Secret Recipes
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 […]
APPLE DUMPLINGS (Like Hudson’s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes of Famous Favorites (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1990, p. 63). APPLE DUMPLINGS, the way they were once served at Hudson’s can be made by… INGREDIENTS: 1 [double crust] recipe of our “[Butter] Pie Crust” dough [See the Recipes tab] […]
PUMPKIN MUFFINS (Like Hudson’s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret RecipesTM Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov.-Dec. 1992, p. 5). INGREDIENTS: 18-oz box Betty Crocker’s Butter Pecan cake mix or yellow cake mix _________ 1-lb can pumpkin 3 eggs 1/3 cup milk 1/3 cup oil 1 TB pumpkin pie spice _________ […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always 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, happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #WorkingParentsDay Tomorrow is… National Working Parents Day. Hence, happy Working Parents “Eve”, as well. Working parents are the silent heroes […]
BELGIUM WAFFLES With Cream Soda (Homemade) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 105). No matter where you order these, they are an exceptional restaurant treat. However, the little American Café, located once in Salt Lake City, seemed to have the best, according to our […]
CREAM SODA (Homemade) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 105). INGREDIENTS: 1-qt (minus ½ cupful) 1 TB vanilla extract ¼ cup light corn syrup (Karo) or use sugar-free pancake syrup for sugar-free version INSTRUCTIONS: Removing that ½ cup of Club Soda from the [bottle], […]
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 For many, like me, the countdown to the holidays usually begins with the onset of the fall season (which […]
BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 97). INGREDIENTS: 2 (2½- to 3-lb each) broiler-fryer chickens, cut up 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups buttermilk Cooking oil INSTRUCTIONS: Season chicken with salt and pepper. Coat with some of the flour then dip in […]
Happy Monday, happy September, and happy National Labor Day. I always 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. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalAmericanaMonth September observes National Americana Month and more. “Americana” is basically patriotic nostalgia usually related to the United States’ […]