Secret Recipes
Happy National Preservation Month & National Scrapbook Day Eve. Preservation is the act of keeping something valued intact and in its original state, protecting it from damage or decay, for the conservation of history and more. Scrapbooks are where Mom kept her personal “valuables” – letters and cards from relatives and close friends, pictures and […]
INTRODUCTION Mom was very creative and funny. She designed a few different satirical editorial columns in the 1960s and 1970s that were geared toward working homemakers like herself (or those who just wanted to laugh at life), mailing out samples to over 300 newspapers. Within a year, she was steadily writing two different columns (“No […]
In honor of this week, being a part of two months – April, being National Fresh Celery Month, and May, being National Salad Month – here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalFreshCeleryMonth #NationalSaladMonth GERMAN POTATO SALAD – PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH STYLE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa […]
Happy Monday! I always look forward to Mondays. They’re my 52 Chances a year, to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalTellAStoryDay Today’s National Tell a Story Day – another wonderful celebration for telling a story about Mom and her many creative talents. She was, in my biased opinion, a very gifted storyteller. […]
#ReaderRecipeRequests MUFFINS LIKE TIM HORTON’S (DONUTS WITHOUT FRYING – Muffin Style) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Great Imitator’s Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; October 1999, p. 31). As always, asking only for proper credit if you share this. INGREDIENTS: 3 TB butter 4 TB sugar ¼ cup liquid non-dairy creamer 1 cup self-rising […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. As always, I look forward to Mondays. They make me happy. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Thus, I hope this post brings you a happy Monday, too. #TheRecipeDetective #TakeOurDaughtersAndSonsToWorkDay This Thursday (for 2026) will be observing National […]
Happy National Peach Cobbler Day. In honor, here’s Mom’s simple secret recipe for… #NationalPeachCobblerDay PEACH COBBLER By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sep.-Oct. 1991, p. 8). INGREDIENTS: 1¼ cups biscuit mix 2/3 cup [white] sugar ½ cup sour milk 1-lb can sliced Cling peaches (drain […]
In honor of last Monday, being National Caramel Popcorn Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… “Carmel Corn Popcorn Crunch”; as seen in her self-published cookbook, Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 59). #NationalCaramelPopcornDay CARAMEL CORN POPCORN CRUNCH By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised […]
Thank God it’s Monday, once again. I love to celebrate Mondays because they are my 52 Chances, each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. I missed last Monday, due to unforeseen circumstances. Therefore, I wish you a double happy Monday, today. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalMonthOfHope Happy April to everyone, as […]
Happy April and a belated happy Easter. Here’s Mom’s easy “craft” instructions for making a bunny-shaped cake… #Easter EASTER BUNNY CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published newsletter… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Mar.-Apr. 1987, p. 12). INGREDIENTS/ITEM NEEDS: 2 8-inch or 9-inch, round cake pans [prepared per […]