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.
Happy September! Crafting talents run in my family. In honor of it, being National Sewing Month, here are some great sewing ideas from my grandma, as Mom wrote about them, almost 40 years ago, in her Secret Recipes Newsletter… Esther Carter’s Crafts By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published newsletter… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes […]
OVEN-BAKED BACON (Sandwich Filling) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 74). Oven-baked bacon, to use as a sandwich filling or in other dishes, is easily prepared by… INGREDIENTS: 1-lb bacon INSTRUCTIONS: …Placing a whole pound of bacon – without separating the slices – in a […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, have a happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #BeKindToHumankindWeek It’s the last week of August (the 25th to 31st), which always observes Be Kind to Humankind Week. […]
Stuffed Baked Potatoes, Like Golden Lion (Detroit, MI) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 134). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When I had these at the Golden Lion (Detroit, […]
Happy Monday! I LOVE all Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalRadioDay Wednesday will be celebrating National Radio Day, among other things. In the early 1990s, August 20th was established to honor the invention of radio and its impact on […]
CHICKEN CUTLET SANDWICH By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 115). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 6 boneless chicken breasts Bowl of water Bowl of flour Bowl of […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. Mondays make me happy because they’re my 52 Chances per year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, I wish for you a happy Monday, too. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalGarageSaleDay #NationalBargainHuntingWeek #NationalThriftShopDay Saturday was National Garage Sale Day. And this week celebrates, among other things… National […]
Happy August – as well as, Get Ready For Kindergarten Month and National Back to School Month! CHILLY PUTTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published newsletter… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov.-Dec. 1990, p. 4). From Art Lewis and Sue Smith, my every Tuesday at 10 am (EST) […]
BRAVE KID’S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 222). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] “DAVID’S COOKIES”, a very popular cookie company in New York, has […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday! #TheRecipeDetective #HappinessHappensMonth #HappinessHappensDay #FamilyFunMonth Happy August and happy national Happiness Happens Month! Happiness really isn’t hard to find. It happens all around […]