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CHICKEN POT PIE, Inspired by Fred Sanders

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 […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Welcome Fall

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 […]

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CREAM FILLING For Donuts & Eclairs

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 […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Learn Something New Every Day

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 […]

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BEER SALAMI

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 […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Goodbye Summer & Hello Fall

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 […]

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"No Laugh 'N Matter" by Gloria Pitzer

“No Laugh ‘N Matter”, by Gloria Pitzer – Summer Can Be Fun

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 […]

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POTATO (or ERASER) STAMPS, HOMEMADE

Happy September. It’s National Potato Month. In honor, here’s Mom’s secret for making… #NationalPotatoMonth POTATO (or ERASER) STAMPS, HOMEMADE By Gloria Pitzer [circa 1970s] When Mom began “the family enterprise” in the early 1970s, she designed her own stamps, with which to decorate the covers and pages of her self-published books. She used different colored […]

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GENE HACKMAN’S CHICKEN RECIPE

In honor of tomorrow, being National Chicken Boy Day and the start of September, which is National Chicken Month, here’s Mom’s copycat version of… #ChickenBoyDay #NationalChickenMonth GENE HACKMAN’S CHICKEN RECIPE [With BBQ Variation] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 15). Per […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Reading And Writing

Once again, happy Monday. I LOVE Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalReadABookDay #LibraryCardSignUpMonth Next Sunday is National Read A Book Day, among other things. Relatedly, tomorrow kicks off the month of September and National Library Card Sign Up Month. […]

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