Secret Recipes
HOBBIES THAT HAVE KNOWN ME By Gloria Pitzer – Recipe Detective (circa mid-1970s), as seen in… No Laughing Matter (her syndicated series of articles). EVER SINCE I SAW Carol Duvall make Sonny Elliott weatherman buttons out of baby food jar lids, on her television craft show, I was determined to do something creative. I […]
COAL GARDEN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 44). About this coal garden: Usually, around power plants or [old] factories, you might find the burned remnants of real coal, with which you can make this pretty dish garden. […]
#ThankGodItsMonday! I look forward to all Mondays. They’re my 52 Chances, annually, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalCraftMonth March is coming and celebrating National Craft Month, among other things. I love crafting, as did Mom (and her mom). Crafting turns ordinary things into extraordinary things – like […]
CALIFORNIA FRIJOLES SOUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, P. 125). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 2 cans (10 ½ ounces each) beef consommé 1 ¼ cups tomato […]
Thank God it’s Monday. I personally look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalCaliforniaDay Thursday is National California Day. The sunshine state meant a lot to Mom, as we have a lot of family […]
BEEF FEEDER CORNED BEEF HASH (Quick) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Eating Out at Home (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; September 1978, p. 22). INGREDIENTS: 1 can corned beef hash 4 full slices of an onion 4 thin slices of bread, toasted 8-oz can tomato sauce INSTRUCTIONS: Remove corned beef hash from […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I personally look forward to all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #FreelanceWritersAppreciationWeek This week (the 11th-17th, for 2024) observes, among other things, Freelance Writers Appreciation Week; honoring those who entertain, inform, and educate us […]
WIN SCHULER’S LEMON CHIFFON PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 57). INGREDIENTS: 2 pkgs. (4-serving size, each) instant lemon pudding 1¾ cups cold milk ¼ cup cold water 1 envelope Knox plain gelatin powder Grated rind of 1 fresh lemon […]
QUICK BEER CHEESE SOUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 117). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 (10-oz) can cream of celery soup 1 (10-oz) can cream […]
STUFFED FLOUNDER, LIKE RED LOBSTER’S [Also like Joe Muer’s restaurant (Detroit, MI).] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 35). Two restaurants do this classic dish justice – one is Joe Muer’s in downtown Detroit and the other is Red Lobster Restaurants, a good national […]