Secret RecipesHi! 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.
COLESLAW RECIPE – Like Port-O-Call By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 38). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Years ago, the Chef at the Port-O-Call restaurant in Algonac, MI […]
COLESLAW SECRETS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 38). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] WHEN YOU MAKE COLESLAW the way the restaurants do, keep in mind a few […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday AND happy National Random Acts of Kindness Day. #TheRecipeDetective The phrase, “living ‘the dream’”, is used to describe a state of contentment […]
PIZZA LOGS [Pizza Subs like Capt. 2’s (Algonac, MI)] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Fast Food Recipes – Reprint (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; March 1985, p. 111). INGREDIENTS: 6 long crusty dinner rolls 16-oz jar Prego spaghetti sauce 12 thin slices mozzarella 8-oz thinly sliced pepperoni 8-oz can mushrooms, drained […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday, to everyone. #TheRecipeDetective #RandomActsOfKindnessWeek #RandomActsOfKindnessDay It’s that time of year, again. Random Acts of Kindness Week began yesterday. Plus, next Monday is […]
CHUCK’S CHOWDER – Like Chuck Muer’s restaurants By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 131). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Chowder was the magic word at Muer’s restaurants across […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday, to everyone. #TheRecipeDetective #BakeForFamilyFunMonth Happy February! This is National Bake for Family Fun Month, among other things. Since the 1970s, with the […]
GRANNY SQUARE HAT By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published folder… Granny Square How To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Fall 1986, p. 2). INGREDIENTS/ITEM NEEDS: I hook, for large size H hook, for medium size G hook, for small size* [*NOTE: FOR A CHILD’S HAT use E or F hook and 2- or […]
CORN CHIPS (from corn or flour tortillas) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 68). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INSTRUCTIONS: Prepare the corn or flour tortillas [below], but […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. Mondays are my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #HaveFunAtWorkDay Tomorrow’s National Have Fun At Work Day. One of the reasons Mom delayed retiring for as long as she could was because she loved her work […]