The festive season is fast approaching—yippee! Every year I religiously put the date of Stir-Up Sunday in my diary. This is the day in late November that Brits traditionally make their Christmas puddings. Continue reading
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Eat Like the Stars: Robert Mitchum’s Chili Wonder
National Chili Month begins on October 14th and who doesn’t love chili? Plenty of classic movie stars certainly did, and many of them shared their personal recipes with fans via magazines, newspapers and cookbook collections. Continue reading
Eat Like the Stars: Three Glamorous Guacamoles
Where I live, in the UK, most people didn’t know what an avocado pear was until the 1960s. When supermarkets started stocking them, leaflets were produced to convince British housewives not to mash them, heat them up and serve them for dessert with custard. Continue reading
Eat Like the Stars: Yul Brynner’s Potatoes Baked with Sour Cream
In The King and I , Yul Brynner plays the King of Siam. Accused of being a barbarian, he decides to stage an elaborate banquet in order to prove to visiting Brits that this is not so. He serves traditionally English food to charm the British ambassador, eaten Western-style with knives and forks. After the guests are gone, he pensively sits at the banqueting table with a rice bowl and chopsticks, eating alone. Joined by Anna, played by the very British Deborah Kerr, he suddenly announces, “The fork is a foolhardy instrument, you pick up food, and it leaks!” Continue reading
Eat Like the Stars: Vincent Price’s Blueberry Muffins
Who is your favorite film star from the golden era of Hollywood? Bette Davis? She was a fan of Boston Baked Beans. Joan Crawford? She hid hard-boiled eggs in her lovingly prepared meatloaf. Greta Garbo? She liked bananas mashed into her potatoes. On the cook’s night off, many of tinsel-town’s greatest stars loved to don their aprons and get busy with the pots and pans. In this monthly column, I’ll be sharing some of their favorite recipes, and linking them to a specific national food day so you can celebrate, superstar-style!
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