Dead Man's Gold

Murder, She Wrote S3:E6

Jessica gets a big smacker right on the kisser when an old flame hits town.

The super dashing, blazer-sporting, seafaring David Everett (played by the brilliant Leslie Nielsen) rocks up and almost knocks her off her feet with his flirty ways.

But David will not be going on my matchmaking potentials list for J.B. Firstly; he helps himself to a bottle of champagne at her place,

then he puts on an apron and takes over in the kitchen.

He’s swiftly getting his feet under the table and even offers Sheriff Tupper some breakfast eggs.

The last straw is when he pinches a book from Cabot Cove library - imagine!

Jessica’s buddies are immediately suspicious of David

and don’t like him swanning around the place in his pyjamas and dressing gown.

Neither do I! Seth puts it perfectly when he tells Jess, “You are thinking with your funny bone and not with your head. This old friend of yours could turn out to be a cold-blooded killer!”

This is the first episode featuring the legendary Dr. Seth Hazlitt, notorious curmudgeon, and Jessica’s bosom buddy. I think he’s the first person we have heard call her Jess, so they are very close friends indeed. We don’t mind it at all when Seth wears an apron and rustles the pots and pans in J.B.s kitchen. Unlike David, he’s definitely allowed.

Although we will discover in later episodes that Seth is quite the cook,

it seems in real life William Windom may not have spent much time in the kitchen. The only recipe I have for him in my 8,000+ collection is this one for caviar and grits. A simple, but romantic dinner à deux, he suggests serving with a bottle of chilled champagne. Coincidentally, David mentions wining and dining his clients with caviar and champagne. Go on, treat yourself!

William Windom’s Caviar and Grits

1 cup grits

1 cup wild rice

2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened

4 teaspoons beluga caviar

Cook the grits and wild rice according to package instructions. In a serving bowl toss together the cooked grits, wild rice, butter, and caviar. Serve with a bottle of chilled champagne.

Serves 2

Next month on Murder, She Cooked

Dinner and a Movie

This month’s Dinner and a Movie suggestion is A Hard Day’s Night (1964) featuring THE BEATLES. I’ll be sharing some of their favourite recipes.

Skip over here to my other Substack for all the details.

Murder, She Cooked

If you have nabbed yourself a copy of the Murder, She Cooked book

and you are enjoying it

a positive review on Amazon means the world to us self-published writers. I’ll love you forever!

Here come all the linky-links!

Star-spangled recipe books!

My books are available worldwide via Amazon (switch to your own country for the correct pricing)

or via my Etsy shop (these will come directly from me and can be signed if you wish)

Monthly movie star menus and video demos of star-spangled dishes can be found here.

18 years of posts about movie star recipes can be found here

My friend Tim’s live Murder, She Wrote shows are an absolute HOOT. Why not spend an evening with lots of other Fangelas in real life?!

You can follow me on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook - just search for Silver Screen Suppers.

Cheerio, for now, tune in for another fabulous episode next month.