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Posted on October 24, 2006

A few days back, we reported that Cambell’s Vegetarian Vegetable soup would no longer be OU certified. At that time, we did not realize that there is a whole lot more to the story. What we should have said was “Hey, Lucy, this time you got a whole lotta ‘splaining to do!” The following story Continue Reading »

DISHWASHER SALMON (FOR REAL!)

Posted on October 23, 2006

When we came across this recipe, we thought it was a joke. T’weren’t no joke, as they say down South. So we figured, what the heck! WHAT YOU WILL NEED: salmon fillets aluminum foil a lemon a few butter pats electric dishwasher Place the fish on two large sheets of aluminum foil. Squeeze on some Continue Reading »

MORE ON CEREAL BRACHOT

Posted on October 20, 2006

As promised, here are more cereals with their brachot. Click below to see today’s list. The following GENERAL MILLS cereals with the OU have MEZONOT for their bracha: Basic 4,Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Frosted Chex, Golden Grahams, Honey Nut Chex, Honey Nut Clusters, Oatmeal Crisp, Raisin Nut Bran, Rice Chex, Total, Total Raisin Bran, Wheat Continue Reading »

COULD THERE BE A WORSE SOUP?

Posted on October 19, 2006

We came across the recipe on line the other day. Aside from the fact that it made us shudder at the thought of it, we figured, hey, why not……….. Why not indeed. This is one for the dust heap of recipes……………………………………… Pickle Soup adapted from the molly goldberg jewish cookbook Description Ingredients 5 Dried Mushroom Continue Reading »

BE MY HONEY!

Posted on October 18, 2006

Dutch Gold makes honey. Ok, you didn’t need us to tell you that! The question is: did you know that Dutch Gold makes lots of different kinds of OU certified honeys? Well, they do. Read what the company has to say about their honeys below…………. ALFALFA HONEY is gathered from alfalfa flowers which grow in Continue Reading »

HA'ADAMAH? SH'HAKOL?? MEZONOT??

Posted on October 17, 2006

Figuring out which bracha to say on cereal gets harder and harder. Pretty soon we all will need to post huge cereal bracha charts on the kitchen wall. Well, we would like to help you out a bit. So, here are a few to guide you: The following MALTO-O-MEAL cereals marked with a K all Continue Reading »

GREAT NEWS FROM DOWN UNDER

Posted on October 16, 2006

It’s from New Zealand. It’s totally organic. It’s OK certified. It’s dairy. It’s good for you. It’s USDA certified. Nu? What is it? Click below……….. From Mainland Cheese in New Zealand, comes ORGANIC CHEDDAR. This cheese meets every known standard in the world for organic status. The milk comes from cows that are 100% grass Continue Reading »

I WONDER, I WA-WA-WA-WA WONDER….

Posted on October 12, 2006

First of all, apologies to “L:ghtening” Lou Christie for the title of today’s little tidbit. We have often wondered whence cometh all the page requests we get on the UTJ web site and the KN blog. Frankly, we were blown away by the answer. Apparently, the two most popular destinations on the UTJ web site Continue Reading »

TIME SHARE TORAH

Posted on October 11, 2006

Dateline Miami, Sunday Oct. 1, 2006The Miami Herald newspaper in a front page story tells the tale of a Reform shul down there that came up with a unique way of raising money. They sell time shares in one of the shul’s Torah scrolls. We kid you not. You can buy a weekly parsha for Continue Reading »

CAJUN ROASTED POTATOES

Posted on October 10, 2006

We had these babies in the sukkah. They were taam gan eden! We like spicy food, and this recipe did the trick. Check it out! Cajun roasted potatoes with green peppers. INGREDIENTS: 2 pounds cut up potatoes 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper 3/4 teaspoon paprika 1/2 Continue Reading »