Cocktails and Snacks: Frankfurter Rolls & Cocktail Cheese Mold (1953)

Last night Mr. Sauce, Esq. and I watched the new Netflix movie Deadly Illusions starring Kristin Davis (a.k.a. Charlotte York from Sex and the City). It’s a doozy. Plot: Charlotte York is a famous novelist who is about to start her new book. To free up time she hires a nanny (played by Frasier Crane’sContinue reading Cocktails and Snacks: Frankfurter Rolls & Cocktail Cheese Mold (1953)

Holly Ball 2019: New Orleans Style Artichoke Balls

  Holly Ball 2019 rolls on! This recipe is a selection from Executive Women…New Orleans Style. I picked it up at a super-fabulous culinary bookshop called Kitchen Witch, which, sadly, closed not long after my visit.  I don’t know anything in particular about this book except that New Orleans has an Executive Women International chapter.Continue reading Holly Ball 2019: New Orleans Style Artichoke Balls

The Coach House Mushrooms a la Grecque (1980)

Today’s dish is from Benson & Hedges Presents Entertaining with Style, Recipes from Great American Restaurants. I love this cookbook because, like the Campbell’s Great Restaurants Cookbook, USA, so many of the restaurants no longer exist. It’s a little glimpse into the past and gives me a reason to do a little internet sleuthing–which I doContinue reading The Coach House Mushrooms a la Grecque (1980)

Hannibal Week: Prosciutto Roses & Tomato Brain Barquettes

Hannibal Week rolls on! This is my attempt to redeem myself after the absolute shit show that was Heart with Sausage Stuffing. In the seventh episode of season 1, “Sorbet,” Hannibal hosts a grand dinner. Unbeknownst to his guests, they are dining on some of the trophies the Chesapeake Ripper collected during his latest stringContinue reading Hannibal Week: Prosciutto Roses & Tomato Brain Barquettes

Caviar Canape Pie (1950 & 1980) and Caviar Stuffed Eggs

Oh my gawd yinz guys. I am unbelievably stoked. In June, for my mum’s birthday, we are seeing Countess Luann of Real Housewives of New York City fame bring her cabaret show, #CountessAndFriends to DC******* According to the poster, her show is sublime! Captivating! Profound!  Vanity Fair said: I say this with no irony orContinue reading Caviar Canape Pie (1950 & 1980) and Caviar Stuffed Eggs

Joan Crawford’s Danti-Chips

Welcome to the Joan Crawford Virtual Reality Dinner Party! Jenny, the proprietress of Silver Screen Suppers, hosted the dinner party in celebration of the release of her book, aptly titled, Cooking With Joan Crawford.  So, what’s the deal with the dinner party? Like the Pieathalon and Knoxapocalypse before it, bloggers from around the globe joined together and cookedContinue reading Joan Crawford’s Danti-Chips