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LABOR DAY POTATO SALAD

Posted on August 28, 2009

THIS RECIPE COMES FROM THE GOOD FOLKS AT HELLMAN’S REAL MAYONNAISE GARDEN POTATO SALAD Serves: 6 Prep Time: 20 Minute(s) Cook Time: 8 Minute(s) 1-1/2 lbs. red potatoes, cubed (about 3-1/2 cups) 1/2 lb. green beans, halved 1/2 cup Hellmann’s® or Best Foods® Real Mayonnaise 1/2 cup sliced green onions 2 Tbsp. finely chopped fresh Continue Reading »

KRAFT FOODS- CUTTING BACK ON CORN SYRUP

Posted on August 27, 2009

Kraft touts efforts to skip corn syrup By: Emily Bryson York and Natalie Zmuda Aug. 24, 2009 (Crain’s) — First it was fat, then it was trans fat, and now it’s corn syrup. Consumers are asking manufacturers to remove ingredients they believe are harmful, and high-fructose corn syrup is near the top of many a Continue Reading »

CHINESE CABBAGE SALAD

Posted on August 26, 2009

Chinese Cabbage Salad from Chef Lisa in the UTJ’s NYC test kitchen: Salad Ingredients 1 head white cabbage 1 bunch scallions 2 packages Ramen noodles-the noodles only 2 cans mandarin oranges, drained 1/3 cup sesame seeds ½ cup slivered almonds boneless chicken breast – optional Sauce Ingredients 2 ½ T soy sauce ½ cup sugar Continue Reading »

ROSH HASHANAH FROM NORMAN’S

Posted on August 25, 2009

Remember Norman’s on Emek Refaim? Well, Robin- the Norman of Norman’s- is still around. This time she offers incredible catering for your Rosh Hashanah table. Norman’s ROSH HASHANA take out menu Once again Norman’s Restaurant is doing delicious fresh catering for ROSH HASHANA. Here is our menu. If there are any special requests or dietary Continue Reading »

YET ANOTHER REASON WHY THE STATE CAN’T BE IN CHARGE OF KASHRUTH

Posted on August 24, 2009

Many of you may recall, that years ago there was a company in NY that made pareve eclairs. The company was called Rich’s, and they also made pareve creamer and pareve whipped topping. Rich’s was an OU certified company. Well, it seems that every night as the mashgiach at the plant went to daven Maariv, Continue Reading »

MORE ON WHY THE STATE CAN NOT BE A POSEK

Posted on August 21, 2009

A local kosher bakery bought a crucial ingredient for baking bagels from a company called (and we are not using the real name, we are using a made up name, but one that captures the name of the real entity) The Wabasha Dairy Company. The product was pareve. In those days, it was not always Continue Reading »

GINGER GRILL IN RIVERDALE

Posted on August 19, 2009

Ginger Grill, 3717 Riverdale Ave, Riverdale, NY 718.601.7763 What can we say? Some places are winners. This place is not. Service was indifferent at best. Not once did anyone ask about our enjoyment of the food. No one offered to refill our water pitcher. Service was incredibly slow. No one asked if we wanted tea Continue Reading »

WHY THE STATE MAY NOT BE A POSEK

Posted on August 18, 2009

A number of years ago, we heard from a rabbi who was involved in hashgacha. An honest man, he was caught up in a large problem with the Kosher Law Enforcement Agency of New York State. The issue was tongue. The mashgiach had a certificate in Nikur (deveining) that he earned in Jerusalem. The certificate Continue Reading »

OUR COMMENTS ON YESTERDAY’S ARTICLE FROM KOSHER TODAY

Posted on August 17, 2009

First off, let’s begin by saying we are not a Conservative rabbi. We have no ties to the Conservative movement. The issue is not that a Conservative (or Orthodox or Orthoxative, or Recon…..) rabbi wants to overturn Georgia’s kosher laws, it is that those laws are (probably) unconstitutional. The State may not act as a Continue Reading »

OUR COMMENTARY

Posted on August 14, 2009

Our commentary on the editorial that appeared in Kosher Today was to appear today. Apparently your editor (that would be us) messed up and it will appear on Monday instead. We are sorry about that. Next time we will be more careful about plugging in the correct date(s). Have a shabbat shalom.