Secret RecipesRecipes developed & tested by Gloria Pitzer, the Recipe Detective™
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 […]
In honor of February, being National Hot Breakfast Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for “Pumpkin Nut Waffles”; as seen in her self-published newsletter… Gloria Pitzer’s Monthly Cookbook of Secret Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; October 1981, p. 5). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. #NationalHotBreakfastMonth PUMPKIN […]
In honor of TODAY, being Presidents’ Day and National Almond Day, and since Almond Cake and Milk was one of President Lincoln’s favorite desserts, along with a Fruited Cream Dessert, here are Mom’s secret recipes for imitating them, as seen in her self-published newsletter, Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipe Report (Secret Recipe Report, St. Clair, MI; […]
In honor of February, being National Snack Food Month, and TODAY, being National Pizza Day, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for “Parmesan Pizza Snax”; as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Sep.-Oct. 1988, p. 7). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. #NationalSnackFoodMonth […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Heavenly Hash Day, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for “Heavenly Hash”; as seen in her self-published cookbook, Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Fast Food Recipes [aka: Book 6] (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; March 1985, p. 97). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. #NationalHeavenlyHashDay […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Peanut Brittle Day, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for a 5-ingredient “Peanut Brittle”; as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov.-Dec. 1992, p. 9). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. #NationalPeanutBrittleDay PEANUT BRITTLE By Gloria Pitzer, […]
In honor of January, being National Oatmeal Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for “Hardtack”; as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 179). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition)]. As always, I’m asking […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Marzipan Day, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for Marzipan Candy; as seen in her self-published newsletter, Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov.-Dec. 1997, p. 10). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. #NationalMarzipanDay MARZIPAN CANDY By Gloria Pitzer, […]
In honor of January, being National Slow Cooking Month, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for “Tomato Paste”; as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 64). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition)]. As always, […]
Happy National Pepper Pot Day. In honor, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for “Pepper Pot Soup, Like Ichabod Crane’s”; as seen in her self-published newsletter, Gloria Pitzer’s Monthly Cookbook of Secret Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; July 1981, p. 3). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. #NationalPepperPotDay […]