Fight for Your Quinoa! by. R. Yosef Kanefsky This one is in our hands. Quinoa has been a breath of fresh culinary air in the non-kitniyot Pesach kitchen, and has restored dietary sanity to us Ashkenazim. But the kitniyot zealots are lurking. The OU, for example, is equivocating on quinoa’s non-kitniyot status . The battle Continue Reading »
FROM CHEF ANDREA AT THE UTJ SOUTHERN TEST KITCHEN: Viennese Chocolate Torte The cake is very rich. A small piece goes a long way. 10 eggs, separated 10 heaping Tablespoons sugar (about 1 cup) 8 ounces walnuts, finely ground 2-1/2 Tablespoons matzoh meal 6 ounces melted semi-sweet chocolate Combine egg yolks and sugar. Add chocolate Continue Reading »
We have run this recipe in the past, but we love to make this kugel so much, we republish it here. 1 can cranberry sauce (we use whole berry) 4 cups matzo farfel/ferfel 4 eggs 2/3 cup oil 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. cinnamon Pour cold water over farfel, and drain. Mix Continue Reading »
FROM FAILED MESSIAH Led by Agudath Israel of America, haredim are finding it hard to comply with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. The law, which went into effect this year, is supposed to make school lunches healthier, and, according to a report in the Forward, allocates billions of dollars to make this possible. Continue Reading »
Yup, we have already seen the letters sent to retailers from kosher meat and chicken purveyors. Fairly large price increases have begun already. The usual reasons are cited- increased cost of grain, increased cost of fuel for transportation, increased need to hire more workers to meet the demand, etc. In fact the only reason the Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY (FEB. 19, 2013) NEW YORK — Visitors to this year’s Kosher Food and Wine Experience at New York’s Chelsea Piers on February 4th would have been hard pressed to miss the centered display of Got Cholent? Inc. Owned by Chef Ari White, Got Cholent?, together with its subdivision Gemstone Catering, provides original Continue Reading »
FROM THE NY TIMES In a Midtown neighborhood where pizza is scarce, Joey Allaham, who owns Solo, a kosher meat restaurant in the Sony building, is opening a little takeout pizzeria with a singular product: kosher pies with dairy products but no meat. Overseeing the baking is Giulio Adriani, a certified Neapolitan pizzaiolo who is Continue Reading »
FROM KOSHER TODAY (FEB 19, 2013) NEW YORK — Menachem Sendrovic and Henry Stimler believe their model for a kosher restaurant is rife for today’s upscale kosher diner that may not necessarily fit the mold of more traditional kosher diners. They called their SoHo Restaurant Jezebel, served high-end wines that were not mevushal (cooked), featured Continue Reading »
VIVENTE brand sweetener is the new kid in town. What do you call a no calorie sweetener that helps with weight control, fortifies your immune system, promotes healthy digestion and helps build strong bones? You call it Vivente. Certified by the KA-AlefAlef, this sweetener dissolves in liquids, has no preservatives, is vegan friendly, and suitable Continue Reading »
We are sooo excited! Chef Adam introduced us to a whole new line of amazing products. Each of them, by the way, is a winner- a total winner! First of all, how about All Natural Teriyaki Sauce that is Kosher for Passover? Yup, Mikee did it- KP Teriyaki Sauce. Can you say Teriyaki chicken for Continue Reading »
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