Today is April 19, 2025 / /
Today is April 19, 2025 / /
Remember Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys? They were one of our fave groups. With hits such as “They ain’t makin Jews like Jesus anymore” and other western ditties, they were a most fascinating flash in the pan. Kinky became a big time, hot shot writer, and with the help of Don Imus has managed Continue Reading »
Here is the latest in food news: White tea edges out green tea in the healing properties department. Yes, it is true. While green tea is known for its healing properties, white tea can even destroy in vitro the organisms that cause disease. Wow! Look closely at the seedless red grapes in your supermarket. Many Continue Reading »
OK, there’s no way I can argue with peanut-butter/chocolate pie (although my feeling is, why ruin the chocolate with that peanut butter?) But let’s just say you want to have, say, a salad before the pie. Here are a few more dressing possibilities – some healthy, and some, well… NASOYA (800-VITASOY) has soy-based salad dressings Continue Reading »
Two of our favorite food groups are peanut butter and chocolate. Put those two together, add a little whipped topping, and, “Heaven, we’re in heaven….” Here is one of our fave peanut butter recipes: NO BAKE PEANUT BUTTER PIE Ingredients 4 ounces cream cheese 1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted 1 cup crunchy peanut butter 1/2 Continue Reading »
How many times have you sighed in frustration and said, “Oh, if only I had a can of almond paste/pistachio paste/marzipan/almond butter, I could bake some really neat stuff?” Yeah, not us either. BUT, if indeed the lack of said things did stand in your way, you will be thrilled to know, “not no more!” Continue Reading »
Kornfections is a company that markets amazing pop corn confections and nuts packages. Check each package carefully- not everything they make is kosher. Kosher certification is by the Ko. Kosher products include: Golden Butternut, Chocolate Pecan, Macadamia Coconut, Almond Pecan, Toffy, Korn Krunch, Mixed Nuts in a jar, Popping Corn, and more. The taste of Continue Reading »
Even good ol’ Manischewitz is jumping on the upscale, gourmet band wagon. Yes, boys and girls, you read it here first! Another Kosher Nexus exclusive! (sound effects: teletype machine noises, please, maestro) The B. Manischewitz company has introduced ULTIMATE TRIPLE MACAROONS. These hotshots are individually wrapped- and if that ain’t the ultimate in upscale, what Continue Reading »
The EU has launched a campaign called E A T- European Authentic Tastes. We obviously do not know how much this will affect the kosher market, if at all, but in the meanwhile, you might as well learn the new designations. Blue and yellow logos will begin appearing on European products very shortly. This is Continue Reading »
Over on the UTJ-L discussion list (the oldest and liveliest internet discussion list), the latest discussion centers on a pet food company that calls itself KosherPets. The following comes from their home page: “Clean ~ Healthy ~ Fit (common synonyms for “kosher”) “Our products are made with carefully selected table food quality ingredients and sourced Continue Reading »
One of the magazines devoted to “kashrus” sees the kosher world in apocalyptic terms. For that august journal, everything is a crisis: The Kiddush Crisis, The Lukshen Kugel Crisis, The Sheitel Crisis, The Flatbush Eruv Crisis, The NYC Tap Water Crisis, The Holes in Swiss Cheese Crisis (apparently they do not conform to post halachic Continue Reading »
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