Secret Recipes
In honor of TODAY, being National Cupcake Day, here’s Mom’s copycat recipe for “Yellow Cupcakes” [Like Sanders’], with [Sanders’] Buttercream (Icing); as seen in her self-published cookbook… The Copycat Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1988, p. 56). As always, I’m asking only for proper credit if you care to re-share it. #NationalCupcakeDay YELLOW […]
Happy National Brownie Day. In honor, here’s mom’s secret, short-cut recipe for… #NationalBrownieDay SHINY TOP BROWNIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 54). INGREDIENTS: 8-oz box Baker’s semi-sweet chocolate 4 eggs 1 1/3 cups powdered sugar 1 1/3 cups Bisquick [1 cup […]
Happy National Day of Giving Eve (for 2025). In honor, here’s Mom’s recipe for… SOFT SOAP (Homemade) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published newsletter… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipe Report (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; December 1980, p. 9). INGREDIENTS/ITEM NEEDS: 1 bar (4.75-oz) Dial soap 1-qt (4 cups) hot tap water 4-oz cologne […]
Happy… National Sardines Day. They’re not everyone’s cup-of-tea but Mom loved sardines. In honor, here’s her secret recipe for… SARDINE SPREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Secret Recipes Report (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; January 1981, p. 8). INGREDIENTS: 1 can (3¾-oz) boneless, skinless sardines; drained 3 TB 99% fat-free cottage cheese […]
In honor of Friday, being National Food Day… #NationalFoodDay SALT-SPICE MIX By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 16). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: ¼ cup sea salt […]
#NationalSeafoodMonth #NationalSeafoodBisqueDay In honor of October, being National Seafood Month, and the coming National Seafood Bisque Day… SHRIMP BISQUE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 125). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May […]
Stuffed Baked Potatoes, Like Golden Lion (Detroit, MI) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 134). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When I had these at the Golden Lion (Detroit, […]
ROCKY ROAD BARK, Like Sanders [From Chocolate Almond Bark, Like Sanders’] By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 233). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] When you look at all […]
Happy May to one and all. May is the gateway to summer since Memorial weekend is seen as its unofficial start. When I think of summer in Michigan, I think of beaches and sand… SAND CANDLES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook… Eating Out at Home (National Home News, St. Clair, MI; […]
Gloria Pitzer’s SECRET RECIPESTM – MASTER INDEX – S See also: Gloria Pitzer’s SECRET RECIPES – MASTER INDEX & KEY S’s: Recipe/Craft/Other Title – Publishing abbreviation & page number SAD RECIPE (poem) BK2R-26, SRN(M/A87)-3, 1ST20-11 SAFFRON RICE […]