Secret Recipes
Happy August – as well as, Get Ready For Kindergarten Month and National Back to School Month! CHILLY PUTTY By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published newsletter… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Newsletter (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov.-Dec. 1990, p. 4). From Art Lewis and Sue Smith, my every Tuesday at 10 am (EST) […]
BRAVE KID’S CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 222). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] “DAVID’S COOKIES”, a very popular cookie company in New York, has […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday! #TheRecipeDetective #HappinessHappensMonth #HappinessHappensDay #FamilyFunMonth Happy August and happy national Happiness Happens Month! Happiness really isn’t hard to find. It happens all around […]
CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM BAR COATING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 258). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 6 tablespoons melted paraffin 1 ounce unsweetened, solid, baking chocolate […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to every Monday. They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, have a happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #TheDogDaysOfSummer We’re quickly approaching the middle of summer, now. This week, we continue to endure The Dog Days of […]
HOT FUDGE, LIKE BROWN’S By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 262). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] I remember 2 Brown’s ice cream parlors [from my childhood in Southeast […]
Happy Monday. I LOVE Mondays! They’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalJunkFoodDay Today’s a special day to blog about my mom, as it’s National Junk Food Day AND National Be Someone Day. For more than 40 years, before she passed away in […]
HORSEY SAUCE – Like Totem Pole’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 189). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Before the Golden Arches was even a gleam in Ray […]
HOMEMADE HORSERADISH By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 189). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 1 cup (8 ounces) peeled and coarsely-chopped horseradish root ½ cup light cream […]
Once again, happy Monday. I always look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. #TheRecipeDetective #IndependentRetailerMonth #GetToKnowYourCustomersDay July is, among other things, Independent Retailer Month. Plus, Thursday, being the third one of the third quarter (for 2025), is Get to […]