Secret Recipes
SUGARED PECANS (from Cracker Barrel’s Bread Pudding) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Secret Make Alike Recipes – Revised (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; May 1997, p. 29). INGREDIENTS: 2 TB butter 1 TB oil 2-oz pecan pieces 4 TB sugar INSTRUCTIONS: In a small skillet, combine butter and oil, on medium-low heat, with pecan pieces […]
Thank God it’s Monday, again. I always look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom with you. Therefore, happy Monday, to everyone. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalPetDay #NationalKidsAndPetsDay #NationalPetParents Day April 11th was National Pet Day. Plus, National Kids and Pets Day is coming on […]
SWEETEN HOUSE RICE CONFETTI (with Pecans) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 278). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] INGREDIENTS: 3-ounce box strawberry or raspberry Jell-O gelatin ¾ cups […]
A BRIDE’S DESSERT By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… My Cup Runneth Over and I Can’t Find My Mop (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; Dec. 1989) INGREDIENTS: 1 prepared Share-A-Lease Cheesecake 2 boxes (4-serving size, each) “Cook & Serve” chocolate pudding, prepared per box directions 9-oz tub Cool Whip, thawed 12-oz pkg. chocolate covered peanuts […]
Thank God it’s Monday. I look forward to Mondays, as they’re my 52 Chances a year, in which I get to share Memories of My Mom and stories of our family with you. Therefore, happy Monday. #TheRecipeDetective #NationalTellAStoryDay Saturday’s National Tell a Story Day. Mom was a wonderful story teller. She could “spin-a-yarn”, as they […]
Sanders’ 3-Layer (Pecan) Bar Cookies By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… The Original 200 Plus Secret Recipes© Book (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; June 1997, p. 48). INGREDIENTS: ¼-lb [1 stick] butter 4 TB sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 2 cups dry, quick rolled oats ½ cup flour ½ cup chopped pecans (or walnuts) 1-lb powdered sugar […]
Thank God Its Monday and, as such, #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 #NationalCleaningWeek Yesterday, being the fourth Sunday in March (for 2023), began the week-long celebration of… National Cleaning Week […]
SPANISH PECAN COOKIES, LIKE NEIMAN MARCUS By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – Best Of The Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 220) [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Neiman Marcus, Sanger Harris and Skaggs-Albertson (Dallas, TX), once had […]
BUTTER PECAN 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 the marvelous candies that Sanders offers, […]
PECAN PIE, LIKE BIG BOY’s By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… Gloria Pitzer’s Cookbook – The Best of the Recipe Detective (Balboa Press; Jan. 2018, p. 239). [A revised reprint of Gloria Pitzer’s Better Cookery Cookbook (Secret RecipesTM, St. Clair, MI; May 1983, 3rd Edition).] Big Boy restaurants have several good pies – this was […]