Norene Gilletz
Norene Gilletz | |
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| Born | Norene Lynn Rykiss 29 May 1940 Winnipeg,Manitoba |
| Died | 23 February 2020(aged 79) Montreal,Quebec |
| Resting place | Baron de Hirsch Cemetery |
| Occupation | Cookbookwriter |
| Spouse |
Joel Gilletz (m.1960) |
| Website | |
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Norene Lynn Gilletz(néeRykiss;29 May 1940 – 23 February 2020) was a CanadianJewishcookbookwriter,food consultant,andfood writer.[2][3]
Biography
[edit]Norene Gilletz was born inWinnipeg,Manitobato Belle (néeWiner) and Max Rykiss. She spent her formative years in Winnipeg'sNorth EndandRiver Heightsneighbourhoods, and attendedKelvin High School.[4]She won a scholarship to studyGermanat theUniversity of Manitoba,but ultimately attendedsecretarial college.[5]
Gilletz moved to Montreal in 1960, where she raised her family, later relocating to Toronto.[6]Her writing career began in 1968 with the release ofSecond Helpings, Please!,edited by Gilletz and published by the Mount Sinai Chapter ofB'nai Brith Women of Canada.By 2020, the cookbook was in its 17th printing and had sold over 200,000 copies.[7]
Several years after the introduction into the North American market of thefood processorbyCuisinart,Gilletz publishedThe Pleasures of Your Processor(1980; later renamedThe Food Processor Bible).[8][9]Among her other cookbooks areMicroWays,MealLeaniYumm!(later titledHealthy Helpings),[10]andNorene’s Healthy Kitchen.[11][12]
Gilletz died in Montreal on 23 February 2020, at the age of 79.[13]
Partial bibliography
[edit]- Second Helpings, Please!.Montreal: B'nai Brith Women of Canada. 1968.
- Pleasures of Your Processor.Montreal: J. & N. Publishing. 1979.ISBN978-0-9690411-0-8.
- MicroWays.Montreal: J. & N. Publishing. 1989.ISBN978-0-9690411-2-2.
- MealLeaniYumm!: All That's Missing Is the Fat!.Toronto: Gourmania. 1998.ISBN978-0-9697972-2-7.
- Norene's Healthy Kitchen: Eat Your Way to Good Health.Vancouver: Whitecap Books. 2007.ISBN978-1-55285-802-8.
- The New Food Processor Bible.Vancouver: Whitecap Books. 2011.ISBN978-1-77050-028-0.
- The Low Iodine Diet Cookbook: Easy and Delicious Recipes and Tips for Thyroid Cancer Patients.Le xing ton: Your Health Press. 2012.ISBN978-0-9851568-4-8.
References
[edit]- ^"Montreal Engagements".Canadian Jewish Review.10 June 1960. p. 5.
- ^Schwartz, S. (28 November 2007)."Tinkering with tradition".The Gazette.Montreal. Archived fromthe originalon 21 April 2016.
- ^Lumley, Elizabeth, ed. (2008).Canadian Who's Who.Vol. 23. University of Toronto Press. p. 482.ISBN9780802040718.
- ^"Process cook book available".The Ottawa Jewish Bulletin & Review.Vol. 44, no. 19. 20 May 1980. p. 9.
- ^Silverstein, Barbara (28 February 2020)."Family and friends recall 'creative and innovative' Gilletz".Canadian Jewish News.
- ^Sussman, Adeena (July 2018)."Norene Gilletz, Canada's Leading Kosher Foodie".Hadassah Magazine.Retrieved29 September2020.
- ^Silcoff, Mireille (9 March 2020)."Norene Gilletz shaped Jewish cuisine for generations".The Globe and Mail.Toronto.
- ^Wertheimer, Gila (5 September 1980). "Improving Your Cuisine-Art".The Jewish Star.Calgary. p. 19.
- ^Wertheimer, Gila (8 March 2002). "Food processor Bible II".Chicago Jewish Star.p. 8.
- ^Wertheimer, Gila (15 September 2000). "For the Holidays: Back to Tradition".Chicago Jewish Star.p. 14.
- ^Armstrong, J. (18 April 2007)."Diet and exercise are the themes".The Gazette.Montreal. Archived fromthe originalon 4 March 2016.
- ^Wertheimer, Gila (4 April 2008). "New cookbooks, just right for Pesach".Chicago Jewish Star.p. 9.
- ^Silverstein, Barbara (24 February 2020)."Norene Gilletz was 'Kosher Julia Child of Canada'".Canadian Jewish News.
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