Today is November 24, 2024 / /
Today is November 24, 2024 / /
FROM ADVERTIZING AGE Touted by everyone from the Pillsbury Doughboy to Miley Cyrus, gluten-free foods have entered the mainstream. Even Twinkie is considering jumping in a market estimated by research group Packaged Facts to be worth more than $4.2 billion in sales this year. And last month, the Food and Drug Administration clarified its rules Continue Reading »
Not so different than in NYC, pop up sukkah stores are all over Jerusalem. The amazing thing is that they all essentially sell the same sukkah models. Prices do not vary all that much either. They deliver and they also, for a fee, will put up your sukkah. For another fee, they will take it Continue Reading »
Let’s start with the good- we had an absolutely fantastic waitress. Without hovering, she was on the spot and very happy to serve. Her suggestions were well taken, too. Now the bad: We had the worst steak we have ever had there. We asked for entrecote. We do not know what cut of meat we Continue Reading »
Ten years ago rye whiskey was on the brink of extinction. Despite its venerable history as the whiskey made by , only a handful of distillers were bottling this quintessentially American spirit. And you definitely couldn’t order a rye Manhattan at your local cocktail lounge. My, how times have changed. Now craft distilleries have popped Continue Reading »
(Jet Blue serves only blue potato chips) We’ve grown accustomed to choosing our food from a spectacular rainbow — care for an impossibly pink cupcake, a cerulean blue sports drink or yogurt in preppy lavender? But there’s a growing backlash against the synthetic dyes that give us these eye-popping hues. And now scientists are turning Continue Reading »
The deli has operated from 399 Grand St. since 2003. It routinely closes down for the Jewish holidays (Rosh Hashana begins tonight), but there are indications the restaurant may not be reopening, at least not anytime soon. Yesterday we received a tip indicating that the staff had just been advised that Noah’s Ark would be Continue Reading »
Here at the offices of the Kosher Nexus, yom tov is in the air. Chef Andrea is busy in the UTJ’s Southern Test Kitchen, Chef Amy in Efrat is cooking up a storm, and here in Jerusalem we are cooking and baking day and night. To you, our faithful readers, we wish you a year Continue Reading »
FROM CHABAD Ginger Infused Roasted Carrot Soup Ingredients: 5 purple onions ¼ cup + 1 tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp. salt (divided) 1 tsp. brown sugar 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar ¼ tsp. garlic powder 2 lbs. carrots 2 ½ cups water 1 inch cube of fresh ginger, peeled 2 cups unsweetened almond milk Directions: Cut Continue Reading »
FROM NPR People across the Levant love their dumplings, even if they can’t agree on a name. Some say kubbeh; others say kibbeh. In Egypt, you might hear kobeba. In Jerusalem, there are perhaps as many variations of the kubbeh as there are cultures in the city. One popular version consists of meat wrapped in Continue Reading »
FROM THE ENGLISH UPDATE MAGAZINE 2 cups yellow split peas 8 cups water 2 medium carrots diced 2 tablespoons minced ginger 2 tablespoons curry powder 2 tablespoons coconut oil 8 scallions (green onions)thinly sliced and divided in half 1/3 cup raisins 1/3 cup tomato paste 1 14 ounce can of coconut milk 2 tsp sea Continue Reading »
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