Secret Recipes
OLIVE GARDEN-STYLE ALFREDO FETTUCINE By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in… My Personal Favorites (Secret RecipesTM, Marysville, MI; Nov. 2000, p. 19) INGREDIENTS: 8-oz cream cheese, in bits ¾ c grated Parmesan 8 TB butter ½ c milk 1-lb box fettucine, prepared as box instructs INSTRUCTIONS: Put first 4 ingredients in a saucepan on medium heat, […]
OLIVE PARDON HOUSE DRESSING (like Olive Garden’s) By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her “Free Recipes/Information” sheet (circa 2000) INGREDIENTS: 8-oz. Paul Newman’s Vinegar & Oil Dressing 2 TB grated parmesan cheese 2 TB Wishbone Italian Dressing mix 2 tsp. sugar Pinch of dry mustard INSTRUCTIONS: Put in blender, as listed, and blend well. Makes […]
Spaghetti Sauce, Inspired by Olive Garden By Gloria Pitzer, as seen in her self-published cookbook, The Great Imitator’s Cookbook (Secret Recipes, Marysville, MI; Oct. 1999, p. 22) Ingredients: 2-lbs. ground round 2 TB oil 14-oz. can stewed tomatoes, cut up 6-oz. can V-8 juice 1-lb. jar Prego [Traditional] Spaghetti Sauce 1 envelope onion soup mix 1/2 […]
Happy Monday everyone! Thank you for stopping in… Since I started this blog series over a year ago, I have found so much joy in re-reading all of my copies of Mom’s old “No Laughing Matter” columns, books and newsletter issues. As I mentioned last week, they are my go-to-material for inspiration in the kitchen, […]
Greetings! Welcome to my blog home, Mondays & Memories of My Mom! My name is Laura Emerich and these blogs are dedicated to the memory of my mom, Gloria Pitzer, because she left behind such an incredible legacy when she went to be an angel last year. Most knew her as the ORIGINAL Recipe DetectiveTM, […]
Happy Monday, everybody! Welcome to my blog! I’m Laura Emerich and this blog home is dedicated to my mom, Gloria Pitzer, the famously renowned “Recipe Detective”TM. I started writing these blogs to honor my mom’s memory and the legacy she left, not just for me, but also for the world – from her life-long writing […]