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Second Helpings Please!
Nearly 150,000 copies have been sold of this Jewish family heirloom since it was first published in 1968. It is given as a rite of passage to new brides. Young people starting out on their own won't leave home without it! Family favorites include Beef & Green Peppers, Chinese Stew, Lemon Barbecued Chicken, Passover Meatballs, Gefilte Fish, Kreplach, Potato Kugel, Challah, Hamentashen, Norene's Famous Cheesecake. Revised edition includes a chapter of microwave recipes and tips for today's busy cook.
292 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1968
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About the author
Norene Gilletz
21 books15 followersNorene Gilletz was one of Canada’s leading kosher cookbook authors. She was a culinary consultant, cooking teacher/lecturer, culinary spokesperson, cookbook author, and freelance food writer, focusing on healthy cooking.
A certified Culinary Profession with the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals), her culinary career began at the age of three helping prepare meals in her mother’s kitchen and where at age nine she invented her first recipe; she never looked back.
Her other books include Healthy Helpings, Second Helping Please,
The Food Processor Bible, and The Low Iodine Diet Cookbook. Norene lives in Toronto, Canada. To learn more about Norene Gilletz, visit her web site, http://www.Gourmania.com.
“I have found that making just a few small changes in your diet can add up to significant health benefits,” Norene said.
“I strongly believe that the simple choices we make each day have the greatest impact on our health and well-being.”
A certified Culinary Profession with the IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals), her culinary career began at the age of three helping prepare meals in her mother’s kitchen and where at age nine she invented her first recipe; she never looked back.
Her other books include Healthy Helpings, Second Helping Please,
The Food Processor Bible, and The Low Iodine Diet Cookbook. Norene lives in Toronto, Canada. To learn more about Norene Gilletz, visit her web site, http://www.Gourmania.com.
“I have found that making just a few small changes in your diet can add up to significant health benefits,” Norene said.
“I strongly believe that the simple choices we make each day have the greatest impact on our health and well-being.”
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September 3, 2020
After forty years, this is still my very favorite cookbook. Of course, I don't read it anymore, I've moved on, but this is the book that most influenced my Friday Night and Holiday cooking. After reading a ton of cookbooks since the Corona Virus trapped me in the house, I fished this treasure out of my dusty library and lovingly fondled the sticky yellowing pages. I can't even read my illegible notes scribbled into the margins but I know they were important to me at the time they were added....God I love this book ❤️
Norene, I see on your profile that you died this past February. I want you to know how much I loved you.❤️
Norene, I see on your profile that you died this past February. I want you to know how much I loved you.❤️
October 5, 2011
Who reads a cook book? I went through this cover to cover. It is an invaluable resource, a milestone is the annals of Jewish cooking, a must for the single man. I would have been lost forever without it. I was lost (though didn't know it then) when I replaced it with a cook+. Better the book to eat by... more satifying, more nutritious, more honest cooking. LOVE it.
June 13, 2022
A classic that stands the test of time.
March 15, 2018
This book defines the statement, "Don't judge a book by its cover". In the days of gorgeous photography, beautiful bindings and so forth, this little book stands out for its content. There are no photos, a simple typeface and no table of contents, but the recipes are perfection. While this is a Jewish cookbook, anyone can enjoy the delightful recipes inside.
The book is broken down into Appetizers & Party Treats; Meat, Poultry & Stuffings; Fish, Eggs & Cheese; Vegetables, Side Dishes, Salads & Dressings; Bread, Rolls & Muffins; Cakes & Icings; Pies & Desserts; Cookies, Squares & Candies; Jewish Festivals; Miscellaneous; One Helping, Please! (Dieting recipes); and Microwave Recipes. While there is no table of contents, there is a good index.
If you're looking for good recipes for good food, this book has got you covered. No bells and whistles, just great food done right.
I received a copy of this book from Whitecap Books for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
The book is broken down into Appetizers & Party Treats; Meat, Poultry & Stuffings; Fish, Eggs & Cheese; Vegetables, Side Dishes, Salads & Dressings; Bread, Rolls & Muffins; Cakes & Icings; Pies & Desserts; Cookies, Squares & Candies; Jewish Festivals; Miscellaneous; One Helping, Please! (Dieting recipes); and Microwave Recipes. While there is no table of contents, there is a good index.
If you're looking for good recipes for good food, this book has got you covered. No bells and whistles, just great food done right.
I received a copy of this book from Whitecap Books for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
May 17, 2013
I love this series!!! It is awesome!!! And no crapola in it like I originally suspected!!! AWESOME!!!
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October 13, 201745 recipes I'd like to check out... I'm hungry!
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January 21, 2018Made the chocolate chip cookies - a go to for us. Base for peanut butter and raisin and oatmeal (sub 1/2 cup flour with oatmeal flour). I use only 1/2 cup of butter.
just tried the macaroons - so easy and so awesome. The fluff right up in the oven.
This minimalist recipe book is easy to use with quick tasty foods.
A Jewish friend gave this to me in Toronto.
just tried the macaroons - so easy and so awesome. The fluff right up in the oven.
This minimalist recipe book is easy to use with quick tasty foods.
A Jewish friend gave this to me in Toronto.
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