In honor of Chef Gene, a fellow Houdini nut, who just got married, I thought I would do a post on Houdini recipes.
The first two recipes are courtesy of Houdini’s niece, Marie H. Blood:
- Houdini’s Chicken Paprika:
- Houdini’s Bread Pudding:
The last two recipes come from a couple vintage cookbooks I recently purchased.
- Celebrated Actor-Folks’ Cookeries: A Collection of The Favorite Foods of Famous Players (1916), where Houdini has a recipe for “Bread-and-Butter Custard”:
- The Stag Cook Book: A Man’s Cook Book for Men (1922), where Houdini has a recipe for “Scalloped Mushrooms and Deviled Eggs”:
Congrats Gene and Kirwan! Hope you enjoy the recipes and the cookbooks.
Oh wow! great stuff Joe! Thanks!
Yes, congrats Gene and Kirwan! And great seeing you last night, Joe. And Patrick.
While I suspect Houdini simply put his name to the recipes in the cookbooks, the two Marie recipes really are dishes Harry and Bessie ate. I believe Marie even helped Bess makes these and that’s how she came to have these recipes.
BTW, I’ve been making something almost exactly like Houdini’s Chicken Paprika for years. I call it “Zen Chicken.” I thought I have invented it until I saw Marie’s recipe. Believe…
I printed out these recipes and thanks to Joe now have them on paper ready to go when the right moment arrives. I though the bing cherries were cooked into the bread pudding but now see they were added on top as garnish.
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