Secret Recipes
CORN CHIPS (from corn or flour tortillas) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 68). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INSTRUCTIONS: Prepare the corn or flour tortillas [below], but […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. Mondays are my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #HaveFunAtWorkDay Tomorrow’s National Have Fun At Work Day. One of the reasons Mom delayed retiring for as long as she could was because she loved her work […]
HOMEMADE CREAM CHEESE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p.33). INGREDIENTS: 2½ cups Half & Half coffee cream Juice of 1 lemon ½ tsp salt ¼ cup buttermilk INSTRUCTIONS: In top of double boiler, put coffee cream, juice, and […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. That’s why I find happiness in Mondays. Hence, I love to say, “happy Monday”. #TheRecipeDetective #HuntForHappinessWeek Once again, it’s time to celebrate Hunt for Happiness […]
MOCK PEACH MELBA By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Issue 120, May/June 1986; p. 8). INGREDIENTS: 1½-lb can Cling Peach halves 21-oz can cherry pie filling 8-oz tub Cool Whip, thawed Dusting of cinnamon INSTRUCTIONS: Remove peach halves from canned syrup, placing 2 per [dessert] […]
As always, Thank God it’s Monday. I love Mondays, as they are my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday to everyone. #TheRecipeDetective #CleanOffYourDeskDay #NationalHobbyMonth As the second Monday in January (for 2025), today is, among other things… National Clean Off Your Desk […]
BEEF RIB ROAST By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Eating Out at Home (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; September 1978, p. 22). Any size roast… Have butcher cut loose chine bones and ribs from meat. Then have him [or her] tie it all back into place with heavy twine. INGREDIENTS: 8-10 pounds small end […]
Happy Monday and happy New Year. I always look forward to Mondays. Plus, this being the first Monday for 2025, it’s also… National Thank God It’s Monday Day. They’re my 52 Chances, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalSundaySupperMonth #NationalSundaySupperDay #NewYearsResolutionsWeek January, like other months, celebrates many food […]
Happy January and happy New Year! This is National Oatmeal Month and Sunday, January 5th, is… National Bird Day. Mom loved feeding our backyard birds (and squirrels), especially those that stayed for our Michigan winters. I remember helping her turn milk cartons into feeders and hanging them around the yard (just out of the reach […]