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ON THE ROAD AGAIN!

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ON THE ROAD AGAIN!

Posted on May 20, 2013

Travel day today. We are off to Jerusalem for a quick visit. Of course, we are flying El Al Business Class and fully expect to get the usual royal treatment for which they are justly famous! Every time we fly Business, we order the meat meal. Every time we get the same mystery meat, just Continue Reading »

NEW HOAX- A KOSHER MEAT SHORTAGE

Posted on May 8, 2013

FROM KOSHER TODAY, MAY 6, 2013 Industry Refutes Professor’s Contention of Shortage of Kosher Meat LOS ANGELES — In an article that appeared last week in the Los Angeles Jewish Journal entitled “Israel and American Kosher Red Meat Supply Don’t Add Up,” Professor Pini Herman, an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Southern California Continue Reading »

HOTEL DESIGNATED KOSHER KITCHENS NOT A PANACEA FOR ALL

Posted on May 7, 2013

FROM KOSHER TODAY (MAY 6, 2013) Growing Number of Kosher Kitchens in Hotels Presents Challenges for Some Rabbis SANTA MONICA, CA — The Loews Hotel in Santa Monica features one of an estimated 40 designated kosher kitchens in the US. As many as 10 hotels have responded to a program by the Rabbinical Council of Continue Reading »

FUNKY CHUNKY

Posted on May 2, 2013

James Brown (AKA the godfather of soul) used to say, “Make it chunky like a monkey.” No, we never understood it, either! Now there is a company that has taken this theme to a most delicious place. Funky Chunky makes a whole lot of OU-D products that are all hand crafted by actual humans and Continue Reading »

DESIGNER HUMMUS

Posted on May 1, 2013

Sigh. It had to happen sooner or later. After all, we have spinach hummus, garlic hummus, lemon hummus, so why not this new offering from Sabra? ASIAN FUSION GARDEN HUMMUS Traditional flavors of Asian cuisine join a classic Mediterranean dip. Bold ginger and delicate sesame are folded into the creamy hummus, and then garnished with Continue Reading »

SKITTLES KOSHER IN ISRAEL!

Posted on April 30, 2013

SKITTLES ARE KOSHER IN ISRAEL. They are certified Kosher Mehadrin Parve by the Bedatz KF Rav Yisrael Lichtenstein of London and approved by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. They are being produced, though, in the Czech Republic at a Wriggly’s plant over there and then imported to Israel. Essentially, it appears that they were re-certified Continue Reading »

VIP SAYS THEY CONTINUE TO PRODUCE

Posted on April 26, 2013

FROM KOSHER TODAY APRIL 22, 2013 Kosher Company Says it Continues to Produce Quality Products Despite Seizure By Staff Reporters QUEENS, NY — A kosher manufacturer of a host of products that was accused of producing the products in a plant infested with rodents would not comment on the accusations because of the ongoing investigation Continue Reading »

THE SILENCE HAS BEEN DEAFENING

Posted on April 25, 2013

Strange, init? Outside of the Failed Messiah blog and some general newspapers, there has been precious little written about VIP foods. We are not conspiracy nuts, but we are starting to wonder if there is a conspiracy of silence going on. Where are all the Jewish media? How can it be that no one seems Continue Reading »

BIG KOSHER CHEESE NEWS

Posted on April 24, 2013

Stop the presses! Extra, extra read all about it! Polly-O string cheese is now OUD kosher! Some markets already have the new packaging with the OU. Watch for the new kosher cheese in your local food emporium. The company has announced that over the next many months, other Polly-O products will appear with the OU Continue Reading »

CARROT KUGEL

Posted on April 23, 2013

FROM MY JEWISH LEARNING Carrot Kugel Ingredients 1 cup matzah cake meal 1/2 cup sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon cloves 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon lemon juice 2 1/4 cups grated carrots 2 eggs 1/2 cup melted butter Continue Reading »