Archive for August, 2008
GRILLED HERBED POTATOES
Just in time for your Labor Day BBQ or picnic, here is a great recipe: INGREDIENTS: 3 pounds small red potatoes, skinned 1 cup green onions, sliced thinly 4 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons parsley, chopped 2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced salt and pepper DIRECTIONS: Cook potatoes in a large pot [...]
ONE TEQUILA, TWO TEQUILA, THREE TEQUILA, FLOOR
TEQUILA COUNTRY By Chris Hawley, USA TODAY ZAPOTLANEJO, Mexico — Here in the heart of Mexico’s tequila country, where every town has a distillery and the air smells like sweet fermenting molasses, a sign proudly marks the entrance to Miguel Ramírez’s farm: “Rancho Ramírez: Producer of Agaves.” But behind the fence, the blue agave plants, [...]
KOSHAROT CLAIMS ALL IS NOT WELL IN JERUSALEM’S KOSHER RESTAURANTS
FROM KOSHER TODAY (MON, AUG 25, 2008) Rabbinate and restauranteurs against blacklist Jerusalem…by Idele Ross, KosherToday Israeli Bureau Chief…Jerusalem restaurant owners and the Chief Rabbinate have threatened to sue a rabbinic organization for publishing a controversial report on kashrut supervision in the capital’s kosher restaurants. The Jerusalem Post reported that Kosharot, an organization based in [...]
PETA SLAMS NYC KAPPOROT
From JTA: PETA slams N.Y. kapporos ritual Published: 08/25/2008 An animal rights group is calling for a New York state investigation into kapporos in Brooklyn. For the second year, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has complained about the High Holidays ritual of swinging a chicken over one’s head, a sin transference ceremony. In [...]