Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
Happy National S’mores Day! In honor, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalSmoresDay GRAHAM CRACKERS – Homemade By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Great Imitator’s Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; October 1999, p. 20). As always, asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share this recipe. INGREDIENTS: 2/3 cup packed brown sugar […]
Happy National Grab Some Nuts Day! In honor, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalGrabSomeNutsDay PEAS AND PEANUTS SALAD [Like The Voyageur (St. Clair, MI)] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 47). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook […]
In honor of July, being National Ice Cream Month AND National Peach Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalIceCreamMonth #NationalPeachMonth Basket & Ribbons Peach Ice Cream [Like Baskin-Robbins] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Yup! That’s the Flavor! (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1998, 1st Printing; p. 12). As always, asking only for proper credit […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Lollipop Day, and tomorrow, being National Junk Food Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalLollipopDay #NationalJunkFoodDay LOLLIPOPS [Or Candy Ornaments] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 199). As always, […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Delaware Day; plus, July, being National Blueberry Month and National Picnic Month; not to mention Wednesday, being National Give Something Away Day; here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalDelawareDay #NationalBlueberryMonth #NationalPicnicMonth #GiveSomethingAwayDay DELAWARE BLUEBERRY BUCKLE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Fried Chicken Day, and July, being National Picnic Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for one of the best, classic picnic entrees – fried chicken… El Pollo Loco Style! #NationalFriedChickenDay #NationalPicnicMonth EL POLLO LOCO STYLE CHICKEN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, […]
Happy National Candy Month. In honor, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for… #NationalCandyMonth HONEY SUCKLE SUCKERS With Variations For Hard Candies & Old Fashioned Candy By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Joy Of NOT Cooking – Any More Than You Have To (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1983, p. 199). INGREDIENTS: 1 cup sugar […]
Happy soon-to-be #NationalIceCreamMonth, Independent Retailer Month, and Creative Ice Cream Flavors Day. In honor, here’s a re-share of… #NationalIceCreamMonth #IndependentRetailerMonth #CreativeIceCreamFlavorsDay THE AMERICAN BANANA SPLIT (By Fred Sanders) As shared by Gloria Pitzer in her self-published book, My Cup Runneth Over and I Can’t Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989, p. […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Chocolate Eclair Day, here are TWO of Mom’s copycat recipes for… #NationalChocolateEclairDay ECLAIRS [Like Best Western – Niagara Falls, ONT], With [Sanders’ Style] Fudge Frosting By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1977, p. 71). As always, I’m […]
In honor of TODAY, being Big Boy’s Birthday, here’s one of Mom’s copycat recipes for… #NationalBigBoyDay BIG BOY (STYLE) 1000 ISLAND By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997) INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup shrimp sauce 1 cup mayonnaise INSTRUCTIONS: Mix [ingredients] together. Keep it refrigerated, […]