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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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POMANDER BALLS

Happy July! Having just enjoyed National Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month, I was reminded of this little craft project that Mom taught me many decades ago, when my children were young, using citrus fruits (usually oranges) and poking cloves into them, creating some sort of face or design. They were wrapped in ribbons that were […]

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CLERGYMAN’S FRIED CHICKEN – Like Church’s

CLERGYMAN’S FRIED CHICKEN – Like Church’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen on… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 93). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Another of the leading fried chicken chains to give KFC […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Happy Social Media Day

Happy Monday! I love Mondays. They’re my 52 Chances a year, for sharing Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #SocialMediaDay Today is not only the last day of June but it’s also National Social Media Day. Social media gets a bad rep from time to time but, nowadays, that’s where it’s at, if you […]

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HUSH PUPPIES, SOUTHERN STYLE

HUSH PUPPIES, SOUTHERN STYLE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 110). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 12-ounce can whole kernel corn, drained 1 ½ cups biscuit mix […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Summer Has Only Just Begun

Thank God it’s Monday, again. 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. Therefore, happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #SummerBegins #FreshFruitAndVegetablesMonth #NationalGreatOutdoorsMonth Finally, the Summer [Solstice], the longest day of the year, officially arrived on Saturday. Of course, people have […]

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DIZZY WORLD VANILLA FUDGE

DIZZY WORLD VANILLA FUDGE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes, Revised (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; November 1978, p. 13). INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups butter or margarine 13-oz can PET Milk 1-lb brown sugar 2 cups granulated sugar 1/8 tsp salt 1-lb confectioner’s sugar 1 tsp vanilla INSTRUCTIONS: Combine […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Dad Is King, Mom Said So

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. Additionally, I hope all the dads out there enjoyed a splendid, memory-making Father’s Day weekend with their children. #TheRecipeDetective #FathersDay #UniversalFathersWeek […]

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BIG PLOY’S GARLIC BREAD

BIG PLOY’S GARLIC BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 161). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When you eat at Big Boy restaurants, at least those in Michigan […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Big Boy Is My Kind Of Place

Once again, 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 #NationalBigBoyDay While there isn’t an official Big Boy Birthday Week, many Big Boy restaurants often have special offers and events during the week leading up to and including June […]

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