Secret Recipes
In honor of September, being National Chicken Month, National Italian Cheese Month, National Mushroom Month, National Rice Month, and Whole Grains Month, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for… GREEN RICE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; March-April 1987, p. 2). As always, I’m asking only for […]
As usual, 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 #NationalGoodNeighborDay #NationalLovePeopleDay Today is celebrating, among other things, National Good Neighbor Day and Wednesday will be National Love People Day; though, these are some of those things that should be […]
In honor of Wednesday, being National Great American Pot Pie Day; Friday, being National Cooking Day; and September, being National Americana Month, National Mushroom Month, and National Chicken Month – here’s Mom’s secret copycat recipe for… #GreatAmericanPotPieDay #NationalCookingDay #NationalAmericanaMonth #NationalMushroomMonth #NationalChickenMonth CHICKEN POT PIE, Inspired by Fred Sanders (Detroit 1950s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen […]
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, I wish for you a happy Monday, too. #TheRecipeDetective #AutumnalEquinox #NationalFallFoliageWeek I also want to wish you an official happy “Fall Eve”. Tomorrow is […]
In honor of tomorrow, being National Chicken Boy Day and the start of September, which is National Chicken Month, here’s Mom’s copycat version of… #ChickenBoyDay #NationalChickenMonth GENE HACKMAN’S CHICKEN RECIPE [With BBQ Variation] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 15). Per […]
Once again, happy Monday. I LOVE Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalReadABookDay #LibraryCardSignUpMonth Next Sunday is National Read A Book Day, among other things. Relatedly, tomorrow kicks off the month of September and National Library Card Sign Up Month. […]
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’ […]
CHICKEN SOUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 121). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] We called this “Jewish penicillin” when I was growing up. What my mother couldn’t […]
Thank God it’s Monday. I love 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 #NationalAmericanaMonth Labor Day’s unofficial end to summer has passed us by and the focus is now on fall, especially in the marketing realm; as pumpkin […]