Secret Recipes
HOPELESS BROWNIE MIX By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 211). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] One of the best recipes that I ever had was for a brownie […]
LUNCHBOX BROWNIES By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 207). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] This is a brownie cake recipe that makes up like a Texas-type sheet-cake, but […]
FUDGE CAKE ICING By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 207). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] In a 1 ½-quart sauce pan, combine 1/3 cup whole milk (not buttermilk, […]
HOSTESS-STYLE FUDGE ICING By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… The Original 200 Plus Recipes Book (Secret Recipes, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 14) FUDGE ICING INGREDIENTS: 4 TB butter 1/3 cup milk Dash of salt 4 TB dry cocoa [powder] 1-lb powdered sugar 1 tsp vanilla FUDGE ICING INSTRUCTIONS: Cook and stir first four ingredients […]
HOSTESS-STYLE BROWNIES & FUDGE ICING By Gloria Pitzer As seen in… The Original 200 Plus Recipes Book (Secret Recipes, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 14) BROWNIES INGREDIENTS: ½ cup butter 1 cup sugar 3 eggs ½ tsp vanilla 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional) ¾ cup flour 1 tsp baking powder 4 TB unsweetened dry cocoa […]
[No Smear] FUDGE FROSTING BY GLORIA PITZER As seen in… The Original 200 Plus Recipes Book (Secret Recipes, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 53) INGREDIENTS: ½ cup light corn syrup ½ cup buttermilk (not sour milk) ½ cup packed brown sugar ½ cup margarine (or butter) 4 squares (1-oz each) solid, unsweetened, baking chocolate ½ […]
Happy Monday everybody! As always, I’m happy it’s Monday because it’s one of my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #NationalTellAJokeDay We’ve all heard the old adages, “Laughter is the best medicine…”, as well as “Laugh and the world laughs with you…”; […]
Happy Monday and happy National Bargain Hunting Week – I think! Regardless, it’s Monday, so celebrate! I always look forward to Mondays because they are my 52 Chances each year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with all of you! #TheRecipeDetective #BargainHuntingWeek As I wrote about, near the end of last […]
Happy Monday and happy August! As always, #TGIM – I continually look forward to Mondays because they are my #52Chances each year, in which I have to share my memories of Mom! Stress and anxiety often accompany any kind of lifestyle changes. We’ve been going through these kinds of times for centuries – the names […]