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Hi! I'm Laura Emerich and Gloria Pitzer, the ORIGINAL Secret Recipe Detective, is my mom. This website is lovingly dedicated to her memory and legacy.

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Happy Place

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Post date October 10, 2022
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Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective NOTE: Apparently, I sometimes get my Mondays mixed up – as I just realized this morning [Oct. 17th] […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Work And Family

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Post date October 3, 2022
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Happy October and #HappyMonday to all! Thank God Its Monday – every week, I look forward to Monday; as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective October is special in so many ways besides being one of the most colorful months in Michigan. […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Family Bonding

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Post date September 26, 2022
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Thank God Its Monday and #HappyMonday to everyone! I always look forward to Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalFamilyDay Today, being the fourth Monday in September (for 2022), is National Family Day; which promotes making and sharing meals together, […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Autumn Comforts

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Post date September 19, 2022
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Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! I always look forward to Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #AutumnalEquinox Labor Day is widely considered to be the end of summer and, thus, the start of fall. Yet, […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Working Parents

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Post date September 12, 2022
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Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #WorkingParentsDay Friday will be, among other things, National Working Parents Day! According to Wikipedia, these days, even stay-at-home […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Labor Day, Americana-Style

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Post date September 5, 2022
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Thank God It’s Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday and happy Labor Day to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #LaborDay Today is, among other things, National Labor Day – an Americana celebration of […]

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CHOCOLATE-COVERED GRAHAM CRACKERS

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Post date August 29, 2022
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CHOCOLATE-COVERED GRAHAM CRACKERS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 228). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: The Crackers: 1 cup self-rising flour 2 cups Graham or wheat […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Unforgettable Family Fun

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Post date August 29, 2022
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Thank God It’s Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #FamilyFunMonth We’re in the final stretch of August’s National Family Fun Month observance (for 2022) and quickly approaching Labor Day […]

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CHICKEN IN THE GRUFF

CHICKEN IN THE GRUFF By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 100). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 3-lb chicken, cut-up fryer pieces (rinsed and drained) Flour (enough […]

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SHALLOW CUP MARSHMALLOW CANDIES – Mallow Cup Imitation

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Post date August 24, 2022
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SHALLOW CUP MARSHMALLOW CANDIES – Mallow Cup Imitation By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 233). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Just like my Recess Peanut Butter Cups, […]

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