Secret Recipes
CHOP SUEY BUNS, WITH MACKINAC FRUIT BARS VARIATION & THIN VANILLA ICING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 182). Chop Suey Buns: INGREDIENTS: 2 2/3 cups flour 1/3 cup sugar 1 TB […]
Thank God It’s Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday! 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 #FamilyFunMonth We’re in the final stretch of August’s National Family Fun Month observance (for 2022) and quickly approaching Labor Day […]
CAKE MIX COBBLER By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 182) INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup oil 18-oz box yellow cake mix* 2 eggs ½ cup water 20-oz can fruit pie filling* (cherry, apple, strawberry, or blueberry) *[NOTE: […]
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 […]
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 , […]
Happy Monday and a continued happy National Inventor’s Month to all! 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 #NationalInventorsMonth Since this is still National Inventor’s Month, among other things, I want to continue […]