Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
In honor of May, being American Cheese Month, here’s two of Mom’s secret recipes in one, for… #AmericanCheeseMonth CHEESE WISH (FROM BLENDER WHITE SAUCE) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 273). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret […]
In honor of this week, being a part of two months – April, being National Fresh Celery Month, and May, being National Salad Month – here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalFreshCeleryMonth #NationalSaladMonth GERMAN POTATO SALAD – PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH STYLE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa […]
#ReaderRecipeRequests MUFFINS LIKE TIM HORTON’S (DONUTS WITHOUT FRYING – Muffin Style) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Great Imitator’s Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; October 1999, p. 31). As always, asking only for proper credit if you share this. INGREDIENTS: 3 TB butter 4 TB sugar ¼ cup liquid non-dairy creamer 1 cup self-rising […]
Happy National Peach Cobbler Day. In honor, here’s Mom’s simple secret recipe for… #NationalPeachCobblerDay PEACH COBBLER By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sep.-Oct. 1991, p. 8). INGREDIENTS: 1¼ cups biscuit mix 2/3 cup [white] sugar ½ cup sour milk 1-lb can sliced Cling peaches (drain […]
In honor of last Monday, being National Caramel Popcorn Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… “Carmel Corn Popcorn Crunch”; as seen in her self-published cookbook, Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 59). #NationalCaramelPopcornDay CARAMEL CORN POPCORN CRUNCH By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised […]
In honor of March, being Irish-American Heritage Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #IrishAmericanHeritageMonth COLCANNON By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Mar.-Apr. 1987, p. 2). Irish potato and cabbage classic sprinkled with bits of green onion. INGREDIENTS: 4 cups shredded cabbage ½ tsp salt 1-lb […]
In honor of Thursday, being National Spinach Day, here’s Mom’s secret copycat recipe for… #NationalSpinachDay SPINACH SOUFFLÉ [(MAYBE) LIKE STOUFFER’S] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 132). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Artichoke Hearts Day, and this month, being National Flour Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalArtichokeHeartsDay #NationalFlourMonth ARTICHOKE BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, Secret Fast Bread Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; November 1985, p. 24). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Meatball Day, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for… #NationalMeatballDay FREEZER MEATBALLS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sep.-Oct. 1987, p. 5). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. INGREDIENTS: 3 beaten eggs ¾ […]
Happy belated National Retro Day and happy Soup It Forward Day Eve! In honor of both, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for “Greenfield Style Spanish Bean Soup”; as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 119). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret […]