Today is April 22, 2025 / /
Today is April 22, 2025 / /
Category: General Topics We remember reading Hints From Heloise every Sunday in the color section of the paper, ie, the comics pages. Stuck in between Dagwood and Blondie, Alley Oop, Beetle Baily and all the rest of the gang were a bunch of really weird helpful hints for making daily living an easier affair. Our Continue Reading »
Category: General Topics Finally, finally, finally. Some one has finally written THE book on scotch. There is so much scotch out there, and so little time at the weekly Kiddush Club, what’s a Jew to do??? For starters, buy the book: THE SCOTCH WHISKEY DIRECTORY by Phillip Hills. Utilizing four top industry tasters who “sacrificed Continue Reading »
Category: General Topics This week, Kosher Today carried a great story about the growth of kosher homes. For your pleasure (and ours, too, for we love to keep reading the article), we reprint the article here…………. More Jews Setting Up Kosher Homes (New York) It has become an almost weekly feature in many of the Continue Reading »
Category: General Topics THE BREAK FAST The other day in shul, after morning minyan, one of the regulars asked each of us what we were going to eat for the break fast. He began by telling us his menu. The rest of us were totally taken aback as he listed brisket, kugel, tzimmes, and all Continue Reading »
Category: General Topics As Yom Kippur draws closer, we pray that each of us will achieve a chatima tova (ie, that we be sealed for good and blessing). We view Yom Kippur as a journey- one that begins at the first plaintive note of Kol Nidrei and ends with the tekia gedola that marks the Continue Reading »
Category: Recipes We got this recipe on the Jewish Food mail list. The person who posted it there, got it from WineAnswers.com where it apparently appeared as part of a Chanukah meal. It sure looks good to us! APPLE-ONION NOODLEKUGEL 4Tbsp canola or vegetable oil 2 medium onions, chopped 2 medium Golden Delicious apples, cored Continue Reading »
Category: Restaurants Although we had cooked up a storm prior to yom tov, we shared some meals with some people who seemed to have single handedly supported the brand new, glatt kosher take-out store: A and A GOURMET, here in Queens. All in all, we were very, very pleased with everything we tasted. For starters, Continue Reading »
We will be off for a few days now, so before we get so busy that we forget to post, we want to take the time now to wish all of our readers a most wonderful shanah tova. May we all be written in the book of abundant life, and may we be sealed for Continue Reading »
Category: Restaurants There is a new take out store in Queens and it promises to be a huge hit if early tastings are any indication. A and A GOURMET is located at 188-09 Union Tpk (between 188 and 189) in Queens. Certification is by the Queens Vaad. The phone number is 718 468 0903. The Continue Reading »
Category: Recipes Here is a really superlative kugel recipe we found on Epicurious. Our family loves this kugel, and we serve it quite often. Hot or cold, this is sure to be a hit for you, too! NORTH SHORE CHICAGO HADASSAH’S LICK-YOUR-FINGERS KUGEL This is definitely American ? with dark brown sugar and pecans! Your Continue Reading »
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