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 […]
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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.
BANANA BUNDT CAKE
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
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
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 […]
Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Comebacks
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 […]
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 #NationalCleaningWeek Yesterday, being the fourth Sunday in March (for 2023), began the week-long celebration of… National Cleaning Week […]
MACKUS RED FOX HOUSE DRESSING
MACKUS RED FOX HOUSE DRESSING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 30). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition). This is one of those unique combinations of ingredients that […]
CELERY SEED DRESSING – LIKE WOMEN’S CITY CLUB, DETROIT By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 30). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition). [From Mackus Red Fox House Dressing] […]