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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Memory-Making Happiness

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 #HappinessHappensMonth #HappinessHappensDay #FamilyFunMonth Happy August and happy national Happiness Happens Month! Happiness really isn’t hard to find. It happens all around […]

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CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM BAR COATING

CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM BAR COATING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 258). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 6 tablespoons melted paraffin 1 ounce unsweetened, solid, baking chocolate […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – The Dogged Dog Days

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 #TheDogDaysOfSummer We’re quickly approaching the middle of summer, now. This week, we continue to endure The Dog Days of […]

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HOT FUDGE, LIKE BROWN’S

HOT FUDGE, LIKE BROWN’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 262). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] I remember 2 Brown’s ice cream parlors [from my childhood in Southeast […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Happy Junk Food Day

Happy Monday. I LOVE Mondays! They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalJunkFoodDay Today’s a special day to blog about my mom, as it’s National Junk Food Day AND National Be Someone Day. For more than 40 years, before she passed away in […]

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HORSEY SAUCE – Like Totem Pole’s

HORSEY SAUCE – Like Totem Pole’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 189). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Before the Golden Arches was even a gleam in Ray […]

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HOMEMADE HORSERADISH

HOMEMADE HORSERADISH By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 189). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 cup (8 ounces) peeled and coarsely-chopped horseradish root ½ cup light cream […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Knowing Your Customers Is Key

Once again, happy Monday. I always look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #IndependentRetailerMonth #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay July is, among other things, Independent Retailer Month. Plus, Thursday, being the third one of the third quarter (for 2025), is Get to […]

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MACARONI & CHEESE, Inspired by Boston Chicken’s

MACARONI & CHEESE, Inspired by Boston Chicken’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Best Of The First 20 Years (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; April 1994, p. 58). Boston Chicken continues to be a favorite place! I can’t get enough of their unique side dishes. INGREDIENTS: 3 cups dry, spiral shaped pasta 2/3 cup milk […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – The Donahue Effect

Happy Monday, again. I 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 Today’s the 44-year anniversary of Mom’s most influential TV appearance, on The Phil Donahue Show (filmed July 7, 1981 – before common internet and social media platforms […]

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