Carole Lombard’s Cherry Tart
“You ought to see the map for my face in the Makeup Department. It looks like a landscape of the moon.” I’ve been dying to post this amazing picture of La Lombard for ages and now I get my chance....
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“Don’t kiss and talk about it – men don’t.” OK then Carole, I will keep schtumm. Carole looks so MODERN in this photo, so much so I am going to double check with the lovely Carla over at...
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Oh Carole! Lounging poolside on a fur rug, only YOU could get away with that! Well on Saturday the entire contents of my lock-up were transported in a van and carried up four flights of stairs by two...
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Shoulders! They are playing the National Anthem and I am feeling all tearful and worried for our boys. COME ON ENGLAND! It’s such a momentous match, so very exciting. I’m watching it at home as I...
View ArticleJuly Cookalong – Carole Lombard’s Barbecued Spare Ribs
I feel a bit like that today Carole – yipee! The first ever Silver Screen Suppers newsletter has gone out today and our first cookalong begins. I wonder how many folk around the world will try out...
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Well I learned several lessons making Ronald’s pie last night. First one was that a small mistake in a recipe can cause absolute chaos! This is why I am so grateful to all my test cook volunteers,...
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I am not normally a jealous person but when a new test cook in the USA sent me a photo of the stove on which she cooks I went BRIGHT GREEN with envy. A 1936 “Magic Chef” cooker that is a joy to...
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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...
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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...
View ArticleBook Test Cook 9 – Carole Lombard’s Cherry Pie
Made with one hand only! My other was in a sling after a spectacular tumble on the cobblestones of Camden Market. It was quite a drama with lots of lovely stallholders coming to the rescue and work...
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