East Side Sushi: Green Diablo Roll Recipe 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁
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A must see for foodies. Except that this modern day Cinderella is not trying to win the prince; she is trying to win the prize.
Read MoreOften been surprised by a movie after what a film critic said about it? Ever felt cheated out of big bucks on the recommendations of a punk 24-year-old? Or really loved the ones they panned? Well, you no longer need to feel out of step with the current movie review band. Different Drummer is for you. Read more about our take on the film world. And get ready to relive your favorite movies with the recipes that follow each review. You can find many other great recipes in Different Drummer’s own Appetite for Murder: a Mystery Lover’s Cookbook, too.
Made in Italy: Risotto and Ragu Recipes 🥁 🥁 🥁 1/2
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It starts out crass and cliched, but it ends subtle and sweet. Nothing like financial ruin to mend fences between an estranged father and son – not to mention a crumbling estate in sunny Italy that just might save them both.
Read MoreDownton Abbey: Different Drummer’s Roast Wild Duck with Orange Gravy Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁1/2
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Let’s face it. Downton Abbey is and always has been a high-class soap opera. We love the gowns, the sprawling Abbey itself, and the melodrama that occurs within its walls, upstairs and downstairs. Especially the backstabbing, romantic trysts, and the insults elevated to an art form.
Read MoreMy Sister Ann: Eggplant Parmesan 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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I would like to write a tribute to my only sister, Ann, on her birthday. She is such a good and caring person and we have only grown closer as we get older, in spite of living over a 1000 miles away from each other.
Read MoreThe Pale Blue Eye: Hudson Valley Shirred Eggs Recipe 🥁🥁🥁 1/2
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Who could resist this premise? A young Edgar Allan Poe helps solve a grisly mystery while a young cadet at military school in the remote Hudson Valley of New York.
Read MoreBlack Book: Dutch Fish with Edam Cheese Recipe 🥁🥁🥁1/2
/This visceral account of a Jewish beauty’s time in the Dutch Resistance is not for the faint-hearted. It exposes almost all seven deadly sins in riveting detail, assaulting our senses with a world where depravity and decency, heroics and humiliation, loyalty and betrayal mock each other.
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The Last Kingdom: Ploughman’s Platter Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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This great series has it all. Brutal battle sequences, excellent character development, nuanced themes reminiscent of both Greek and Shakespearean tragedy, and of course, some pretty great romance, albeit on the graphic side.
Read MoreMagpie Murders: Greek Hummus Platter 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁🥁
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Anthony Horowitz, who brought us the superb Foyle’s War, continues to shine in this double whodunnit. Magpie Murders will also enthrall fans of Agatha Christie as well as those who love Conan Doyle’s Holmes.
Read MoreMiss Scarlet and the Duke: Victorian Steak and Mushroom Ale Pie Recipe 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁
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Venture into Victorian London’s foggy night air for a waiting carriage as the snap of the whip and echoing hoof beats pierce the darkness. No, you are not on an adventure with Sherlock Holmes, or even his newly invented younger sister Enola. You are going with Miss Scarlet, another private detective set to prove herself in a man’s world.
Read MoreInspector Lewis: English Fish and Chips and English Breakfast Recipes 🥁🥁🥁🥁
/The manicured lawns, lush gardens, and cobbled walkways of Oxford hide some pretty nasty murders, and the assorted dons and tutors, despite their plummy vowels and intellect, can be just about as evil as the rest of the world. It’s a good thing that Inspector Lewis and his trusty sergeant are there to put things right.
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Partners in Crime: English Teacake Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁
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The Thin Man, Mr. and Mrs. North, Hart to Hart, and Castle! America’s Partners in Crime. Now meet Tommy and Tuppence, the equally adorable Brit couple created by Agatha Christie.
Read MoreBridge of Spies: German Farmer’s Breakfast Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁
/Despite its length, this “spy thriller” is lean – light on melodrama, smoky dark room dealings, or cloak and dagger shenanigans. The real enemies are the cold, the damp, and the blind alleys of self-serving bureaucrats.
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Van Der Valk: Dutch Bacon Pancakes 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁
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Endeavour meets Sam Spade in Amsterdam. Not to mention a little Columbo, Longmire, Vera, George Gently, Brokenwood’s Mike Shepherd, and the grown-up Inspector Morse lurking in the shadows.
Read MoreThe Equalizer 3: Creamy Lemon Chicken Pasta 🥁 🥁 🥁
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Yes, the Italian scenery is terrific, and we love an older Denzel as the still lethal Equalizer, but the violence is over the top.
Read MoreThe World's Fastest Indian: New Zealand Lemon Chicken Recipe 🥁 🥁 🥁 🥁 1/2
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No, Anthony Hopkins is not masquerading as a Native American, or running a footrace in India. The Indian is not the man, but a 1920 American motorcycle he spent decades refurbishing to go almost 4 times is original top speed of 55 MPH.
Read MoreGenius: Blue Q – Blueberry BBQ Chicken Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁1/2
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Who knew two Brits could tell the story of an American genius so persuasively? Well, when they are acting greats Colin Firth and Jude Law, it begins to make sense.
Read MoreSaint Ralph: Canadian Bacon Egg Cup Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Start with an scoop of The Christmas Story, sprinkle in a few bits from Unbroken, and top with dollops of The Quiet Man and Iron Will. Add a little magic and you have the delightfully irreverent sleeper, Saint Ralph.
Read MoreThe Verdict: Grilled Lobster Tail Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Sidney Lumet directing Paul Newman in his prime, James Mason superb playing the eloquent villain, with a taut and unpredictable script as only David Mamet can pen. About as perfect as it gets.
Read MoreHillbilly Elegy: Hillbilly Chicken Casserole Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁
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Who am I? That question reverberates throughout great literature, including Oedipus Rex, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn and The Catcher in the Rye. And it just what JD Vance is asking in Hillbilly Elegy.
Read MoreRescued by Ruby: Rhode Island Hot Wiener Recipe 🥁🥁🥁🥁
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If we ever needed a tonic for sore souls, now is the time. And riding to our rescue is Ruby, the last chance shelter dog that will steal your heart, and maybe your dinner, your child’s toy, and the stuffing out of your couch.
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