Secret Recipes
#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 […]
Happy National Apple Month! #NationalAppleMonth APPLE DRYING AT HOME IT’S EASIER THAN YOU THINK! By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published book, My Cup Runneth Over and I Can’t Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989, p. 35). INSTRUCTIONS: You can purchase dried apple slices in the supermarket, and in the […]
CALYPSO COFFEE Like The Victoria Dining Room (Niagara Falls, Ontario) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 269). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition)]. This is an after-dinner […]
Thank God it’s Monday, once again. I look forward to every Monday because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, I hope you have a happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalFallFoliageWeek It’s National Fall Foliage Week so my husband and I took a day trip […]
POT PIES (Like Boston Market) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret RecipesTM Bulletin© #102 – Imitations of Boston Market Dishes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; 1998) Because the crust is unlike any pie crust I have ever used, I thought of how similar to Crescent Dinner Rolls dough it was… (No wonder they charge $4 […]
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, happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #AutumnalEquinox #NationalAmericanaMonth Fall officially starts this afternoon! Today is also known as the Autumnal Equinox, when the day time and night […]