Secret Recipes
STUCKEY’S PECAN PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Secret Restaurant Recipes Book (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; Jan. 1977, p. 11). INGREDIENTS: 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup dark corn syrup 1/3 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 1 cup sugar 2 TB melted butter or margarine 1 cup pecan meats 1 unbaked, 9-inch […]
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 #WorkingParentsDay Friday will be, among other things, National Working Parents Day! According to Wikipedia, these days, even stay-at-home […]
Thank God It’s Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday! 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 #FamilyFunMonth We’re in the final stretch of August’s National Family Fun Month observance (for 2022) and quickly approaching Labor Day […]
As always, #HappyMonday to one and all! Personally, I always look forward to every Monday because they’re my 52 Chances, each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #SummerBegins #NationalCampingMonth #GreatOutdoorsMonth In the northern hemisphere, it’s National Summer Begins Day; called the Summer Solstice, it’s the longest day of […]
Happy Monday and happy March to all! Every week, I look forward to Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #MapleSugaringMonth #PureMichigan March is Maple Sugaring Month! It’s not an official, national observance; however, making maple sugar and syrup […]
CHEESE BREAD, Like Hudson’s By Gloria Pitzer As pictured above, seen in her self-published cookbook, The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 17). As printed below, seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 154). [A revised reprint […]
Happy Monday to all! Personally, I look forward to every Monday because they are my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective My mom passed away just over four years ago, leaving behind a very special legacy of love. I started and continue […]
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 […]
Happy Monday! If you’ve read any of my blog posts, you probably know that I always look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share, with you, Memories of My Mom! #TheRecipeDetective Last week, I heard a story about a fellow Michigander who’s literally been collecting map […]
It’s another spectacular Monday! Happy Monday and happy Labor Day to one and all! I always look forward to each and every Monday, as they are my 52 Chances per year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #LearnSomethingNewEveryDay 127 years ago (in June 1894), Labor Day […]