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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Spring Benefits Begin

Spring begins today so happy spring and happy Monday to everyone! Thank God Its 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 you! #TheRecipeDetective #LawnAndGardenMonth #NationalGardenMonth Spring begins tonight AND April is just around the corner […]

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CHEESE CRACKERS

CHEESE CRACKERS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 281). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 cup flour 1/3 cup butter (not margarine) 2 ounces (a scant cupful) […]

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BAKED EGG CASSEROLE, LIKE MRS. HELEN MILLIKEN’S

BAKED EGG CASSEROLE, LIKE MRS. HELEN MILLIKEN’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 7) At the Governor’s Mansion that year [June 1975], I enjoyed this luncheon dish while attending a National Federation of Press Women’s conference. I asked Mrs. Milliken if […]

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CHOP SUEY BUNS, WITH MACKINAC FRUIT BARS VARIATION

CHOP SUEY BUNS, WITH MACKINAC FRUIT BARS VARIATION & THIN VANILLA ICING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 182). Chop Suey Buns: INGREDIENTS: 2 2/3 cups flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 TB […]

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RUM SAUCE TOPPING

RUM SAUCE TOPPING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Knock-Off Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; Nov 1996, p. 19) INGREDIENTS: 1¼ cup apple juice 1 cup tea (hot or cold) 4 TB butter or margarine 2 TB cornstarch 1 tsp apple pie spice 2-oz dark or light rum ½ tsp molasses INSTRUCTIONS: Bring 1 […]

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OATMEAL MUFFIN COOKIES

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 […]

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ONE-DISH MEAL PASTY

ONE-DISH MEAL PASTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 108). (Pronounced: pass-tea.) Adapted from ‘I Got A Cook In Kalamazoo’ (Junior League of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI). INGREDIENTS: THE PASTRY: 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 1 tsp salt 1 cup lard ½ cup […]

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MICHIGAN U.P. PASTY

MICHIGAN U.P. PASTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 108). (Pronounced: pass-tea) Cornish Meat Pies… brought to this country by Welsh miners who worked in the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This was their meal, in a pocket pie […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Month Of Love

Happy Valentine’s Eve! Plus, Thank God Its Monday and #HappyMonday to one and all! As usual, I always look forward to every Monday, as they’re my 52 Chances, each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalWeddingsMonth February (aka: the “Month of Love”) is also, among other things, […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Pure Michigan Love

Happy February! Plus, Thank God Its Monday and a very #HappyMonday to everyone! As always, 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 With Valentine’s Day right in the heart of February, this month is generally […]

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