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About Norene

Norene Gilletz is the leading author of Kosher cookbooks in Canada. She is a food consultant, freelance food writer, cookbook editor and indexer, and teacher/lecturer on food and nutrition. Norene is a culinary spokesperson and her company, Gourmania Inc., does nutritional analysis of recipes for cookbooks, menus and the food industry.

Because of her love "a-fare" with food, she can usually be found within close range of a kitchen.

International Association of Culinary Professionals Norene is a Certified Culinary Professional with the International Association of Culinary Professionals.

Norene on Video

*	Good Food Revolution
*	Norene with Fanny Kiefer on Shaw TV's Studio 4
*	Norene with Cassandra Anderton of Good Life Vancouver

Recipe of the Month

Mother's Day is Sunday, 13 May. What better way to celebrate than with some truly decadent sweets that can be whisked up (Lazy Gourmet's Molten Lava Cakes), or whizzed up in a food processor: Norene's Lemon Squares and Cori's Toffee Chocolate Almond Crunchies.

Victoria Day is Monday, 21 May, and it's time to think of eating outside. Here's a sample of super salads from Norene's cookbooks: Rainbow Tabbouleh Salad and Israeli Salad from Healthy Helpings; Quick Couscous Salad and Super Coleslaw from The New Food Processor Bible

Tip of the Month

Shavuot, which begins at sundown 26 May, commemorates the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people at Mount Sinai and is also the Festival of the First Fruits.

Dairy foods such as Norene's Easy Cheesecake and blintzes (which represent the shape of the Torah) are traditionally served. Smaller individual Mini Cheesecakes baked in cupcake pans take less time to bake. You can also vary the fillings - e.g., chocolate, vanilla. Substitute different liqueurs (orange, coffee, hazelnut, almond) instead of vanilla. You can swirl melted semi-sweet chocolate into the batter. Fresh berries make terrific toppings. For praline cheesecakes, use brown sugar instead of white; garnish with pecan halves.

More Tips

Norene's motto is "Food that's good for you should taste good!"

The New Food Processor Bible by Norene Gilletz

The interviews, reviews and blogs are coming in for The New Food Processor Bible, which is already on its second printing! The latest review, with sample recipes is by TheKosherShopaholic.com.

The NEW Food Processor Bible: 30th Anniversary Edition (Whitecap)

There aren't any photos and it isn't in a binder with tabs - sorry! However, with 115 recipes that were added when I did the Food Processor Bible in 2002 plus another 65 new recipes in this anniversary edition, that makes 180 additional recipes compared to the original yellow cookbook, enough to make a brand new cookbook on its own!

[More Info][Interviews][Reviews] [Blogs]

Courtesy of The Chicago Jewish Star, stroll through Norene's food processor cookbook history with their 1980 review of The Pleasures of your Processor (now out of print), their 2008 reminiscences of The Pleasures of your Processor and their current review of The New Food Processor Bible. All three reviews feature Norene's super recipes.

There are still a few copies The Food Processor Bible (published 2002) remaining.
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