Secret Recipes
#NationalSeafoodMonth In honor of October, being National Seafood Month… BERVILLE HOTEL SECRET SHRIMP (With Shrimp & Hot Sauce) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Second Helping Of Secret Recipes (National Homemakers Newsletter, Pearl Beach, MI; July 1977, p. 75). INGREDIENTS: 10-oz package frozen cauliflower 4-oz can “tiny” shrimp, undrained & mashed well 2 (10-oz […]
POT PIES (Like Boston Market) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret RecipesTM Bulletin© #102 – Imitations of Boston Market Dishes (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; 1998) Because the crust is unlike any pie crust I have ever used, I thought of how similar to Crescent Dinner Rolls dough it was… (No wonder they charge $4 […]
BELGIUM WAFFLES With Cream Soda (Homemade) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 105). No matter where you order these, they are an exceptional restaurant treat. However, the little American Café, located once in Salt Lake City, seemed to have the best, according to our […]
BUTTERMILK FRIED CHICKEN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 97). INGREDIENTS: 2 (2½- to 3-lb each) broiler-fryer chickens, cut up 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups buttermilk Cooking oil INSTRUCTIONS: Season chicken with salt and pepper. Coat with some of the flour then dip in […]
OVEN-BAKED BACON (Sandwich Filling) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, p. 74). Oven-baked bacon, to use as a sandwich filling or in other dishes, is easily prepared by… INGREDIENTS: 1-lb bacon INSTRUCTIONS: …Placing a whole pound of bacon – without separating the slices – in a […]
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 […]
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 […]
MACARONI & CHEESE, Inspired by Boston Chicken’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Best Of The First 20 Years (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; April 1994, p. 58). Boston Chicken continues to be a favorite place! I can’t get enough of their unique side dishes. INGREDIENTS: 3 cups dry, spiral shaped pasta 2/3 cup milk […]
BIG PLOY’S GARLIC BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 161). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When you eat at Big Boy restaurants, at least those in Michigan […]
Gloria Pitzer’s SECRET RECIPESTM – MASTER INDEX – B See also: Gloria Pitzer’s SECRET RECIPES – MASTER INDEX & KEY B’s: Recipe/Craft/Other Title – Publishing abbreviation & page number BABA AU-RHUM (Xmas Bundt cake/bread) MB-123 BABY CHICKEN DRUMSTICKS […]