Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
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, […]
Today is Big Boy’s Birthday. Plus, it’s Big Boy’s Birthday Week (for 2026), which is always celebrated the week of Big Boy’s birthday. Mom has about 111 Big Boy recipe imitations listed in her Master Index, 12 of which are currently on the Recipes tab (14 with today’s two additions). Several of those are printed […]
In honor of this Wednesday, being National Herbs and Spices Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalHerbsAndSpicesDay ITALIAN HERBS, LIKE SPICE ISLAND By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sep.–Oct. 1990, p. 3). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Olive Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalOliveDay GREEK OLIVE SALAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 46). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd […]
In honor of May, being National Hamburger Month, and Thursday, being National Beef Burger Day AND National Hamburger Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #National Hamburger Month #National Beef Burger Day #National Hamburger Day LUMP’S GOLLY BURGERS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Cheese Soufflé Day, AND May, being National Egg Month and American Cheese Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalCheeseSouffleDay #NationalEggMonth #AmericanCheeseMonth Betty Crocker Style ‘Golden Dream Cheese Souffle’ By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Monthly Cookbook of Secret Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; July-December 1981, p. […]
In honor of May, being National Egg Month, here are TWO of Mom’s copycat recipes for… #NationalEggMonth EGGS BENEDICT & HOLLANDAISE – Like Brennan’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 136). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret […]