UPSIDE-DOWN PIZZA By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 80) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] One of the best pizza recipes I’ve come across was the result of an […]
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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.
HOPELESS SNOWBALLS
HOPELESS SNOWBALLS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 14) INGREDIENTS: 18-oz box fudge [or yellow] cake mix, prepared as instructed 3 egg whites Dash salt ¼ tsp cream of tartar 7-oz jar marshmallow cream Few drops of red food coloring to […]
ONE-DISH MEAL PASTY
ONE-DISH MEAL PASTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 108). (Pronounced: pass-tea.) Adapted from ‘I Got A Cook In Kalamazoo’ (Junior League of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI). INGREDIENTS: THE PASTRY: 3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted 1 tsp salt 1 cup lard ½ cup […]
MICHIGAN U.P. PASTY
MICHIGAN U.P. PASTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 108). (Pronounced: pass-tea) Cornish Meat Pies… brought to this country by Welsh miners who worked in the copper mines of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. This was their meal, in a pocket pie […]
BRISK-QUICK BISCUIT MIX & WAFFLES OPTION
By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 173). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] BRISK-QUICK MIX: INGREDIENTS: 6 cups flour 3 TB baking powder 3 TB sugar, or equivalent in […]
BELGIAN WAFFLE SAUCE
BELGIAN WAFFLE SAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Top Secret Recipes a la Carte (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sept. 1979, p. 6) INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup strawberry jam ½ cup light corn syrup ½ tsp lemon juice 2 drops red food coloring ¼ tsp vanilla ¼ tsp almond extract INSTRUCTIONS: Mix together [as listed]. […]
TURTLE SUNDAE COOKIES (from Famous Nameless Cookies) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen on several of her free-sample-recipes-and-information sheets. INGREDIENTS: 18-ounce box yellow cake mix ½ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup self-rising flour 1 cup real mayonnaise 12-ounce package semi-sweet chocolate chips 10-oz bag English Toffee Bits 2 cups chopped pecans INSTRUCTIONS: As listed, [in […]
Thank God Its Monday again – so #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 #WomensHistoryMonth #InternationalWomensWeek #InternationalWomensDay We’re quickly approaching March, which observes and celebrates, among other things, National Women’s History Month. […]
Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Homemade
Thank God Its Monday and #HappyMonday to everyone! I 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 #NationalRetroDay #NationalCraftMonth Next Monday celebrates National Retro Day! Retro describes something new that’s imitative of past, classic fashion styles or designs. […]
Mondays & Memories of My Mom – Month Of Love
Happy Valentine’s Eve! Plus, Thank God Its Monday and #HappyMonday to one and all! As usual, I always look forward to every Monday, as they’re my 52 Chances, each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalWeddingsMonth February (aka: the “Month of Love”) is also, among other things, […]