SOMEWHERE IN TIME CHOCOLATE FUDGE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 235) [A revised reprint of… Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition)] INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb. butter or margarine ½ cup light corn syrup […]
Author: TheRecipeDetective
Hi! I'm Laura Emerich and Gloria Pitzer, the ORIGINAL Secret Recipe Detective, is my mom. This website is lovingly dedicated to her memory and legacy.
Once again, Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective Summer has unofficially started and I’m so looking forward to summertime road trips and picnics like […]
Thank God Its Monday again! I love Mondays. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #RoadTripDay #NationalCoolerDay You can almost feel summer in the air now. Even though it doesn’t really start until June 21st, Memorial Day has become the unofficial start of […]
Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalEtiquetteWeek As the second full week of May, this is National Etiquette Week! According to Wikipedia.org, Etiquette is […]
Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday to everyone! I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #SmallBusinessWeek #SmallBusinessSaturday Once again, it’s National Small Business Week! Small Business Saturday is officially the Saturday after Thanksgiving, […]
Happy May Day! Thank God Its Monday, once again. Thus, I wish a #HappyMonday to everyone, as well. I always 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 #NationalCartoonistsDay Friday is celebrating, among other things, National Cartoonists Day! Within […]
ZUCCHINI BREAD
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 CEESECAKE
WAIST WATCHERS LEMON CEESECAKE 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
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 […]