Secret Recipes
BEEF BRISKET By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 14). INGREDIENTS: 3 to 3½-lb beef brisket ½ cup Lambrusco wine 1.5-oz envelope onion soup mix 12-oz bottle Heinz Chili Sauce INSTRUCTIONS: Combine it all in a Pam-sprayed 9x12x2-inch baking pan or deep baking […]
CREAM OF ASPARAGUS SOUP By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 120). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 10-ounce can cream of chicken soup 10-ounce can cream of celery […]
NEAT MAN MARKET’S OPEN-FACE APPLE PIE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 237). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Like that served by the Neiman Marcus – Zodiac Room […]
HOT TURKEY SALAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen on her free sample recipes sheet from Fall 2002. INGREDIENTS: 2 cups elbow macaroni 2 ribs celery, sliced thin 2 cans (10-oz each) cream of chicken soup 1 can (10-oz) cheddar cheese soup half a soup can of real mayonnaise 2 cups finely cut up leftover turkey […]
SHORTBREAD, like Lorna Doone By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… That’s the Flavor! (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1998, p. 15). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup butter ½ cup powdered sugar 2 cups flour ¼ tsp baking powder INSTRUCTIONS: Cream butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in half the flour, the baking powder, […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I personally look forward to all Mondays. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #MemorialDay As the last Monday in May (for 2024), today is National Memorial Day – also known as “Decoration Day”. I may enjoy that […]