Review by Norene Gilletz
Everything you need to know about Chocolate
David Lebovitz is a chocolate maven. He nibbles chocolate every day – and he thinks you should, too! In his Great Book of Chocolate: The Chocoholic’s Guide with Recipes (Ten Speed Press), Lebovitz not only writes about the history of chocolate, he also provides resources for chocolate-lovers and presents the health benefits of chocolate. This tall, slender book is even shaped like a chocolate bar!
BOOK REVIEW by NORENE GILLETZ
[article first appeared in the Canadian Jewish News]
Leah Schapira, author of Fresh & Easy Kosher Cooking (Artscroll), has an energetic passion for creating scrumptious, uncomplicated dishes for the kosher cook, using ordinary ingredients to create extraordinary meals. You’ll find more than 170 creative recipes for every day or for special occasions that are sure to tantalize your taste buds. There are fabulous, full-colour photos throughout the cookbook that will inspire the reader to stop reading and get in the kitchen to start cooking!
Book Review by Norene Gilletz
[first appeared on www.cjnews.com, Friday, 21 January 2011]
If you’re always searching for delicious pareve recipes, your search is over. The Kosher Baker: Over 160 Dairy-Free Recipes from Traditional to Trendy by Paula Shoyer (Brandeis University Press) contains a huge selection of amazing pareve recipes for every day or any special occasion.
Before long, the pages of your copy of The Kosher Baker will be batter-splattered, and chocolate-imprinted fingerprints will point the pathway to your favourite recipes!
Book Review by Norene Gilletz
On Shavuot, we eat dairy foods such as blintzes, kugels and cheesecake. I didn’t have to search very far to find a delicious cake for your Shavuot table! It’s also perfect for Mother’s Day, birthdays, or bridal and baby showers. This recipe has been adapted from the award-winning 700 page cookbook In the Sweet Kitchen – The Definitive Guide to the Baker’s Pantry by Toronto pastry chef Regan Daley.
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First appeared on The CJN, Wednesday, 6 January 2010
When I saw the title Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day, I was intrigued. Healthy eating is at the top of the list of most people’s New Year’s resolutions, but January also brings long, cold nights, a desire to hibernate and a craving for carb-loaded comfort foods such as bread and chocolate.
Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day: 100 New Recipes Featuring Whole Grains, Fruits, Vegetables and Gluten-Free Ingredients (Thomas Dunne Books), was co-authored by Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. and pastry chef Zoë François. Their first bread-baking book, Artisan Breads in Five Minutes a Day, has sold over 200,000 copies, with rave reviews.
