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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Is Letter Writing Lost?

Happy Monday, again. I love Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #UniversalLetterWritingWeek Being the second week of 2026, this is, among other things, Universal Letter Writing Week. This observance encourages us to write letters to family and friends (or even just […]

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TOMATO PASTE (Homemade)

In honor of January, being National Slow Cooking Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for “Tomato Paste”; as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 64). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition)]. As always, […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Mondays Should Be Celebrated

Once again, TGIM. I look forward to every Monday, for sharing Memories of My Mom with you, and I hope that this creates a happy Monday for you. #TheRecipeDetective #ThankGodItsMondayDay #CelebrationOfLifeWeek As the first Monday in January (for 2026), it’s… Thank God It’s Monday Day. According to NationalDayCalendar.com, on this day, we should… “Stop shaming […]

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HOLIDAY HURRICANE LAMP

Happy New Year’s Day… “I may not have much candle left but, with what I have, I’ll shed a light.” – Gloria Pitzer, This is not a Cook Book! It’s Gloria Pitzer’s Food for Thought (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Oct. 1986, p. 34). #NewYearsDay HOLIDAY HURRICANE LAMP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her […]

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PEPPER POT SOUP, Like Ichabod Crane’s

Happy National Pepper Pot Day. In honor, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for “Pepper Pot Soup, Like Ichabod Crane’s”; as seen in her self-published newsletter, Gloria Pitzer’s Monthly Cookbook of Secret Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; July 1981, p. 3). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. #NationalPepperPotDay […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Resolutions: New Year, New You

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 #NewYearsEve #NewYearsDay #NewYearsResolutionsWeek Are you a glass half-empty or half-full kind of person? Do you see today as being […]

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SOUP CAN DATE NUT BREAD, Like Sanders’

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 […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Yes, Virginia

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 […]

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YELLOW CUPCAKES (Like Sanders)

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 […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Have A Merry Thriftmas

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 […]

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