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Ralph Bellamy’s El 2-Alarm de Fowler – en el estilo de Bellamy
I am always attracted to recipes with weird names, so this chili was a must: – El 2-Alarm de Fowler – en el estilo de Bellamy. I’m guessing that this basically means 2-Alarm chili in the style of...
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Joan Crawford’s Creamed White Onions in a Red Pepper Cup
These are weird but I like them. Alex James from Blur wasn’t keen though as you’ll see from my appearance on Market Kitchen a couple of years ago… Here’s one just about to go in the oven. I couldn’t...
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Robert Mitchum’s Chili Wonder
This month’s column over at the fabulous Eat Drink Films is about Robert’s Chili. To say Mitchum was a chili head is an understatement. Read all about it and get his recipe here I’m not sure who I...
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Irene Dunne’s Vinegar Chocolate Cake
I got up early on Saturday to make a birthday cake for Mr R’s sis. I’d never made a cake in a gas oven before and I was a bit perturbed by the seemingly feeble temperature but it turned out fine in...
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Joan Crawford’s French Banana Salad
Does anyone remember Ask The Family with Robert Robertson? My favourite thing about that show was the section where they showed an extreme close up photograph of an everyday object like a can opener,...
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Joan Crawford’s Lemon Pie
In my fading memory, Lemon Meringue Pie was something my mum made for us all when we were kids (I have four siblings) and in my mind’s eye I see massive peaks of meringue all browned on the edges like...
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Joan Crawford’s Crepes Suzette
When I told Mr R that Crepes Suzette were on the menu his response was: “I’m not sure if I eat that” but when asked if he knew what it was, he admitted that he wasn’t sure. I said, “you make pancakes,...
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Cary Grant Mushroom Canapés for the Cary Grant Festival
Oooh, how I wish I could be in Bristol this weekend. They are having a Cary Grant Festival – it looks amazing. One of the organisers Charlotte Croft emailed to ask if I would send Cary’s Mushroom...
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Joan Crawford’s Salad (Joan served with chicken or ham)
I had a day off work yesterday to finish the Cooking With Joan Crawford book. Is it finished? Sort of. MAN it’s been a lot of work. I have a renewed admiration for all cookbook writers and Frank...
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Clark Gable’s Sour Cream Chocolate Cake
I knew I had made one of these before, because of the post-it notes on my recipe book. But there was no blog entry for it. Mysterious… Mr Gable might have enjoyed this… But for me it was a terrible...
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