Secret Recipes
ZUCCHINI BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Top Secret Recipes a la Carte (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sept. 1979) INGREDIENTS: 1 long zucchini 3 eggs 2 cups sugar 2/3 cup oil 1 TB vanilla 3 cups biscuit mix 1 tsp baking soda 1 TB cinnamon 1 cup chopped walnuts INSTRUCTIONS: Grate but do […]
Thank God Its Monday, once again; and, as such, #TGIM and #HappyMonday! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to tell a family story and share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalDNADay #NationalKidsAndPetsDay #TakeOurDaughtersAndSonsToWorkDay #NationalTellAStoryDay It’s all about family and stories this […]
WAIST WATCHERS LEMON CHEESECAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] DESSERTS from D-Zerta became a life-saver whenever I wanted a snack and couldn’t think […]
WAIST WATCHERS CHERRY CHEESECAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, P. 286). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] DESSERTS FROM D-ZERTA became a life-saver whenever I wanted a snack and […]
BANANA BUNDT CAKE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 66) INGREDIENTS: 18-oz box yellow cake mix 1¼ cups thinly sliced, ripe bananas 1 cup buttermilk ¼ cup cold black coffee 2 eggs 1 recipe of our Blender Icing [aka: Thin Vanilla (Blender) Icing] […]
Prince Charles’ Skillet Strata By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 135). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When WJR Radio, Detroit, sent Warren Pierce to cover the wedding of […]
Sanders’ 3-Layer (Pecan) Bar Cookies By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 48). INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb [1 stick] butter 4 TB sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 2 cups dry, quick rolled oats ½ cup flour ½ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts) 1-lb powdered sugar […]
Thank God Its Monday again and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! I look forward to Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalDecoratingMonth The harmonized arrivals of Spring, Easter, and April bring with them “new life” and fresh colors. Mother nature […]
Thank God Its Monday! Happy Monday to everyone! I love Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #EncourageAYoungWriterDay Today’s National Encourage a Young Writer Day, among other things. Mom loved mentoring anyone (young and old, alike) who shared her love for […]
Thank God Its Monday, once again, and happy April! I personally look forward to every Monday because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you;. So #HappyMonday to one and all! #TheRecipeDetective This Wednesday is the 30th anniversary of Mom’s SECOND appearance on the Phil […]