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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Cleaning Week Is Here

Happy Monday and happy National Cleaning Week! I look forward to Cleaning Week as much as I do Mondays. And if you know me, you know I LOVE Mondays! They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalCleaningWeek Yesterday (the fourth Sunday in March) […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Tips For Branding Yourself

Happy Monday and happy spring! I look forward to Mondays every week, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective There’s an endless list of advice and tips, on the web, for how to do just about anything. I recently learned about how […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Write Down Your Story

Happy Monday! Personally, I always look forward to Mondays because they are my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #WriteDownYourStoryDay Today is National Write Down Your Story Day! This is me – I’ve always loved to write, draw, and create/craft things (like […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Maple Madness

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 […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Moms Are Inspirations

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 […]

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Spanish Bar Cake & Frosting, Like Ann Page

SPANISH BAR CAKE & FROSTING, Like Ann Page By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 52) CAKE INGREDIENTS: 20-oz can apple pie filling 4 large eggs 1 TB apple pie spice powder ¼ tsp powdered cloves 18-oz box yellow cake mix 1 cup raisins 1 […]

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Thin Vanilla Icing

THIN VANILLA ICING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 100) INGREDIENTS: 2 TB milk 1 tsp vanilla 1 TB butter or margarine 10 TB firmly packed powdered sugar INSTRUCTIONS: In small bowl, briskly whip ingredients together, using fork or wire whisk, until […]

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Lemon Chiffon Cake

LEMON CHIFFON CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 67) INGREDIENTS: 4-oz pkg. instant lemon pudding [powder] 18-oz box yellow cake mix 4 eggs 1 cup water 4 TB oil INSTRUCTIONS: Stir together dry ingredients. Put other 3 ingredients in blender , […]

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Ham-Stuffed Sweet Potatoes, West Virginia-Style

HAM-STUFFED SWEET POTATOES, West Virginia-Style By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s The American Cookery Cookbook – written and published by Gloria Pitzer (Happy Newspaper Features, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1976, p. 39) INGREDIENTS: 4 large, sweet potatoes 2 cups fully cooked ham, chopped 1/3 cup cranberry-orange relish ¼ cup raisins 2 TB brown […]

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Irish Soda Bread

IRISH SODA BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 174). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: ½ cup Club Soda 1 egg 1 ½ cups biscuit mix […]

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