When one of my children asked whether making fresh lasagna is worth the effort. I pointed out that cooking up lasagna noodles also takes time and energy. Pre-cooked noodles are quite expensive and don’t have the same texture. If you don’t find rolling out dough a chore, try this easy recipe for gourmet results (unappreciated […]
January 28, 2010
My Mom, Food Processors, and Norene Gilletz
When Ilana-Davita mentioned Healthy Helpings in her reader interview, author Norene Gilletz came by to comment. She even joined my Facebook fan page. I wrote to Norene to let her know that I would be dedicating today’s post to her.
My mother loved gadgets. She wasn’t the first to get a microwave, but when she did she read every book and article on microwave cooking she could find.
My mother loved food processors best of all. She had three Cuisinarts: One fleishig (meaty), one pareve (neutral) and one for Passover. When she wanted to make cheesecake, she called the rabbi to approve using the pareve one. Her hand movements were so limited that chopping and mixing were painful. Food processors enabled her to continue to cook for the family. If she couldn’t do it in the food processor, she couldn’t do it at all.
