Secret Recipes
APPLE BREAD By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Mostly 4-Ingredient Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; April 1986, p. 100). INGREDIENTS: 3 eggs 21-oz can apple pie filling 2 tsp apple pie spice 18-oz box Applesauce-Spice cake mix – dry* [*Or substitute yellow cake mix and 4 tsp apple pie spice (instead of […]
CALIFORNIA CHILI By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Sugar-Free Recipes (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Nov. 1987, P. 93). INGREDIENTS: 2-lbs ground round 2 TB oil 2 envelopes onion soup mix 4 cups prepared spaghetti sauce 2 cans (14-oz each) sliced, stewed tomatoes 1 TB chili powder 2 tsp cumin powder ½ cup sugar-free strawberry […]
Awrey’s-Style Bakery Caramel Frosting for Cakes By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 8) INGREDIENTS: 1-lb Kraft’s or Brach’s light caramels 1½ cups evaporated milk 1 cup butter or margarine (not “lite/light”) 6-oz semi-sweet chocolate chips, melted 6-oz Nestles Milk Chocolate, melted […]
GOURMET APPLE CRISP, LIKE HOLIDAY INN By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 13) INGREDIENTS: 6 large Granny Smith green apples – peeled, cored, and sliced quite thin ½ cup granulated sugar 2 tsp lemon juice ½ tsp cinnamon ¼ tsp ground […]
Thank God Its Monday, again! #HappyMonday to everyone. I personally look forward to all Mondays because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective I love October as much as Mondays. It celebrates so many subjects related to Mom, among them are National Book […]
Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #HappyMonday, once again, to everyone! I look forward to every Monday because they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective NOTE: Apparently, I sometimes get my Mondays mixed up – as I just realized this […]
Happy October and #HappyMonday to all! Thank God Its Monday – every week, I look forward to Monday; as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you! #TheRecipeDetective October is special in so many ways besides being one of the most colorful months in Michigan. […]
CHILI MIGNON, Like Chasen’s Chili By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 63)… [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] This is a favorite of my family! It’s so close […]
Happy Monday! If you’ve read any of my blog posts, you probably know that I always look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share, with you, Memories of My Mom! #TheRecipeDetective Last week, I heard a story about a fellow Michigander who’s literally been collecting map […]
Once again, happy Monday! Personally, I love Mondays! They’re my 52 Chances per year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective Detroit has been home to many famous restaurants in the past century. Gone but not forgotten are influential places like the Ponchatrain, Roma Café, and Topinka’s […]