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Archive: July 2007

BAKED LATKE CRISPS

Posted on July 17, 2007

Back in 2005, Jill Ginsberg started making a new product. Her desire was to recreate a taste with which she was extremely familiar, ie, the tastes of her family’s kitchen and its typical “Jewish” cooking. THOU SHALL SNACK makes OU kosher baked latke crisps. Each crisp is baked and not fried, and are so low Continue Reading »

GIVE US A KISS, HONEY!

Posted on July 16, 2007

Long time KN readers know that we love honey. Every year for Rosh Hashanah we try to find a new honey to serve at the table, a honey that we have not yet tried. Well, here are some new candidates: Tupelo- Light golden amber with a slight greenish cast. Sweet, floral and fruity. Manuka- From Continue Reading »

RUBASHKIN RECALL

Posted on July 13, 2007

This announcement comes from the USDA- Iowa Firm Recalls Beef and Chicken Products Due To Mislabeling Recall Release CLASS I RECALL FSIS-RC-032-2007 HEALTH RISK: HIGH Congressional and Public Affairs (202) 720-9113 Steven Cohen WASHINGTON, July 6, 2007 – Agriprocessors, Inc., a Postville, Iowa, establishment is recalling approximately 35,860 pounds of frozen beef and chicken products Continue Reading »

HAPPY 110TH BIRTHDAY TO HERSHEY KISSES

Posted on July 12, 2007

Hershey Kisses are 100 years old. Amazing, init? They look so young, so fresh, so perky…….. Anyway, here is more info than you could ever really want to know about those little, silver wrapped confections: It takes 90 Kisses to make a pound. At the factory, Kisses are wrapped at the rate of 1300 per Continue Reading »

WORLD'S SHORTEST RECIPE

Posted on July 11, 2007

We got this from the Jewish Food list: Mix grated carrots with crushed pineapple. You can add raisins if you like.

AN APPLE PEEL A DAY KEEPS CANCER AWAY

Posted on July 10, 2007

From Cornell University’s online Chronicle: May 30, 2007 An apple peel a day might keep cancer at bay, Cornell food science study finds By Susan Lang Rui Hai Liu, Cornell associate professor of food science, analyzed the peel from 230 pounds of red delicious apples. An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Or, what Continue Reading »

A TUBE STEAK BY ANY OTHER NAME IS STILL A HOT DOG!

Posted on July 9, 2007

The following comes from the “I’m not Martha” email list: * Hebrew National has been voted the best dog in the USA. * In 2005, consumers spent more than $3.9 billion on hot dogs and sausages in U.S. supermarkets – that equals more than 1.5 billion hot dogs and sausages bought at retail stores alone. Continue Reading »

ONLY TRUE JEWS EAT CHULENT

Posted on July 6, 2007

The following is a translation of a story that appeared in a chareidi newspaper in Israel. This translation appeared on the Failedmessiah blog. Granted, that blog has a huge axe to grind, but the story stands on its own: In a baal teshuva yeshiva there was a student who has been learning there for the Continue Reading »

THE TALIBANIZATION OF ORTHODOXY

Posted on July 5, 2007

The 6/22 issue of the Jewish Week, contained a most fascinating article about a speech given by Rabbi Marc Angel. Here is the opening of the article: “Modern Orthodoxy’s ‘Cultic’ Influence Retiring Rabbi Marc Angel charges movement’s growing reliance on yeshiva deans is danger sign. Debra Nussbaum Cohen and Stewart Ain – Staff Writers Rabbi Continue Reading »

ORGANIC TOASTER PASTRIES

Posted on July 4, 2007

Trying to find a kosher toaster pastry is hard enough. Finding one that is organic and kosher is almost impossible. Well, not any more!! Introducing NATURES PATH Organic Frosted Toaster Pastries We love the chocolate style- mmmmmmmmmmm good! Certification is by the COR and the product is Dairy. Try it out!