blueberries
1½ cups all-purpose flour, sifted
½ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 egg
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus additional for greasing
½ cup milk
½ teaspoon lemon zest, finely grated
Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter an extra-large muffin pan
(3¼-inch wide x 1¾-inch deep).
Wash and pat dry the blueberries.
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and ginger.
After blending those ingredients, gently stir in the dry blueberries.
In another bowl, beat the egg with a wire whisk, then fold in the melted butter, milk, and lemon zest.
Add the liquid ingredients all at once to the dry ingredients, and stir only until the dry ingredients are moistened. Pour mixture into muffin cups until two-thirds full, and bake 15 to 20 minutes, until golden on top.
A Man of a Thousand Names
M ICHAEL G REENFIELD, WHO we affectionately call “Greeny” or “Mad Dog” or “The Green Machine,” became my agent shortly before John and I broke up. He remains my white knight to this day. Few agents would have tolerated the way I treated my career, pretty much stopping each time I fell in love. But Greeny was always there to pick up the pieces and somehow find me work. He has become a member of our family.
Michael came into my life after I’d done a guest-starring role on
McCloud
with Dennis Weaver. It was a two-hour movie of the week and the other guest star was Stefanie Powers, whom I’d known from Hollywood High. Last time I’d seen her, I was Linda Evenstad, she was Taffy Paul, and everyone in both our sororities was being suspended from school because of a prank.
In the show, Stefanie and I had such an outrageous catfight that, years later, it became the blueprint for many of the catfights between Krystle and Alexis on
Dynasty
. The day after
McCloud
aired, Michael called saying he wanted to represent me.
I am certainly glad I said yes, because soon after, I was lucky enough to be cast in a film called
The Klansman
.
Breakfast with Burton
A SIDE FROM THE blessing of getting work, I was thrilled to be working with Richard Burton and Lee Marvin.
The Klansman
was one of those movies where the off-camera moments were far more interesting than the film. We were shooting on location in a remote town in Northern California. But when Bunky found out I was working with Richard Burton, we could have been on the moon and it wouldn’t have mattered—she was coming to visit me, like it or not!
By the time Bunky arrived, Elizabeth Taylor had left, which I thought would disappoint her, but instead Bunky just felt the field was clear. Keep in mind, she did have four or five husbands—and I don’t mean Elizabeth.
On the set the next morning around 8, I needed to run lines with Richard in his motor home. I took Bunky with me. When he opened the door, I thought she would faint. It was like Mark Antony himself had invited us in.
We sat down, and in that charming, eloquent way he had, Richard offered Bunky a drink.
She shot me a look and I knew she was thinking: “Oh my God, I can tell people at home I had a drink with Richard Burton.” So, of course, she accepted.
Richard asked: “Vodka?”
Bunky was obviously thinking more like coffee or orange juice at that hour, but she blurted out: “Of course!”
Richard then picked up an 8-ounce glass and filled it to the top with vodka, no ice, no orange juice, just a large glass of vodka. He poured one for himself, toasted, and then proceeded to drink it all down.
It was one of Bunky’s rare speechless moments.
LUCIANA PALUZZI’S PASTA ALLA MATRICIANA
I had many marvelous moments on that film, including working with Lee Marvin for the first time. But the best thing that happened on
The Klansman
was meeting Luciana Paluzzi, a beautiful Italian lady, both inside and out. Like Ursula, Luciana was one of the classic James Bond beauties. She has remained a very dear friend and has
1½ cups all-purpose flour, sifted
½ cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 egg
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus additional for greasing
½ cup milk
½ teaspoon lemon zest, finely grated
Preheat oven to 400°F. Butter an extra-large muffin pan
(3¼-inch wide x 1¾-inch deep).
Wash and pat dry the blueberries.
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and ginger.
After blending those ingredients, gently stir in the dry blueberries.
In another bowl, beat the egg with a wire whisk, then fold in the melted butter, milk, and lemon zest.
Add the liquid ingredients all at once to the dry ingredients, and stir only until the dry ingredients are moistened. Pour mixture into muffin cups until two-thirds full, and bake 15 to 20 minutes, until golden on top.
A Man of a Thousand Names
M ICHAEL G REENFIELD, WHO we affectionately call “Greeny” or “Mad Dog” or “The Green Machine,” became my agent shortly before John and I broke up. He remains my white knight to this day. Few agents would have tolerated the way I treated my career, pretty much stopping each time I fell in love. But Greeny was always there to pick up the pieces and somehow find me work. He has become a member of our family.
Michael came into my life after I’d done a guest-starring role on
McCloud
with Dennis Weaver. It was a two-hour movie of the week and the other guest star was Stefanie Powers, whom I’d known from Hollywood High. Last time I’d seen her, I was Linda Evenstad, she was Taffy Paul, and everyone in both our sororities was being suspended from school because of a prank.
In the show, Stefanie and I had such an outrageous catfight that, years later, it became the blueprint for many of the catfights between Krystle and Alexis on
Dynasty
. The day after
McCloud
aired, Michael called saying he wanted to represent me.
I am certainly glad I said yes, because soon after, I was lucky enough to be cast in a film called
The Klansman
.
Breakfast with Burton
A SIDE FROM THE blessing of getting work, I was thrilled to be working with Richard Burton and Lee Marvin.
The Klansman
was one of those movies where the off-camera moments were far more interesting than the film. We were shooting on location in a remote town in Northern California. But when Bunky found out I was working with Richard Burton, we could have been on the moon and it wouldn’t have mattered—she was coming to visit me, like it or not!
By the time Bunky arrived, Elizabeth Taylor had left, which I thought would disappoint her, but instead Bunky just felt the field was clear. Keep in mind, she did have four or five husbands—and I don’t mean Elizabeth.
On the set the next morning around 8, I needed to run lines with Richard in his motor home. I took Bunky with me. When he opened the door, I thought she would faint. It was like Mark Antony himself had invited us in.
We sat down, and in that charming, eloquent way he had, Richard offered Bunky a drink.
She shot me a look and I knew she was thinking: “Oh my God, I can tell people at home I had a drink with Richard Burton.” So, of course, she accepted.
Richard asked: “Vodka?”
Bunky was obviously thinking more like coffee or orange juice at that hour, but she blurted out: “Of course!”
Richard then picked up an 8-ounce glass and filled it to the top with vodka, no ice, no orange juice, just a large glass of vodka. He poured one for himself, toasted, and then proceeded to drink it all down.
It was one of Bunky’s rare speechless moments.
LUCIANA PALUZZI’S PASTA ALLA MATRICIANA
I had many marvelous moments on that film, including working with Lee Marvin for the first time. But the best thing that happened on
The Klansman
was meeting Luciana Paluzzi, a beautiful Italian lady, both inside and out. Like Ursula, Luciana was one of the classic James Bond beauties. She has remained a very dear friend and has
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