Wissotzky Teas has introduced two new flavors this summer: LIMONANA TEA is a caffeine free,lemon-mint tea. PASSION FRUIT MELON TEA contains caffeine. Both make excellent iced tea drinks. MAMA OF is a popular brand in Israel, and it seems that mama has introduced a new product: GRILLED CHICKEN WINGS. Good hot or cold, these wings Continue Reading »
Thursday, July 22, 2004 By CHRISTINE FREY SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Starbucks Corp. said yesterday that its third-quarter profit jumped nearly 44 percent and raised its financial outlook in response to the better-than-expected results. […] The company is considering the implementation of a price increase at its North American cafes next year because of rising costs, Continue Reading »
Congress Requires Clear Allergen Labels By JIM ABRAMS The Associated Press WASHINGTON – Legislation requiring food labels to identify allergens in easy-to-understand language cleared Congress Tuesday and headed for the president’s signature. Sponsors said the bill would help protect 11 million food-allergic consumers. [snip!] (see Associated Press web site for further details) mazal tov!! S’iz Continue Reading »
EAT YOUR BROCCOLI! (Reuters) Researchers have discovered that women in their 60s who consumed more cruciferous and green leafy vegetables than other women went on to show less overall decline over time on a bundle of tests measuring memory, verbal ability and attention. Such foods include broccoli, cauliflower, romaine lettuce and spinach. The federally funded Continue Reading »
San-J makes a lot of good, kosher stuff. Recently we had the opportunity to try two of their dressings. The company offers three OU certified dressings: Tamari Peanut, Tamari Vinaigrette and Tamari Mustard. We tried the first and the third. We really liked them both. We tried the peanut on cold chinese noodles and it Continue Reading »
We have always been partial to Petites Madeleines. There is just something about them that we really, really like. Not to mention that they were the snack of choice while “A La Recherche Du Temps Purdues” was being written. So, imagine our pleasant surprise when we found packaged Madeleines at a warehouse club recently. Certified Continue Reading »
After catching the Modigliani exhibit at New York’s Jewish Museum last week with Sharon V. (KN Blog commenter, who’s visiting from Israel), we stopped for lunch at the museum’s Cafe Weissman (named for the people who donated the space). It’s a great place to go for a nice, relatively inexpensive (nothing over $9.50) light lunch. Continue Reading »
Our friend Jon over on Kosher Blog (www.kosherblog.net) recently put up his “Wish List.” We think he raises some excellent points. We asked (and received) permission to reproduce some of his list here: “The Wish List 2004 Here’s our first stab at a list of the top products and initiatives we’d like to see made Continue Reading »
It ain’t only mama’s little children who love shortening bread (see yesterday’s entry); we do, too! There is little that can beat the convenience of picking up a package of Walkers Pure Butter Short Bread or even the Almond Short Bread. In short, we love shortening bread. Just today, we had the chance to try Continue Reading »
BETH’S BAKING BASICS make baking simple. Even a baker wannabe can bake magnificent cakes and cookies using Beth’s products. Beth offers Chocolate Cake mix, Harvest Lemon Cake mix, Heirloom Spice Cake mix, The Mix (ie, pancake, waffle, muffin, biscotti mix), and a whole line of super cookie mixes, too: Triple Ginger Snaps, Chocolate Chip, Mint Continue Reading »
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