MASA HARINA IMITATION By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 70). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 cup all-purpose flour ¼ cup yellow or white cornmeal ¼ cup […]
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Hi! I'm Laura Emerich and Gloria Pitzer, the ORIGINAL Secret Recipe Detective, is my mom. This website is lovingly dedicated to her memory and legacy.
COMPANY CHEESE BALL
COMPANY CHEESE BALL By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 282). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 packages (8 ounces each) shredded cheddar 8 ounces cream cheese, softened […]
CHEESE CRACKERS
CHEESE CRACKERS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 281). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 cup flour 1/3 cup butter (not margarine) 2 ounces (a scant cupful) […]
BEEF IN WINE SAUCE
BEEF IN WINE SAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… “Cookbook Corner” (Happy Newspaper Features, Algonac, MI; circ 1972). INGREDIENTS: 4 ponds boneless beef chuck, cut in 1½” to 2” cubes Garlic powder [to taste] 2 cans (10½-oz each) condensed “Golden Mushroom” soup 1 envelope (1 3/8-oz) onion soup mix ¾ cup dry sherry 1 […]
ULTIMATE EXOTIC ICING – FOR EXOTIC CAKE
ULTIMATE EXOTIC ICING – FOR EXOTIC CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 197). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate 6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate […]
EXOTIC CHOCOLATE CAKE
EXOTIC CHOCOLATE CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 197). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Quite a while ago, from a description given in a Detroit area newspaper […]
BUTTERCREAM ICING
BUTTERCREAM ICING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, P. 195). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Use this recipe in assembling the “Exotic Chocolate Cake” recipe [on page 197]. But […]
OUT FRONT WALK AROUND SOUP
OUT FRONT WALK AROUND SOUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen on her 2002-2004 “Free Recipes” and ordering information sheet. Imitating the menu item specialty of a famous steakhouse was no simple challenge! It’s a very creamy onion soup with just a hint of nutmeg and cheese. At home, I recreate it this way… INGREDIENTS: 2 […]
FOX & HOUND’S CHEESE TORTE
FOX & HOUND’S CHEESE TORTE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 15). [Fox & Hounds was] a fashionable, pricey restaurant located, during the 1950s and 1960s, on North Woodward Avenue, near Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. INGREDIENTS: 18-oz box yellow cake mix, prepared […]
AUNT JENNY’S DATE OAT BARS
AUNT JENNY’S DATE OAT BARS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 4). INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup sugar 3 cups dates, cut up 1½ cups water 1½ cups Spry or Crisco or butter 1 tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp nutmeg 1 cup packed brown […]