us. It was quite a faff to make but I think it was worth it. Best part of the evening was watching Charley try...
- by Jenny
- William Powell
The new recipe of the month is up and it’s a house favourite. Vatrouskis. I realise to my horror that I’ve been calling these VaStrouskis for about a year and the blog is littered with spelling mistakes to correct (ditto my crazy spelling of Anna May Wong...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
I got Tiger Blood man! Today I was feeling a bit sorry for myself. Then I thought, “What would Joan Crawford do?” and decided she’d cook herself a steak, have a glass of wine and get over it, which is exactly what I have done....
- by Jenny
- Cary Grant
It’s been an EPIC week. I’ve had two more responses from film star copyright holders in the affirmative and have been nominated for a blog award. How FABULOUS – click on the VOTE button if you’d like to – Little Blog Awards (Silver Screen Suppers...
- by Jenny
- Rhonda Fleming
I thought my heart would burst this week when I got a personal email from Rhonda Fleming! I wrote to ask if she would be happy for me to include her recipe for Hollywood Ham Loaf in the book. She not only sent me her current...
- by Jenny
- Rudolph Valentino
My friend Yadrian came to dinner last night. I wanted to thank him for helping me select a DVD projector and we decided on La Dolce Vita to show it off. I’ve never seen this film but Yadrian loves it. I didn’t realise that he...
- by Jenny
- Bing Crosby
When I saw that this month’s Daring Cooks Challenge was Ceviche I was a bit daunted but I had a go anyhow. As Mae West said, “I’ll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure.” Luckily Bing provided a...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
Bee Boy came round last night with a lovely cardboard box full of 78s. He’d grabbed a batch from his local charity shop and there were some real gems. Favourite was a brilliant tango by Xavier Cugat and second fave an Ethel Smith rendition of “Perhaps,...
- by Jenny
- William Powell
Silver Screen Suppers Towers is as clean as a new pin. My parents are coming to visit for the very first time tomorrow and I want to make a very good impression. It’s a big deal for me have taken the step to find somewhere to live...
- by Jenny
- John Wayne
While we are on the subject of THE DUKE, here’s a report from Jeanne over there in the USof A on John’s Cheese Casserole. Jeanne really liked this cheesy dish and proclaimed it to be not only delicious but FABULOUS. Her version turned out really light...
- by Jenny
- John Wayne
Back to business. I have come out of my funk, partly because Ruthie sent me some photos of us in matching aprons that were taken in Texas. I was laughing so hard at them that when the phone rang at work I could barely speak. You...
- by Jenny
- Gary Cooper
It is pancake day and that means tomorrow is the beginning of Lent. This year I have decided to give up MEN for Lent. 40 days and 40 nights without men. Do you think I can do it? I think I can. To be honest, although...
- by Jenny
- Greta Garbo
Unlike Garbo I do not want to be left alone. I’d rather have a playmate at the moment. There was nobody to share the meatballs last night. I agree with another of our test cooks who thinks that dividing her meatballs mixture into 12 makes very...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
I’m holding my head a bit today Joan. Terrifically hungover. Last night was the annual and totally fabulous OSCARS party at Olivier and Nick’s house. This year we were 12 and everyone looked very festive and posh in their bow ties, fancy frocks, top hats and face...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
I wish they still made stockings like this. My knees could do with some big old hearts to cover up the bruises got from falling over in the street last week. It was quite a spectacular one as I was holding a large open umbrella...
- by Jenny
- Anna May Wong
Join us in making some AMW Tea Cakes sometime in March. I have been VERY industrious this evening. I have finished editing the demonstration movie, worked out how to put music on it, bunged it up on the YouTube and sent out...
- by Jenny
- Anna May Wong
I feel a bit like that myself today Anna May. I am pleased to report that when I left for work this morning there was a MAN asleep in my bed. Ha ha! I wonder if he’ll still be there when I get home? I’m...
- by Jenny
- Groucho Marx
I have had to establish a Silver Screen Suppers Witness Protection Programme for Mr and Mrs X in North London who have tested the Matzo Balls recipe for me. Before explaining why, I must say that the Matzo Balls are my nemesis. Can a Matzo Ball...
- by Jenny
- Mae West
Fortified by some of Mae West’s salad I made a big dent in the copyright clearance task last night. I’m having to approach all the copyright holders for these recipes (where known) and possibly the stars’ estates too. I am quite looking forward to corresponding...
- by Jenny
- Agnes Ayres
I’ve been on holiday! Just back from a phenomenal trip to Blackpool for the Showzam Festival. Spent most of my time in the superlative Tower Ballroom and for the first time DANCED on the perfectly sprung floor. Saw three different hula hoop acts, some very perplexing...
- by Jenny
- Red Buttons
Happy Valentine’s Day my lovelies. I thought I was going to be like Charlie Brown all day, checking my mail box for Valentines and finding NOTHING however, I was THRILLED that I received one. Who from I wonder?! Also my diagonal desk...
- by Jenny
- Jimmy Stewart
The lovely Arthur came for his birthday dinner and we had a Jimmy Stewart extravaganza. Although the provenance of the chicken recipe is dubious the apple pie is definitely Jimmy’s own. Shame I forgot the cheese in the pastry but it was...
- by Jenny
- Gracie Fields
Eee by gum. Charley proclaimed this to be probably the best Silver Screen Suppers dinner so far, and as he has been the recipient of so many, that is saying something. But even though I do say so myself, it was indeed delicious. What I...
- by Jenny
- Dolores Del Rio
Unexpected house guest this evening which was LOVELY. James was hoping someone would be up for a Friday night drink after work and because everyone was in hibernation except me, he came over for some chicken with rice and the first ever screening of...
- by Jenny
- Agnes Ayres
Just a quick post to say that we have a new recipe of the month. I’ve just sent the newsletter out, subscribers get an extra treat – a link to a little demonstration film I made. I haven’t made this available to the...
- by Jenny
- William Powell
Oh what a weekend! A fantastic night out with Nazimova, Marijana, Sasha, Jasminka and many folk I haven’t seen for a long while jumping up and down to the Penny Black Remedy – man they ROCKED! And to the other extreme, a photo shoot with three clasically...
- by Jenny
- Anna May Wong
Charley and Corinna came round for din dins last night and it was just lovely. I’d been so looking forward to catching up with them both. Anna’s dish was good, but not as good as the time I made it for Edmund. I think...
- by Jenny
- Flora Robson
It’s Burns Night tomorrow and I’ve just discovered a whole section on Scottish delicacies in one of my film star cook books. Am making Flora’s Nutties to take to Paulette’s where we will introduce 10 year old Shirley to the delights of Robbie and try and make...
- by Jenny
- Mae West
Oh how I LOVE those Audio Gold boys. They are so kind to me. They found me some speakers and a GORGEOUS Ferrograph amp (who knew I’d need one of those too?) They fiddled around with the amp, cleaning all the connections, showing me the...
- by Jenny
- Anna May Wong
There is a batch of Anna May Wong Tea Cakes in the oven as I am planning a little trip to Audio Gold this afternoon. Not just because I’d like to see the lovely men that work there and one of them has already confirmed...
- by Jenny
- Rita Hayworth
The plan tonight was to make a Claudette Colbert Cake for James Rumsey’s homecoming. But I suddenly remembered James saying he didn’t like lemony things so a Rita Hayworth Cake it is instead. It is smelling GOOD. Am very pleased to report a lovely date...
- by Jenny
- Agnes Ayres
I am halfway through a batch of chocolate mousse and am trying to make a little film demonstration showing how it is done to include in the next newsletter. LORD my face is lopsided, I never realised! It’s something to do with seeing yourself on video...
- by Jenny
- Constance Bennett
Here’s Constance “donning the silks” as I believe the Panther once put it and posing with a curtain. It’s a good look isn’t it? I might try it next time someone tries to take a photo of me. I’ve been putting off re-testing this recipe for...
- by Jenny
- Simone Signoret
This will be an extraordinary post almost entirely about cassoulet and not really about film stars (or my love life) as I’m reporting on my first Daring Cooks challenge. This is a monthly challenge where all over the world food bloggers make the same recipe...
- by Jenny
- Uncategorized
I’ve set myself a rigorous testing schedule for 2011 and can already see it’s going to be hard to stick to it. I’m back in the wonderful world of internet dating and it is a right bun fight already! Paid my subscription on Monday and have been...
- by Jenny
- Simone Signoret
My flat is full of the delicious smell of beef dripping rendering! What a bizzare endeavour this cassoulet is proving to be. Today I went in search of “salt pork” with little hope of finding it but EUREKA the crazy butcher on Camden High Street...
- by Jenny
- Simone Signoret
It’s day one of a three day recipe. Tonight I salted the duck legs for Simone’s Cassoulet which I’ll be throwing together for Charley on Sunday night. I am making duck confit don’t you know?! This is going to be quite a challenge. There are a lot...
- by Jenny
- Cary Grant
Graham Crackers are in the house WHOOP WHOOP! The lovely Moya is here from NYC and brought me some in her handbag. I am very excited and have all kinds of plans for them. It was so great to see her, probably about 15 years...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Ooooh Roland’s Rissoles were GOOD! I have so much mixure left though. I may attempt to make little canape rissoles for tomorrow night’s New Year’s Eve extravaganza chez Charley and Corinna. I am so proud of myself. It’s been a busy night. Fed Paulette’s cats on the...
- by Jenny
- Roland Young
It’s Rissoles Night, it’s Rissoles Night, it’s Rissoles Night! Well, it will be in about 15 hours time. I woke up at 4.15am and got so excited about the prospect of Roland’s Rissoles I couldn’t get back to sleep so have decided to rise and shine and...
- by Jenny
- Uncategorized
Oh what a week it has been! DJing at The Savoy AND Claridges in the same week. How very glam! Masses of free cocktails at the former and one each paid for at Claridges – four cocktails and a bowl of peanuts was £80....
- by Jenny
- Charlie Chaplin
I’m going to have a big bruise on my bum after falling over at my humdinger of a birthday party last night. AGAIN I didn’t get to bed until 4am. What a shocker. I’m going to make a list of who rocked up with their 45rpm...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
OOh I am TIRED. I was out last night until 4 in the morning! Anyone who is aware of my sleeping habits will know this is incredibly late for me – usually asleep by 10pm. It’s my birthday week and I’ve been celebrating every single...
- by Jenny
- Agnes Ayres, Rudolph Valentino, William Powell
What a lovely lunch on Sunday. Jeanne was here from Atlanta – we had never met before but have corresponded about many Silver Screen Suppers recipes. She makes me laugh like a drain with her emails and...
- by Jenny
- Mae West
Happy Thanksgiving to all our American readers (and everyone in fact). Today I am giving thanks for the fact that tonight I have my first proper date in approximately three years. And I’m also giving thanks for all the wonderful people who are test cooking these...
- by Jenny
- Loretta Young
Oh those LIPS Loretta. Lovely. The wonderful Will in Warrington has made Loretta’s Walnut Loaf and it came as some surprise to me when I saw his pics with accompanying vegetables that it was a savoury dish. Even though I typed the recipe out for him...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford, Vincent Price, William Powell
The Goulash has been in the slow cooker overnight and I’m about to construct a big batch of BISQUICK so that I can make some JC Cheese Straws as I have a BIG lunch party today. It’s a bit...
- by Jenny
- Marilyn Monroe
I knew it was coming, but I took my eye off the ball and here it is! (thanks for the tip off Jeanne!) The Holy Grail of Silver Screen Suppers recipes – a real Marilyn recipe. Until now the best we had was the fact that...
- by Jenny
- Vilma Banky, Vincent Price
Had a long conversation about how cold it gets on a houseboat with Jan at work. He has just bought one and I told him he would soon become obsessed with trying to keep the fire alight when he wasn’t there. When I lived...
- by Jenny
- Ginger Rogers, Joan Crawford
I’m off to Charley’s for dinner tonight so have made some of his favourite pudding – Ginger’s Coffee Parfait – and used up the last of my homemade Bisquick making some of Joan’s cheese straws. I’ve eaten about 18 of...
- by Jenny
- Gracie Fields
Ee by gum! It’s Our Gracie’s turn to host the recipe of the month cookalong. I made her Toad in the Hole when I lived on the houseboat and remember it being rather tasty. I’ll have another go at it this week I think....
- by Jenny
- Mae West
Just about to jump on a plane with Rosalind for our annual “romantic mini-break”. Boys never take us on one so we take ourselves once a year. We have done Wareham, France, Stroud, Berlin, Copenhagen and this year it is BUDAPEST. So I am handing over...
- by Jenny
- Gary Cooper
Exhuasted but very happy after a trip to Bath for the wedding of the century 2. At the risk of breaking the hearts of classic Hollywood fans all around the world I have to announce that I was at the marriage of the lovely Matthew...
- by Jenny
- Mae West
Much good humoured hilarity this week when Nazimova brought in the “Pumpkin Pie a la Robert” she had made from this month’s special recipe. Naz is from Belgrade and had sent me an email saying that she’d never had Pumpkin Pie so had...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford, Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel
Home Movie Day at the Cinema Museum in Kennington was fabulous. I spun the shellac for 3 hours in the afternoon as an accompaniment to some fantastic home movies. There were some 1960s chicks with some REMARKABLE hairdos up on the big screen...
- by Jenny
- Bette Davis
A gloriously silly evening at Paulette and Ivor’s house last night which involved Angus acting as sous-chef for the Brown Bette. It turned out surpisingly yummy, especially considering that I was so drunk by the time I got around to making it I kept having to...
- by Jenny
- Vincent Price
Oh how I am loving the spinster life! Had a fabulous day today. Wallowed in bed with coffee and The Archers until 11.15 then made myself some Fritters for brunch. Yum yum yum. Mooched up to Alexander Palace to go and see my friend Shane’s art...
- by Jenny
- Dorothy Lamour
‘Ave a banana! I am still singing “A Sweater, A Sarong and a Peekaboo Bang” after a lovely evening at Matthew and Angela’s house for dinner on Friday. We watched this classic ditty performed by Paulette Goddard, Dorothy Lamour and Veronica Lake as we scoffed...
- by Jenny
- Anna May Wong, Gloria Swanson
Just back from the wedding of the century, Grace and Douglas are now HITCHED and what a wonderful day it was! Great to spend time with lots of the Walthamstow posse, there was much crazy dancing – especially from Cary who was doing his...
- by Jenny
- Mae West
I trust you are signed up to our mailing list? If so you’ll have received Mae’s Pumpkin Pie recipe today. There is a very special prize on the table for all of our test cooks this month – a chance to come to...
- by Jenny
- Carole Lombard
Some might say it is a rotten rainy night in London but I rather like it – especially as I’ve been in all evening rather than scouting for boys at the Circulus gig. I rather fancied seeing if I could bag myself a bearded boy but...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
Tonight I went on the first blind date I have been on in approximately 4 years I reckon (I’m not counting the George Clooney lookalike as he was a friend of Ava’s and therefore had a personal recommendation). Surprisingly, it was a highly enjoyable experience....
- by Jenny
- Agnes Ayres, Joan Crawford, Rudolph Valentino
My lovely new table and chairs were put to good use on Sunday as I had four fabulous chums over for a Sheik related dinner. The menu was supposed to be: Adolph Menjou’s Venetian Spiced Cheese, Rudolph Valentino’s Secret Spaghetti Sauce and Agnes Ayres’...
- by Jenny
- Carole Lombard
I really intended making Carole’s soup tonight but I admit it, I got too drunk. Since moving into the Palace of Solitude, Fridays have become the most significant night in my (un)social calendar. I wriggle out of all and any invitations and scurry home so that...
- by Jenny
- Joan Crawford
What would you say if I told you that I have made my OWN Bisquick? I found a recipe on the internet and decided that as we can’t get it in the UK (and our supermarkets don’t seem to have anything approaching its genius) I...
- by Jenny
- Claudette Colbert, Rita Hayworth
Ooh, I had an outfit a bit like that on Second Life. Been so long since I went there though I’ll have forgotten how to do everything I’m sure. I did enjoy meditating by the fountains with doves flying around though. Oh and I did like my...
