Granny Square – How To By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published folder, by the same name (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI: Fall 1986, p. 1) #GloriaPitzersCookbook
GRANNY SQUARE – HOW TO

Granny Square – How To By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published folder, by the same name (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI: Fall 1986, p. 1) #GloriaPitzersCookbook
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 you. Therefore, happy Monday – and happy April, too. #TheRecipeDetective #KeepAmericaBeautifulMonth #LawnAndGardenMonth #NationalGardenMonth Now that I’m done spring cleaning the inside of my home, it’s […]
Thank God it’s Monday, all over again. I personally look forward to every Monday, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! Therefore, I always like to say, “happy Monday”. #TheRecipeDetective #MomAndPopBusinessOwnersDay Friday is National Mom And Pop Business Owners Day, honoring all small […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I personally look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! Therefore, happy Monday to everyone. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalCleaningWeek I’m so excited, I can hardly wait – next Sunday is the beginning of National [Spring] […]
Thank God it’s Monday, once again I look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my annual 52 Chances, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Thus, happy Monday! #TheRecipeDetective #PlantAFlowerDay Tomorrow is National Plant A Flower Day. Unfortunately, it’s a couple of months too early for planting flowers in Michigan […]
Thank God it’s Monday, once again. I personally look forward to each and every Monday, as they are my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you. Therefore, happy Monday to everyone – and happy March. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalWomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensWeek #InternationalWomensDay Welcome to March, which celebrates, […]
HOBBIES THAT HAVE KNOWN ME By Gloria Pitzer – Recipe Detective (circa mid-1970s), as seen in… No Laughing Matter (her syndicated series of articles). EVER SINCE I SAW Carol Duvall make Sonny Elliott weatherman buttons out of baby food jar lids, on her television craft show, I was determined to do something creative. I […]
COAL GARDEN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44). About this coal garden: Usually, around power plants or [old] factories, you might find the burned remnants of real coal, with which you can make this pretty dish garden. […]
#ThankGodItsMonday! I look forward to all Mondays. They’re my 52 Chances, annually, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalCraftMonth March is coming and celebrating National Craft Month, among other things. I love crafting, as did Mom (and her mom). Crafting turns ordinary things into extraordinary things – like […]
CALIFORNIA FRIJOLES SOUP 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 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 cans (10 ½ ounces each) beef consommé 1 ¼ cups tomato […]