Secret Recipes
Happy January and happy New Year! This is National Oatmeal Month and Sunday, January 5th, is… National Bird Day. Mom loved feeding our backyard birds (and squirrels), especially those that stayed for our Michigan winters. I remember helping her turn milk cartons into feeders and hanging them around the yard (just out of the reach […]
OATMEAL CRANBERRY MUFFINS (Like Old Country Buffet) [Plus, a raisin variation.] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret RecipesTM Bulletin© #101 – Old Country Buffet… (Secret Recipes TM, Marysville, MI; 1998, p. 2). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup fresh cranberries* 1 cup milk 2 TB sugar 1/3 cup real mayonnaise 2 cups whole wheat flour ½ tsp […]
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 everyone! Therefore, happy Monday to one and all. #TheRecipeDetective #HuntForHappinessWeek This is the third full week of January (for 2024). It kicked off yesterday, celebrating […]
#ThankGodItsMondayDay #HappyMonday Happy New Year’s Day. Plus, thank God it’s Monday, again. I hope everyone has an extra special happy Monday, today, as this is the FIRST Monday of January AND of 2024. I always look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My […]
AUNT JENNY’S DATE OAT BARS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 4). INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup sugar 3 cups dates, cut up 1½ cups water 1½ cups Spry or Crisco or butter 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp nutmeg 1 cup packed brown […]
OATMEAL MUFFIN COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 213) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] These were a featured item in a Toronto bakery – they are made […]
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 #NationalHobbyMonth #NationalMentoringMonth January celebrates, among other things, National Hobby Month and National Mentoring Month! A very popular New […]
Happy Monday and happy National Michigan Day Eve! I look forward to each and every Monday, as they are my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalMichiganDay Tomorrow is, among other things, National Michigan Day! Michigan is a treasure trove of great […]