Secret Recipes
BARBECUE SAUCE, SUGAR-FREE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987; p. 54) INGREDIENTS: ½ cup sugar-free apple butter ½ cup sugar-free Catalina dressing ½ cup sugar-free ketchup INSTRUCTIONS: Combine all 3 ingredients, as listed, stirring well. Refrigerate to use within 2 months. [NOTE: Each of the above […]
SUGAR-FREE APPLESAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987; p. 12) INGREDIENTS: 6 peeled, cored, & diced apples ¼ cup orange juice 1 tsp cinnamon INSTRUCTIONS: In 2½-qt saucepan, combine apples and juice [and cinnamon]. Cook mixture, stirring constantly, on medium-high heat, just until it comes to […]
APPLE BUTTER, WITHOUT SUGAR By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987; p. 54) INGREDIENTS: One recipe of Sugar-Free Applesauce (see website’s “Recipes” tab) 4 TB butter (or margarine) 1.1-oz box sugar-free lemon (or use orange or fruit flavored) Jell-O powder 1 tsp cinnamon INSTRUCTIONS: To one recipe […]
Peanut Butter (Sugar-Free) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 47) INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup peanut oil 3 cups dry roasted peanuts, shelled and skinned INSTRUCTIONS: Place peanut oil in blender. Add peanuts and blend, with on/off [agitation], on high speed about 2 or 3 minutes. Stop […]
Happy October and #HappyMonday to all! Thank God Its Monday – every week, I look forward to Monday; as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective October is special in so many ways besides being one of the most colorful months in Michigan. […]
#HappyMonday to one and all! I personally look forward to every Monday because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective Summer is officially past the half-way mark, now. It’s on its way out so that fall can come in for a quick blaze […]
Happy Monday and happy June! Personally, I always look forward to Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalGardeningWeek #GardeningExerciseDay #GreatOutdoorsMonth Since yesterday was the first Sunday in June, this is National Gardening Week! In fact, today’s also National […]
Happy Monday! I always look forward to Mondays! They’re my 52 Chances, each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #DoSomethingGoodForYourNeighborDay Today is National Do Something Good for Your Neighbor Day! A neighbor was once defined as being near or next door to another. That has […]
Happy Monday, once again, and happy March Eve! I love Mondays! They’re my 52 Chances, every year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #WomensHistoryMonth March (2022) and National Women’s History Month starts tomorrow! There are so many famous women to recognize world-wide – Amelia Earhart, Margaret […]
POTATO DUMPLINGS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 103) INGREDIENTS: 6 medium, boiling potatoes (about 2½-lbs total) ½ cup (or more) all-purpose flour 2 eggs, beaten to blend 1½ tsp salt (or to taste) 3 TB butter 1 small onion, minced 1 large slice […]