Secret Recipes
INTRODUCTION In the 1960s and 1970s, Mom designed a few different editorial columns, satirically geared toward working homemakers like herself (or those who just want to laugh at life), mailing out samples to over 300 newspapers. Within a year, she was steadily writing two different columns (“No Laughing Matter” and “Minding the Hearth”) for 60 […]
Happy October. In honor of it being National Bake and Decorate Month and National Women’s Small Business Month, here’s a fun craft Mom loved to do… #NationalBakeAndDecorateMonth #NationalWomensSmallBusinessMonth PILL BOTTLE JEWELRY & CHARMS By Gloria Pitzer, inspired by… “Wanna Make Something Of It”, written by Carol Duvall (Nash Publishing, 1972) Yes, Carol, I Wanna Make […]
In honor of September, being National Chicken Month, National Italian Cheese Month, National Mushroom Month, National Rice Month, and Whole Grains Month, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for… GREEN RICE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; March-April 1987, p. 2). As always, I’m asking only for […]
As usual, happy Monday. I love Mondays. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalGoodNeighborDay #NationalLovePeopleDay Today is celebrating, among other things, National Good Neighbor Day and Wednesday will be National Love People Day; though, these are some of those things that should be […]
In honor of Wednesday, being National Great American Pot Pie Day; Friday, being National Cooking Day; and September, being National Americana Month, National Mushroom Month, and National Chicken Month – here’s Mom’s secret copycat recipe for… #GreatAmericanPotPieDay #NationalCookingDay #NationalAmericanaMonth #NationalMushroomMonth #NationalChickenMonth CHICKEN POT PIE, Inspired by Fred Sanders (Detroit 1950s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen […]
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, I wish for you a happy Monday, too. #TheRecipeDetective #AutumnalEquinox #NationalFallFoliageWeek I also want to wish you an official happy “Fall Eve”. Tomorrow is […]
Happy National Cream Filled Donut Day. In honor, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalCreamFilledDonutDay CREAM FILLING For Donuts & Eclairs By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes of Famous Favorites (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1990, p. 56). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share […]
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, I hope this brings you a happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #LearnSomethingNewEveryDay #OnlineLearningDay In addition, happy National Online Learning Day Eve. For 10 years, now, the […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Beer Lover’s Day and National Salami Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalBeerLoversDay #NationalSalamiDay BEER SALAMI By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes, Revised (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; November 1978, p. 16). Per usual, asking only for proper credit if you share […]
Happy Monday and happy Labor Day. 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. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalLaborDay As the first Monday in September, today is… National Labor Day. It falls anywhere between the 1st and 7th of the month. It’s […]