Secret Recipes
In honor of TODAY, being Big Boy’s Birthday, here’s one of Mom’s copycat recipes for… #NationalBigBoyDay BIG BOY (STYLE) 1000 ISLAND By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997) INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup shrimp sauce 1 cup mayonnaise INSTRUCTIONS: Mix [ingredients] together. Keep it refrigerated, […]
Today is Big Boy’s Birthday. Plus, it’s Big Boy’s Birthday Week (for 2026), which is always celebrated the week of Big Boy’s birthday. Mom has about 111 Big Boy recipe imitations listed in her Master Index, 12 of which are currently on the Recipes tab (14 with today’s two additions). Several of those are printed […]
Happy Monday, as always. I LOVE Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalBigBoyDay Happy birthday to Big Boy, who’s 90 years old, today! There isn’t an official Big Boy Birthday Week but many Big Boy restaurants often have special offers […]
In honor of this Wednesday, being National Herbs and Spices Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalHerbsAndSpicesDay ITALIAN HERBS, LIKE SPICE ISLAND By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sep.–Oct. 1990, p. 3). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, I hope this helps you have a happy Monday, too. #TheRecipeDetective #GardeningExerciseDay #NationalGardeningWeek #WeedYourGardenDay #NationalGreatOutdoorsMonth #FreshFruitAndVegetablesMonth This week celebrates a lot of things. It’s […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Olive Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalOliveDay GREEK OLIVE SALAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 46). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, have a happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalGreatOutdoorsMonth #PureMichigan Today is the first day of June, which happens to be National Great Outdoors Month, among other […]
Happy June and National Pen Pal Day! #NationalPenPalDay PAPER HOLE PUNCH FLOWERS – For Stationary & Greeting Cards By Gloria Pitzer (circa 1992; no printed version found). When my children were young, I volunteered as their Campfire Boys & Girls group leader, just as Mom had volunteered as a Scout’s leader 20 years earlier. This […]
“No Laugh ‘N Matter”, by Gloria Pitzer – How I Spent My Summer Vacation INTRODUCTION In the 1960s and 1970s, my mom designed a few different editorial columns, satirically geared toward working homemakers like herself (or those who just want to laugh at life), mailing out samples to over 300 newspapers. Within a year, she […]
In honor of May, being National Hamburger Month, and Thursday, being National Beef Burger Day AND National Hamburger Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #National Hamburger Month #National Beef Burger Day #National Hamburger Day LUMP’S GOLLY BURGERS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. […]