Secret Recipes
BEEF RIB ROAST By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Eating Out at Home (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; September 1978, p. 22). Any size roast… Have butcher cut loose chine bones and ribs from meat. Then have him [or her] tie it all back into place with heavy twine. INGREDIENTS: 8-10 pounds small end […]
Happy Monday and happy New Year. I always look forward to Mondays. Plus, this being the first Monday for 2025, it’s also… National Thank God It’s Monday Day. They’re my 52 Chances, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalSundaySupperMonth #NationalSundaySupperDay #NewYearsResolutionsWeek January, like other months, celebrates many food […]
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 […]
STUFFED FLOUNDER, LIKE RED LOBSTER’S [Also like Joe Muer’s restaurant (Detroit, MI).] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 35). Two restaurants do this classic dish justice – one is Joe Muer’s in downtown Detroit and the other is Red Lobster Restaurants, a good national […]
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 […]
BEEFEATER-STYLE CHUCK ROAST By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Eating Out at Home (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; September 1978, p. 22). INGREDIENTS: 4-lb boneless, chuck eye roast Unseasoned, instant meat tenderizer INSTRUCTIONS: Moisten roast with water and sprinkle with meat tenderizer, following package directions. Use no salt. Pierce roast deeply with kitchen fork, […]
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 […]