Free Recipes for Life by Linda Evans Page A

that she actually never locked the front door because she thought if the Fugitive wanted to hide somewhere he could stay at our house. Truth.
    Sadly, my mother didn’t live to meet her Dr. Richard Kimble because I didn’t work with David until 1973, well after her death. I did a guest spot on his TV series
Harry O,
which we shot in San Diego, California.
    Not long after that, we met again when I started seeing Stan. David was dating Dani Greco and the four of us soon became best friends. Because the four of us had so much fun together, and since David and Dani spent most weekends at our beach house, when the house next door came up for sale they bought it. By then, I’d married Stan, and Dani had married David. We were like family.
    David and I even got to work together again on a movie of the week called
Nowhere to Run
. It couldn’t have been more perfect. Every morning, when the car came to take us to location, David would come out his front door just as I was coming out mine. Dani would kiss him good-bye, while Stan kissed me, and off we’d go.
    I never met anyone who didn’t adore David. He had a brilliant quick wit and a mischievous sense of humor. I remember once, during a party in Beverly Hills, we were standing around in a large group, when someone commented how lovely I looked that evening. Without missing a beat, David said, “Of course Linda is beautiful, but have you ever seen her feet?” Naturally everyone turned to stare down at my feet. I was wearing high-heeled sandals, which didn’t hide the bunion on my left foot. “Yeah, she does have a flaw,” David said, shaking his head knowingly. I probably should have kicked him with my bunion, but I was laughing too hard.

    One of a kind.
    Dani and I also got to work together on a project called
Nakia,
starring Robert Forster. Before we did the picture, Dani and I had studied together with Lee Strasberg over the summer when he came to LA to teach. Knowing how bright and charismatic she is, I wasn’t surprised that Dani would also be an excellent actress. What the four of us shared was magical. Even after Stan and I broke up, we all remained good friends. Then tragically, we lost David and there was an enormous emptiness in all our lives. To this day, I still miss that guy; he was one of a kind.
    Dani and I were often in the kitchen while David and Stan were playing backgammon. Every weekend, more and more friends would come to Malibu to hang out with us, so Dani and I would play around with new recipes to keep everyone happy. Here are two of Dani’s recipes that still get rave reviews.

DANI AND DAVID JANSSEN’S CAESAR SALAD
MAKES ¾ CUP
    1 egg
    1 (2-ounce) can anchovy fillets
    1 garlic clove, minced (about ½ to 1 teaspoon)
    2 to 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
    1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
    ½ tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
    5 tablespoons olive oil
    4 small heads romaine lettuce, preferably the hearts (approximately 12 cups)
    ½ to 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (I like Parmigiano-Reggiano), or more if you love cheese like I do
    Coddle the egg by gently boiling it in water for 2 minutes, no longer.
    Drain the anchovies (saving 1 tablespoon anchovy oil to mix in the dressing), then mash with the garlic in a small bowl until a paste is formed. Add the coddled egg yolk (discarding the white) and blend. Whisk in the red wine vinegar, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Add olive oil and reserved oil from the anchovies in a slow steady stream, whisking constantly.
    Wash, dry, and tear the romaine leaves into bite-sized pieces and put them in a salad bowl.
    Toss the dressing, to taste, with the romaine and ¼ cup of the grated Parmesan. After distributing the salads on the plates, sprinkle Parmesan on top and serve immediately.

HAM DANI
    This has been one of my favorites. It is a crowd-pleaser that I’ve served many times. The leftovers are delicious, because the ham is so flavorful.
    1 (13-pound) bone-in ham, skin on
    1 (16-ounce) box dark