Month: April 2019

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – For the Love of Writing

Greetings! Welcome to my blog home, Mondays & Memories of My Mom! My name is Laura Emerich and these blogs are dedicated to the memory of my mom, Gloria Pitzer, because she left behind such an incredible legacy when she went to be an angel last year. Most knew her as the ORIGINAL Recipe DetectiveTM, […]

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Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Repurpose, Reuse & Recycle

Happy Easter Monday, everyone, and happy Earth Day too! Welcome to Mondays & Memories of My Mom. I’m Laura Emerich and these blogs are dedicated to my mom, Gloria Pitzer, the ORIGINAL Recipe DetectiveTM, and her tremendous legacy – from her famous writing career, spanning over 5 DECADES, to her more personal loves of life, […]

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Self-Rising Flour (Homemade)

Self-Rising Flour (By the Cupful) By Gloria Pitzer, one of her original “200” recipes (1972) Sift together: 1 cup all-purpose flour, 1/4 tsp salt and 3/4 tsp baking powder. Alternate version #1 (as seen with “Banana Bread, Like The Grand Hotel’s“): 1 ¾ cup all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda and 1 […]

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Banana Bread, like Mackinac Island’s Grand Hotel

BANANA BREAD – Like The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island (MI) Developed by Laura Pitzer (Emerich), 1979; published by Gloria Pitzer in her cookbook, Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret Recipes, St. Clair, MI; 1982, p. 238) On the lavish, luncheon, smorgasbord tables of the Grand Hotel, where we were staying during the filming of “Somewhere […]

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Archer Teacher Fish & Chips, plus Onion Rings option

Archer Teacher Fish & Chips, plus Onion Rings option By Gloria Pitzer, first published in The Secret Restaurant Recipes Book (National Homemaker’s Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; Jan. 1977, p. 1) Arthur Treacher was once Merv Griffin’s right-hand-man. A dignified and accomplished actor that we best remember from the 1930s & 1940s. Ingredients: 3 cups boxed […]

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Applebee’s-Style Oriental Dressing

Applebee’s-Style Oriental Dressing By Gloria Pitzer, from her “Oriental Chicken Salad, Like Applebee’s” recipe found in her self-published cookbook, The Great Imitator’s Cookbook (Secret Recipes, St. Clair, MI; Oct. 1999, p. 3) Ingredients: 8-oz bottle Paul Newman’s Vinegar & Oil Dressing 14-oz can Eagle Brand Milk 1/3 cup water 1/3 cup white vinegar Instructions: Put […]

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Coney-Style Hot Dog Sauce

Coney-Style Hot Dog Sauce By Gloria Pitzer, from her “Free Recipes & Ordering Information” sheets Ingredients: 2 lbs. ground beef 4 TB oil 2 envelopes onion soup mix 0.4-oz. envelope ranch dressing mix 2 cups hot, black coffee 6-oz. can tomato paste 1 TB each: chili & cumin powders Instructions: Brown beef in oil, using […]

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5-Alarm-Style Taco Sauce

5-Alarm-Style Taco Sauce By Gloria Pitzer; as seen in Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Fast Food Recipes (Secret Recipes, St. Clair, MI; March 1985, p. 16) Ingredients: 14-oz. can stewed tomatoes 6-oz. can tomato paste 8-oz. can tomato sauce 1/2 cup bottled Italian dressing 1 TB chili powder 1/2 TB cumin powder 1/4 tsp Tabasco sauce (or […]

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Hooters-Style Wings

Hooters-Style Wings By Gloria Pitzer, from The Great Imitator’s Cookbook (Secret Recipes, St. Clair, MI; Oct. 1999, p. 56) Ingredients: chicken wings butter, melted bottled hot sauce flour* oil Instructions: Cut Wings at joint, leaving boney tip intact. Moisten in equal parts of melted butter and bottled hot sauce. Coat moistened pieces in flour. Fry […]

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Glad Lobster Cheese Biscuits

Glad Lobster Cheese Biscuits By Gloria Pitzer, revised from her self-published cookbook, Make Alike Recipes (Secret Recipes, St. Clair, MI; Oct. 1991, p. 6) Ingredients: 1 cup milk 2 tsp. sugar (or sugar substitute equivalent) 1/3 cup mayonnaise (Hellman’s preferred) 2 1/4 cups self-rising flour 1/4 cup (4 oz.) shredded cheddar cheese Instructions: Combine first […]

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