Secret Recipes
Happy National American Beer Day. Beer is one of the star-ingredients in this recipe… #AmericanBeerDay PEPPER-ITCH ARM SEASONED STUFFING BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 99). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; […]
Happy Monday, once again. I LOVE Mondays! They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #WomensSmallBusinessMonth #FamilyStoriesMonth #NationalAuthorsDay October is winding down, as November begins this Saturday. Thus, this blog post celebrates both, with National Women’s Small Business Month and Family Stories Month. Incidentally, […]
Happy International Chefs Day, as well as an early National Food Day! BEAN SOUP (Like Chef Frank’s at The Voyageur) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 122). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; […]
In honor of Friday, being National Food Day… #NationalFoodDay SALT-SPICE MIX By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 16). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup sea salt […]
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 #MakeADifferenceDay #RandomActsOfKindness Saturday, being the fourth one in October (for 2025), will be celebrating National Make A Difference Day, among […]
#NationalSeafoodMonth #NationalSeafoodBisqueDay In honor of October, being National Seafood Month, and the coming National Seafood Bisque Day… SHRIMP BISQUE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 125). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May […]
#NationalSeafoodMonth In honor of October, being National Seafood Month… BERVILLE HOTEL SECRET SHRIMP (With Shrimp & Hot Sauce) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1977, p. 75). INGREDIENTS: 10-oz package frozen cauliflower 4-oz can “tiny” shrimp, undrained & mashed well 2 (10-oz […]
Or Aspirational Clutter – It’s All Carol Duvall’s Fault Happy Monday, again. I LOVE Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective I heard about “aspirational clutter” on a recent newscast, as well as on social media. Apparently it’s a widespread conundrum, […]
APPLE SAUCE & APPLE BUTTER From: “Apple Drying At Home” By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… My Cup Runneth Over and I Can’t Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989, p. 35). Reconstitute the slices [from Apple Drying At Home] to natural texture by soaking slices in apple juice or [apple] cider […]
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 #NationalNewspaperWeek Among other things, this week celebrates National Newspaper Week. Regularly printed newspapers supposedly began in Germany in the […]