Norwitz Notions

So what’s wrong with cranberry sauce made with oranges, you ask? Nothing. It’s delicious. But the slightest trace of oranges make my daughter sick for hours. So I developed a version with lemons instead. I think it works better than oranges for cutting fatty foods and providing a clean crisp taste. You will need to […]

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I’ve filed this recipe under Thanksgiving because it’s now my standard offering for that holiday. I bring it every year to the Thanksgiving Potluck we go to and it’s a great dish for other events as well. To people eating turkey or other meat, it is a nice side dish. But for a vegetarian, […]

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This was a huge hit at the Thanksgiving potluck I went to last November. My pie (and all the cream) was devoured. The other pumpkin pie (homemade with traditional ingredients) still had half of it left.
Because I couldn’t find one perfect recipe, I used the crust from one and the filling from another. Actually, Michael […]

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Most of our Thanksgiving dinners are in the community room of Ecology House, an 11-unit government (HUD) complex for people disabled with chemical sensitivity. Every year, with the help of the Environmental Health Network, the residents there host a (supplemented) potluck dinner for the entire chemical sensitivity community. It’s great fun. I share the […]

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