Secret Recipes
Happy October, Fall, National Book Month and National Cookbook Month! Cinnamon is considered to be one of the top fall spices that’s loved all year long, therefore, here’s Mom’s secret recipe for… CINNAMON AND SUGAR MIX By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, […]
Happy National Cream Filled Donut Day. In honor, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for… #NationalCreamFilledDonutDay CREAM FILLING For Donuts & Eclairs By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes of Famous Favorites (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1990, p. 56). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share […]
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 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 […]
Happy National Day of Giving Eve. In honor of giving and because a reader recently requested this hard-to-find recipe of Mom’s, here’s her copycat version of… CABBAGE SOUP, Like Unique Deli (Southfield, MI) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Best Of The First 20 Years (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; April 1994, p. 32). INGREDIENTS: […]
In honor of TODAY, being National Sandwich Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe of “Chop & Drop Secret Sauce” for sandwiches (or salads)… #NationalSandwichDay CHOP AND DROP SECRET SAUCE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 28). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better […]
CALYPSO COFFEE Like The Victoria Dining Room (Niagara Falls, Ontario) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 269). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition)]. This is an after-dinner […]
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 […]
CREAM SODA (Homemade) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 105). INGREDIENTS: 1-qt (minus ½ cupful) 1 TB vanilla extract ¼ cup light corn syrup (Karo) or use sugar-free pancake syrup for sugar-free version INSTRUCTIONS: Removing that ½ cup of Club Soda from the [bottle], […]