Secret Recipes
BEEF BRISKET By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 14). INGREDIENTS: 3 to 3½-lb beef brisket ½ cup Lambrusco wine 1.5-oz envelope onion soup mix 12-oz bottle Heinz Chili Sauce INSTRUCTIONS: Combine it all in a Pam-sprayed 9x12x2-inch baking pan or deep baking […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I personally look forward to all Mondays. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #MemorialDay As the last Monday in May (for 2024), today is National Memorial Day – also known as “Decoration Day”. I may enjoy that […]
PISTACHIO PUDDING FROSTING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 67). INGREDIENTS: 1½ cups cold milk 1 envelope Dream Whip powder 4-oz box instant pistachio pudding powder [or banana] ½ tsp almond extract INSTRUCTIONS: In 1½-qt deep, narrow, mixing bowl, [with electric mixer] […]
PISTACHIO PUDDING CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 67). INGREDIENTS: 18-oz box white cake mix 4-oz box instant pistachio pudding powder [or banana] 1 cup club soda 3 eggs ½ cup oil INSTRUCTIONS: Stir dry cake mix with dry pudding powder, […]
COOKIE SHEET PREPARATION By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 43). Whenever you see (*) by ‘prepared cookie sheet’, in one of my cookie recipes, I want you to prepare the cookie sheet in this manner… INSTRUCTIONS: Spray cookie sheet with Pam, evenly. […]
HONEY BUTTER By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 100). INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb butter or margarine ½ cup honey 6 slices bacon, fried crispy & crumbled [fine]; plus, drippings INSTRUCTIONS: In 1½-qt mixing bowl, with mixer on high speed, cream butter until light and […]
Happy November and Thank God Its Monday again. Thus, happy Monday to everyone! I really 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! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalGratitudeMonth #InspirationalRoleModelsMonth November is, among other things, National Gratitude Month and National Inspirational Role […]
Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective To blog or not to blog was something over which I pondered more than half a decade ago. […]
COCONUT CONFECTIONS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986) INGREDIENTS: 3-oz pkg. cream cheese 2 tsp grated orange peel 1 TB chopped walnuts ¼ cup flaked coconut INSTRUCTIONS: Beat cream cheese with mixer on medium speed, using small mixing bowl, about 3 to 4 […]
Happy June! Thank God Its Monday, again; and, as such, #HappyMonday to all! I personally look forward to each and every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalCampingMonth #PureMichigan #GreatOutdoorsMonth June is finally here, celebrating, among other things, National Camping Month […]