Secret Recipes
QUICK BEER CHEESE SOUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 117). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 (10-oz) can cream of celery soup 1 (10-oz) can cream […]
BIG VOID CHEESE SOUP (like Big Boy’s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 71). If you like the cheese soup served at Big Boy Restaurants, you might like this version, which is reminiscent of theirs.* […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. Therefore, happy Monday to one and all. 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! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalSundaySupperMonth January is, among other things, National Sunday Supper Month. By the way, the 14th was […]
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 […]
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 #CleanOffYourDeskDay If getting more organized was your New Year’s Resolution, then today is a great day […]
OUT FRONT WALK AROUND SOUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen on her 2002-2004 “Free Recipes” and ordering information sheet. Imitating the menu item specialty of a famous steakhouse was no simple challenge! It’s a very creamy onion soup with just a hint of nutmeg and cheese. At home, I recreate it this way… INGREDIENTS: 2 […]
DENT KNEES CHEESE SOUP (Like Denny’s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 71). Slightly different than Big Boy’s Canadian Cheese Soup is this creamy cheese soup – with just a bit of minced ham in […]
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 #HuntForHappinessWeek Since yesterday began the third week of January, this week is observing National Hunt for Happiness Week! […]
Happy New Year! Additionally, #TGIM – Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! I look forward to every Monday because it’s one of my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #ThankGodItsMonday Today is so inspiring, to me because it’s National Thank […]
BIG BOY-STYLE CREAM OF BROCCOLI SOUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 118). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] If you like Big Boy’s Broccoli Soup, this should […]