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Kenny Larger’s BBQ Chicken

KENNY LARGER’S BBQ CHICKEN (Like Kenny Roger’s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, That’s the Flavor (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1998, p. 25). Also seen in her “Free Recipes/Information” sheet (circa 2000). INGREDIENTS: 3-lbs. chicken pieces, still frozen 1-lb. can cranberry sauce (jellied or whole) 1 envelope onion soup mix […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – The Secret Recipes Detective

Happy Monday, everybody! Tomorrow is the 1-year anniversary of my launching this blog, Mondays & Memories of My Mom. I started this to honor my mom’s legacy as the ORIGINAL Secret RecipesTM Detective. The title, Recipe DetectiveTM, which Mom eventually trademarked, was bestowed on her in the mid-1970s by the Detroit area radio listeners of […]

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Self-Rising Flour (Homemade)

Self-Rising Flour (By the Cupful) By Gloria Pitzer, one of her original “200” recipes (1972) Sift together: 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 tsp salt and 3/4 tsp baking powder. Alternate version #1 (as seen with “Banana Bread, Like The Grand Hotel’s“): 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 […]

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Banana Bread, like Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel

BANANA BREAD – Like The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island (MI) Developed by Laura Pitzer (Emerich), 1979; published by Gloria Pitzer in her cookbook, Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret Recipes, St. Clair, MI; 1982, p. 238) On the lavish, luncheon, smorgasbord tables of the Grand Hotel, where we were staying during the filming of “Somewhere […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – “Famous Foods from Famous Places”

Hello to everyone, and welcome to Mondays & Memories of My Mom! I’d also like to say happy February 18th! According to the calendar at OCfoodies.com, it’s Crab-Stuffed Flounder AND Drink Wine Day – therefore, eat, drink and be merry! I’m down with that! In case you’re wondering who I am… My name is Laura Emerich […]

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