Following last year's Spectre-themed pumpkin, this year I decided to carve another pumpkin inspired by James Bond.
Author: Edward Biddulph - licensed to cook
I am passionate about James Bond and cooking. Luckily, with so much food mentioned in the Bond books, I've been able to combine both. Follow me on Twitter (@bondmemes) and Facebook (James Bond - Licence to Cook).
Steamed courgettes (zucchini)
Poor Q. There he is, in No Time To Die, preparing a romantic meal at his London home, when James Bond and Moneypenny appear at the front door. For Q, it seems to be a case of no time to cook.
Pancakes
No Time To Die shows Bond doing something we haven't seen him do since A View To A Kill: cook some food, in this case French-style pancakes or crêpes.
A Bondian restaurant and Bond premiere
I was fortunate to attend the premiere of No Time To Die, but for me preparations began with a suitably Bondian lunch.
Stone crabs
What is the most delicious meal James Bond has ever had in his life? Stone crabs, which is accompanied by melted butter, toast, and Champagne.
Salade Utopia
One of the more puzzling dishes offered to James Bond by Messrs Wint and Kidd on board the cruise ship at the end of Diamonds Are Forever is salade utopia.
Chicken Maryland
Always willing to sample the essential flavours of the places he visits, James Bond happily consumes a plate of fried chicken Maryland at New York’s Ma Frazier’s in Live and Let Die.
Peking duck
When it comes to a choice between Russian caviar and Peking duck, James Bond doesn't have a preference. As he tells his female companion at the start of You Only Live Twice (1967), he loves them both.
Mousseline sauce
Mousseline sauce is a useful sauce for anyone wishing to eat like James Bond. It's versatile, being suitable for a variety of dishes.
Fried mushrooms
Scaramanga lives rather well in the The Man With The Golden Gun , enjoying as he does the services of a Cordon Bleu-trained chef, Nick Nack. Among Nick Nack's creations is fried mushrooms.
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