Secret Recipes
In honor of TODAY, being National Fried Chicken Day, and July, being National Picnic Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for one of the best, classic picnic entrees – fried chicken… El Pollo Loco Style! #NationalFriedChickenDay #NationalPicnicMonth EL POLLO LOCO STYLE CHICKEN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to each and every Monday because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Thus, I hope this blog post brings you a happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #IndependenceDay This past weekend, we celebrated America’s 250th birthday – […]
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 July! During July, a month-long, annual event, the “Great Northern Yarn Haul”, will be traversing across the northeast states of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont; where crafters visit participating yarn stores to collect “stamps”, win prizes, and shop. Similarly, a regional, annual “Yarn Crawl” event, called the “Heartland Yarn Adventure”, will be celebrated in […]
Happy National Candy Month. In honor, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for… #NationalCandyMonth HONEY SUCKLE SUCKERS With Variations For Hard Candies & Old Fashioned Candy 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. 199). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sugar […]
Happy soon-to-be #NationalIceCreamMonth, Independent Retailer Month, and Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day. In honor, here’s a re-share of… #NationalIceCreamMonth #IndependentRetailerMonth #CreativeIceCreamFlavorsDay THE AMERICAN BANANA SPLIT (By Fred Sanders) As shared by Gloria Pitzer in her self-published book, My Cup Runneth Over and I Can’t Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989, p. […]
As always, thank God it’s Monday. I love Mondays. 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 #NationalIceCreamMonth #IndependentRetailerMonth This week, we are officially half-way through the year and more than a week into summer. […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Chocolate Eclair Day, here are TWO of Mom’s copycat recipes for… #NationalChocolateEclairDay ECLAIRS [Like Best Western – Niagara Falls, ONT], With [Sanders’ Style] Fudge Frosting By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1977, p. 71). As always, I’m […]
Thank God it’s Monday, as always. I LOVE Mondays. They make me happy. 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 very happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalGreatOutdoorsMonth School days are in the rearview mirror for the next 10 weeks, […]
In honor of TODAY, being Big Boy’s Birthday, here’s one of Mom’s copycat recipes for… #NationalBigBoyDay BIG BOY (STYLE) 1000 ISLAND By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997) INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup shrimp sauce 1 cup mayonnaise INSTRUCTIONS: Mix [ingredients] together. Keep it refrigerated, […]