BIALETTI AETERNUM COOKING UTENSILS
Not too long ago, we bought a Kyocera ceramic chef’s knife. The knife was amazing. The blade was unbelievably sharp and it was a pleasure to use the knife. Alas, a well meaning friend offered to make a festive meal for a bunch of us, and he managed to break the knife by being careless. That is the problem with ceramic knives- you have to treat them very carefully. Which he did not.
That, however, has not deterred us from ceramics in cookware. We recently tried the Bialetti Aeternum ceramic coated pan. Wowzers!
It has its limitations, but for making eggs it is the ne plus ultra of pans. The inner surface of the pan is super slippery, so the eggs never stick. There is NO Teflon in these babies. And you need not lubricate the interior very much, so you can cut down on fats.
A report we read said that the pans were also good at making crispy chicken thighs. As we do not eat chicken thighs, we will take their word for it.
Go to the web site and see what they have to offer. Then buy a pan. You are sure to love it as much as we love ours!
bialettishop.com
In: General Topics, Health
WALKERS NEW SCOTTIE DOGS
Now if these aren’t the cutest little things ever! Everyone knows that the absolute best short bread cookies come from Walkers (OU-D). Over the years, the company has introduced new products from time to time, all of them uniformly excellent.
What makes Walkers so good is that they use pure butter and only all natural ingredients.
These little doggie shaped cookies are sort of like a grown up version of animal crackers (remember that really cool circus train box in which they came???). But these are so much better!
www.walkersbuzz.com
In: Kosher Desserts, Kosher New Products
APPLESAUCE ON THE GO
Those small boxes with the even smaller straw are ubiquitous. Whether filled with juice, chocolate milk, regular milk or some other beverage (but alas, no “Jack” and “Coke” boxes), those little squeeze boxes are perfect for our fast-paced society. So why not applesauce, too?
How many times while sitting in the park, riding the subway or a bus, or while reading a good book on Kindle have we thought, “Wow! If only we had an applesauce right now.”
Now you can! Yes, boys and girls, it is Applesauce On The Go from www.gogosqueez.com Available at your local food emporium or specialty shop.
Certified by the OU (older ones may have the OK instead), this product has no gluten, no nuts, is pareve and 100% natural fruit. Shelf life is one year from day of processing.
What flavors, you ask?
Applesauce
Applesauce with Strawberries
Applesauce with Banana
Applesauce with Cinnamon
Applesauce with Peach
We have tried all of them. Our two faves are the banana and the peach.
In: Health, Kosher New Products
SWEET POTATO LATKES
We saw this on Jamie Geller’s blog. We tried it. We LOVED it.
Recipe
Baked Sweet Potato Latkes
Sweet potato latkes have a rich earthiness and satisfying sweetness that make them hard to resist.
Times
Prep time: 10 min
Ready time: 10 min
Ingredients
3 large sweet potatoes, peeled and grated
1 large red onion, grated or chopped fine
2 large eggs, beaten
1/4 cup matzo meal
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
pinch nutmeg
Cooking Spray
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Mix sweet potatoes, onion, eggs, matzo meal, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Spray cooking spray into a non stick sauté pan. Shape 1/4 cup of batter into latkes, flattening them with your hands and brown on each side.
Remove to a sprayed baking sheet and finish cooking in a 350 degrees F oven for 10-12 minutes.