Comments for Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:21:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 Comment on Bean Salad by The Next Food Network Star: 7/6/08 | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/04/06/bean-salad/#comment-1239 The Next Food Network Star: 7/6/08 | Norwitz Notions Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:11:21 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/04/06/bean-salad/#comment-1239 [...] favorite dish to make is bean salad.  It’s super easy because we use canned beans (you could make it with dried beans but each [...] […] favorite dish to make is bean salad.  It’s super easy because we use canned beans (you could make it with dried beans but each […]

]]> Comment on Vegan Pesto by admin http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/#comment-1230 admin Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:26:14 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-1230 Laura: so glad you liked it. I just scarfed down the leftover pesto I had in my fridge with some Mary's Gone Crackers for an afternoon snack. I enjoyed looking at your blog too. -Cyndi Laura: so glad you liked it. I just scarfed down the leftover pesto I had in my fridge with some Mary’s Gone Crackers for an afternoon snack. I enjoyed looking at your blog too.

-Cyndi

]]> Comment on Vegan Pesto by Laura http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/#comment-1229 Laura Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:19:34 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-1229 I made your pasta recipe tonight, OMG so delicious. I had to blog about it myself, I gave a link to your site. I used basil, arugula and mint from my garden (picked by my 5 year old daughter) over brown rice spaghetti. Yum yum yum, thanks for sharing! I made your pasta recipe tonight, OMG so delicious. I had to blog about it myself, I gave a link to your site. I used basil, arugula and mint from my garden (picked by my 5 year old daughter) over brown rice spaghetti. Yum yum yum, thanks for sharing!

]]> Comment on Valentine’s Day Dinner 2008 by The Next Food Network Star: 6/1/08 | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/02/14/valentines-day-dinner/#comment-1227 The Next Food Network Star: 6/1/08 | Norwitz Notions Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:15:16 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/02/14/valentines-day-dinner/#comment-1227 [...] The time element made this one really hard. Just having a few more minutes to plan and another half hour to cook would have made all the difference. But I think I would have done this dish: Chopped salad–lettuce, shredded root vegetables, avocado, and tomato–with an olive, sun-dried tomato vinaigrette (blended mostly smooth) and topped with seared salmon and mushrooms. [...] […] The time element made this one really hard. Just having a few more minutes to plan and another half hour to cook would have made all the difference. But I think I would have done this dish: Chopped salad–lettuce, shredded root vegetables, avocado, and tomato–with an olive, sun-dried tomato vinaigrette (blended mostly smooth) and topped with seared salmon and mushrooms. […]

]]> Comment on The Next Food Network Star: 6/1/08 by Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/06/17/the-next-food-network-star-6108/#comment-1213 Pesto Stuffed Mushrooms | Norwitz Notions Sun, 06 Jul 2008 07:15:54 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=340#comment-1213 [...] making pesto stuffed mushrooms for a while now, at least since considering the dish as worthy of a Food Network competition.  Then I was at the store and saw the beautiful criminis.  Usually they have the smaller ones, [...] […] making pesto stuffed mushrooms for a while now, at least since considering the dish as worthy of a Food Network competition.  Then I was at the store and saw the beautiful criminis.  Usually they have the smaller ones, […]

]]> Comment on Fried Fish with Tarter Sauce (no gluten, eggs, or dairy) by The Next Food Network Star: 6/22/08 | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/07/fried-fish/#comment-1187 The Next Food Network Star: 6/22/08 | Norwitz Notions Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:10:51 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=305#comment-1187 [...] a similar fish, I think a fish stew would have been great. And then a wrap or soft taco with some fried, lightly battered, chunks. The crazy ingredient would have to be in a sauce I think. Maybe on some [...] […] a similar fish, I think a fish stew would have been great. And then a wrap or soft taco with some fried, lightly battered, chunks. The crazy ingredient would have to be in a sauce I think. Maybe on some […]

]]> Comment on Rockfish Stew by The Next Food Network Star: 6/22/08 | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/04/04/rockfish-stew/#comment-1186 The Next Food Network Star: 6/22/08 | Norwitz Notions Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:08:49 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/04/04/rockfish-stew/#comment-1186 [...] I had gotten cod or a similar fish, I think a fish stew would have been great.  And then a wrap or soft taco with some fried, lightly battered, chunks.  [...] […] I had gotten cod or a similar fish, I think a fish stew would have been great.  And then a wrap or soft taco with some fried, lightly battered, chunks.  […]

]]> Comment on Fun with a Dehydrator: Fruits & Vegetables by admin http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/06/06/fun-with-a-dehydrator-fruits-vegetables/#comment-1090 admin Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:24:17 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=329#comment-1090 Glad I could help. Please consider this a formal request for a recipe for that wrap once you get the recipe down. Yum! Cyndi Glad I could help. Please consider this a formal request for a recipe for that wrap once you get the recipe down. Yum!

Cyndi

]]> Comment on Fun with a Dehydrator: Fruits & Vegetables by Maeve http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/06/06/fun-with-a-dehydrator-fruits-vegetables/#comment-1081 Maeve Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:04:55 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=329#comment-1081 Thank you very much! I have just got a dehydrator, and I have been scouring the internet for before and after pictures like those you have posted - you have answered a lot of questions for me. My reason for getting a dehydrator was an attempt to recreate a gluten-free wrap I had in a vegetarian restaurant in Dublin. It resembles a fruit leather, only made from carrot, courgette and apple, and it is pliable. I am still working on a recipe... Thank you very much! I have just got a dehydrator, and I have been scouring the internet for before and after pictures like those you have posted - you have answered a lot of questions for me. My reason for getting a dehydrator was an attempt to recreate a gluten-free wrap I had in a vegetarian restaurant in Dublin. It resembles a fruit leather, only made from carrot, courgette and apple, and it is pliable. I am still working on a recipe…

]]> Comment on Chopped Salad with Fried Tofu & Mustard-Tomato Dressing by The Next Food Network Star: 6/1/08 | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/02/23/chopped-salad/#comment-1077 The Next Food Network Star: 6/1/08 | Norwitz Notions Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:24:11 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/02/23/chopped-salad/#comment-1077 [...] half hour to cook would have made all the difference.  But I think I would have done this dish: Chopped salad–lettuce, shredded root vegetables, avocado, and tomato–with an olive, sun-dried tomato [...] […] half hour to cook would have made all the difference.  But I think I would have done this dish: Chopped salad–lettuce, shredded root vegetables, avocado, and tomato–with an olive, sun-dried tomato […]

]]> Comment on Fruit Leather Roll-Ups by Fun with a Dehydrator: Fruits & Vegetables | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/06/05/fruit-leather-roll-ups/#comment-1002 Fun with a Dehydrator: Fruits & Vegetables | Norwitz Notions Fri, 06 Jun 2008 20:34:59 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=325#comment-1002 [...] Get emails telling you when there is a new post Enter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurner ← Fruit Leather Roll-Ups [...] […] Get emails telling you when there is a new post Enter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurner ← Fruit Leather Roll-Ups […]

]]> Comment on Gluten-Free Olive Bread by Gluten-Free Vegan Challah | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/03/24/gluten-free-olive-bread/#comment-898 Gluten-Free Vegan Challah | Norwitz Notions Sat, 24 May 2008 20:08:35 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/03/24/gluten-free-olive-bread/#comment-898 [...] not much of a baker (i.e., I stink) so I just bought a mix.  The bread a friend made from Pamela’s Amazing Wheat-Free mix was so good, I got that one. Pamela’s Amazing [...] […] not much of a baker (i.e., I stink) so I just bought a mix.  The bread a friend made from Pamela’s Amazing Wheat-Free mix was so good, I got that one. Pamela’s Amazing […]

]]> Comment on Gluten-Free Bagel or Flatbread by carys http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/14/gluten-free-bagel/#comment-816 carys Fri, 16 May 2008 02:07:02 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=315#comment-816 thank you for posting on your site, cyndi! i did experiment with it a little more the other day. if you cook about half the brown rice flour with water until it's very VERY thick (like too thick porridge), let it cool, then make the bagels the same way (and you may have to add extra flour this way), they are NOT good fresh -- the outsides are good, but the insides are very damp/gooshy. but the 2nd day they were AMAZING!! the moisture evened out and the texture was dense and chewy and wonderful. none of the crumbly muffin texture like the first recipe. so there's 2 options, one for fresh bagels and one if you want chewy bagels adn can wait til the 2nd day to eat them. carys thank you for posting on your site, cyndi!

i did experiment with it a little more the other day.

if you cook about half the brown rice flour with water until it’s very VERY thick (like too thick porridge), let it cool, then make the bagels the same way (and you may have to add extra flour this way), they are NOT good fresh — the outsides are good, but the insides are very damp/gooshy.

but the 2nd day they were AMAZING!! the moisture evened out and the texture was dense and chewy and wonderful. none of the crumbly muffin texture like the first recipe.

so there’s 2 options, one for fresh bagels and one if you want chewy bagels adn can wait til the 2nd day to eat them.

carys

]]> Comment on Vegan Pesto by admin http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/#comment-796 admin Wed, 14 May 2008 16:29:51 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-796 Geri: I plant basil all the time and just am not having any luck. I had amazing basil plants (4' high!) in San Diego one year (in the early 1990's) but never managed to grow one since. Andy: LOL! you're right, I used to love the stuff. It's a Chi Gong (Hochi) thing. Had to stop garlic and onions for 100 days (this was over 10 years ago) and then they just tasted gross to me and felt awful. Now I'm eating some onions again but still am not crazy about garlic. In this system, garlic and onions (and all other members of the family) pull negative chi (energy) from the universe. If you eat meat, they say, you need to have garlic/onions to pull out the negative chi from that. (Ginger does the same for fish.) But if you don't eat meat, then eating garlic/onions just puts negative chi into you. I could really feel that when I was actively practicing Hochi, but not so much anymore. Some Indians have the same philosophy. I'm not sure if the underlying reasoning is the same, but they do not eat garlic & onions for spiritual reasons. It is very similar to the Hochi (from Taoism) rules I learned. Whether you believe the above or not, lots of people all over the world do find a reason to avoid the onion family. And I could really tell the difference, even when someone close to me had eaten it (not the smell; the energy was off). Geri: I plant basil all the time and just am not having any luck. I had amazing basil plants (4′ high!) in San Diego one year (in the early 1990’s) but never managed to grow one since.

Andy: LOL! you’re right, I used to love the stuff. It’s a Chi Gong (Hochi) thing. Had to stop garlic and onions for 100 days (this was over 10 years ago) and then they just tasted gross to me and felt awful. Now I’m eating some onions again but still am not crazy about garlic.

In this system, garlic and onions (and all other members of the family) pull negative chi (energy) from the universe. If you eat meat, they say, you need to have garlic/onions to pull out the negative chi from that. (Ginger does the same for fish.) But if you don’t eat meat, then eating garlic/onions just puts negative chi into you. I could really feel that when I was actively practicing Hochi, but not so much anymore.

Some Indians have the same philosophy. I’m not sure if the underlying reasoning is the same, but they do not eat garlic & onions for spiritual reasons. It is very similar to the Hochi (from Taoism) rules I learned.

Whether you believe the above or not, lots of people all over the world do find a reason to avoid the onion family. And I could really tell the difference, even when someone close to me had eaten it (not the smell; the energy was off).

]]> Comment on Vegan Pesto by Andy B http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/#comment-794 Andy B Wed, 14 May 2008 14:49:19 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-794 <i>and I’m not a fan of garlic</i> Where is Cyndi and what have you done with her???? and I’m not a fan of garlic

Where is Cyndi and what have you done with her????

]]> Comment on Vegan Pesto by geri http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/13/vegan-pesto/#comment-789 geri Wed, 14 May 2008 06:22:33 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=312#comment-789 plant your own basil. which reminds me to get my butt out into our garden and get some more planted. plant your own basil. which reminds me to get my butt out into our garden and get some more planted.

]]> Comment on Passover Seder 2008 by Holly http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/04/passover-seder-2008/#comment-762 Holly Thu, 08 May 2008 15:56:33 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=292#comment-762 I bet you'll remember this Pesach more than the others that went smoothly! I bet you’ll remember this Pesach more than the others that went smoothly!

]]> Comment on Vegan Cole Slaw by Fried Fish with Tarter Sauce (no gluten, eggs, or dairy) | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/06/vegan-cole-slaw/#comment-755 Fried Fish with Tarter Sauce (no gluten, eggs, or dairy) | Norwitz Notions Thu, 08 May 2008 06:47:08 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=301#comment-755 [...] Get emails telling you when there is a new post Enter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurner ← Vegan Cole Slaw [...] […] Get emails telling you when there is a new post Enter your email address:Delivered by FeedBurner ← Vegan Cole Slaw […]

]]> Comment on Passover Seder 2008 by Macadamia Nut Torte | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/04/passover-seder-2008/#comment-731 Macadamia Nut Torte | Norwitz Notions Tue, 06 May 2008 01:02:53 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=292#comment-731 [...] made this lovely torte (or is it a tart? or maybe a cheesecake?) for Passover this year. It was a gamble, since we had never made it before, and didn’t have much of a recipe to go [...] […] made this lovely torte (or is it a tart? or maybe a cheesecake?) for Passover this year. It was a gamble, since we had never made it before, and didn’t have much of a recipe to go […]

]]> Comment on Passover Seder 2008 by Beet Borscht | Norwitz Notions http://norwitz.net/blog/2008/05/04/passover-seder-2008/#comment-730 Beet Borscht | Norwitz Notions Tue, 06 May 2008 01:01:35 +0000 http://norwitz.net/blog/?p=292#comment-730 [...] you can serve borscht year-round, I almost always make it for Passover. This year was no exception. To me, beets are a necessary part of the holiday and, if I don’t [...] […] you can serve borscht year-round, I almost always make it for Passover. This year was no exception. To me, beets are a necessary part of the holiday and, if I don’t […]

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