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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Autumn Comforts

Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! 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 you! #TheRecipeDetective #AutumnalEquinox Labor Day is widely considered to be the end of summer and, thus, the start of fall. Yet, […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Working Parents

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 […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Labor Day, Americana-Style

Thank God It’s Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday and happy Labor Day 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 #LaborDay Today is, among other things, National Labor Day – an Americana celebration of […]

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GYPSY 48-EGG TORTE, LIKE DODGE FAMILY’S

GYPSY 48-EGG TORTE, LIKE DODGE FAMILY’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997) INGREDIENTS*: For the cake: 48 eggs, separated 3 cups sugar 1 lb. chopped pecans 3 cups fine bread crumbs 2-oz bottle of rum extract Toppings: 2 lbs. prepared vanilla […]

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LINDY’S STRAWBERRY PIE

LINDY’S STRAWBERRY PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; June 1997, p. 20) A favorite New York restaurant… INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sugar 3 TB cornstarch 10-oz 7-Up or lemon-lime soda 2 TB strawberry Jell-O powder 1-qt whole strawberries, hulled One 9-inch, baked pie […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Those Hounding Dog Days

#TGIM – Thank God It’s Monday, again; and, as such, #HappyMonday to 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 Here, in the northern hemisphere, we’re almost to the middle of summer and the unbearable, […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Clumsy Cook Or Gourmet

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 #KitchenKlutzesOfAmericaDay Today is, among other things, National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day! For many years, Mom loved to joke about […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Celebrating Food And Foodies

Once again, happy Monday! Personally, I always look forward to Mondays; as they’re my 52 Chances, each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #MothersDay I hope everyone enjoyed their Mother’s Day celebrations, yesterday, with their families! It’s been five years since I celebrated it with […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Faith, Hope, & Love

Happy Monday, once again! I, myself, look forward to all Mondays! They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalMonthOfHope Last week, I discussed turning points in Mom’s life that directed her journey to being The Recipe DetectiveTM. Mom always accredited these turning points, […]

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Girl’s Scoot Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies

GIRL’S SCOOT PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 224). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] COOKIE INGREDIENTS: 2 cups biscuit mix 2 eggs 2/3 […]

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