Secret Recipes
HOT TURKEY SALAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen on her free sample recipes sheet from Fall 2002. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups elbow macaroni 2 ribs celery, sliced thin 2 cans (10-oz each) cream of chicken soup 1 can (10-oz) cheddar cheese soup half a soup can of real mayonnaise 2 cups finely cut up leftover turkey […]
SHORTBREAD, like Lorna Doone By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… That’s the Flavor! (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1998, p. 15). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup butter ½ cup powdered sugar 2 cups flour ¼ tsp baking powder INSTRUCTIONS: Cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in half the flour, the baking powder, […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I personally look forward to all Mondays. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #MemorialDay As the last Monday in May (for 2024), today is National Memorial Day – also known as “Decoration Day”. I may enjoy that […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I personally look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with everyone! Therefore, happy Monday to one and all. #TheRecipeDetective #RoadTripDay #NationalCoolerDay This Friday begins the 2024 Memorial Day weekend, which is considered to be the […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I personally look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with everyone! Therefore, happy Monday to one and all. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalMothersMonth Yesterday officially celebrated Mother’s Day but I think mothers should be celebrated and honored throughout […]
Thank God it’s Monday, once more. I look forward to every Monday, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you. Hence, happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #SmallBusinessWeek This first full week in May (5th-11th, for 2024) celebrates, among other things, National Small Business Week. […]
LIGHT SPRING VEST By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published newsletter, Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May-June 1986, p. 10). This crocheted, light, spring vest (pictured above), made with large granny squares, brought Mom many compliments, every spring. See also Mom’s ‘Granny Square – How-to’, which was featured on […]
Thank God it’s Monday. I personally look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday to one and all. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalHumorMonth #NationalCartoonistsDay MOM’S HUMOROUS CARTOONS These are the last couple days of April, which is still observing […]
SWEETEN HOUSE RICE CONFETTI (with Pecans) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 278). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 3-ounce box strawberry or raspberry Jell-O gelatin ¾ cups […]
A BRIDE’S DESSERT By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… My Cup Runneth Over and I Can’t Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989) INGREDIENTS: 1 prepared Share-A-Lease Cheesecake 2 boxes (4-serving size, each) “Cook & Serve” chocolate pudding, prepared per box directions 9-oz tub Cool Whip, thawed 12-oz pkg. chocolate covered peanuts […]