Secret Recipes
In honor of TODAY, being National Date Nut Bread Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for “Soup Can Date Nut Bread”, like Sanders’ once had; as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 39). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you […]
Thank God it’s Monday. I look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective “YES, VIRGINIA…” was the well-known response from The Sun, a famous former New York newspaper, in September 1897, to 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon’s simple […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Cupcake Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for “Yellow Cupcakes” [Like Sanders’], with [Sanders’] Buttercream (Icing); as seen in her self-published cookbook… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 56). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. #NationalCupcakeDay YELLOW […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, have a happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective Last week’s blog post, “Waste Not, Want Not”, was about recycling. As I wrote then: “we’re running out of […]
BELGIUM WAFFLES With Cream Soda (Homemade) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 105). No matter where you order these, they are an exceptional restaurant treat. However, the little American Café, located once in Salt Lake City, seemed to have the best, according to our […]
CREAM SODA (Homemade) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 105). INGREDIENTS: 1-qt (minus ½ cupful) 1 TB vanilla extract ¼ cup light corn syrup (Karo) or use sugar-free pancake syrup for sugar-free version INSTRUCTIONS: Removing that ½ cup of Club Soda from the [bottle], […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, have a happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective For many, like me, the countdown to the holidays usually begins with the onset of the fall season (which […]
CRANBERRY (HOLIDAY) PUNCH By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 112). INGREDIENTS: 1-qt cranberry juice 1-qt prepared lemonade 1-qt [Faygo] “Red Pop” ( or strawberry or cherry carbonated soda) 1-qt Sundance brand carbonated cranberry drink or carbonated apple drink INSTRUCTIONS: In [a large] punch bowl, […]
Thank God it’s Monday, once again. I personally look forward to each and every Monday, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! Therefore, happy Monday to one and all. #TheRecipeDetective #DaylightAppreciationDay #SummerSolstice #Summersgiving Even though we celebrated the unofficial start of summer several […]
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 […]