Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
HERMAN SOURDOUGH RAISIN BREAD (BISCUITS) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Make Alike Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Oct. 1991, p. 12). [See also her recipes for: Sourdough Biscuits and Thin Vanilla Glaze/Icing] INGREDIENTS: 1 recipe Sourdough Biscuits ½ tsp cinnamon ½ cup raisins 3 TB sugar Cinnamon-Sugar Mix, (1 tsp cinnamon […]
BISCUITS LIKE CRACKER BARREL’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 10). INGREDIENTS: 2 cups flour 1 TB baking powder 1 TB sugar ½ tsp salt 1/3 cup Crisco (not margarine, please) 1/8 tsp baking soda ¾ cup buttermilk INSTRUCTIONS: Mix flour, baking […]
CABBAGE WITH SMOKY LINKS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 14). INGREDIENTS: [1 recipe of “Corned Beef Broth With Cabbage” (not boiled yet)] 1-lb package Smoky Links INSTRUCTIONS: Prepare… [1 recipe of “Corned Beef Broth With Cabbage”, not boiled yet] but also […]
CORNED BEEF BROTH WITH CABBAGE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 14). INGREDIENTS: Leftover broth from “Corned Beef” recipe Enough water added to broth to give you 6 cups (total) Half of a head of cabbage, cut into bite-size pieces 1 medium, […]
CORNED BEEF (4-Ingred.) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 14). One of the most tender briskets you’ll ever have! Making it up the day before you plan to serve it is the secret of success! INGREDIENTS: 3 to 3½-lb corned beef brisket […]
POPOVERS – Like Bullock’s [With Blueberry Option*] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 37). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When you ordered the Canton Chicken Salad at the […]
DIPPING SAUCE (for “The Buddin’ Onion”) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 26). [“The Buddin’ Onion” recipe is already on the Recipes tab.] INGREDIENTS: 1-lb [tub] sour cream 2 TB horseradish cream sauce 1 envelope taco seasoning mix INSTRUCTIONS: To sour cream, […]
CHIEF BOY HARDLY’S SPAHGETTI SAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 73). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] The nice thing about this is that the sauce is ready […]
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 […]