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GREEK YOGURT

Posted on January 11, 2013

Why Everyone’s Going Crazy for Greek Yogurt by Carlon Colker MD What’s all the buzz about Greek yogurt? At many markets, the shelves are full of Greek yogurt options. The luscious, creamy goodness just happens to be incredibly healthy. Greek yogurt is really just regular yogurt that undergoes a straining process using a cloth or Continue Reading »

MYSTERY MEAT

Posted on January 9, 2013

One of the joys of flying Business Class on El Al is that you get some amazing meals during your flight. Over the many flights we have taken, one thing we know we can count on is mystery meat in the meat dish offered for dinner. The chicken looks and tastes like chicken. The fish Continue Reading »

YES, WE ARE PANDERING

Posted on January 3, 2013

The annual voting for the best kosher food blog has begun. Do a great chesed and vote for your good buddies here at the KN blog! http://www.joyofkosher.com/nomination-category/best-kosher-food-blog/?msg=votesuccess We thank you very much. Vote early, vote often, but vote!!

KASHRUTH, THE RABBANUT = FEH!

Posted on January 2, 2013

The story about the rabbanut in Israel not being able to do anything about a slaughterhouse where it appears that the animals are treated very cruely, is a shandeh- a huge disgrace. The rabbanut has no problem collecting money from kosher businesses even though the mashgiach seldom shows up. They have no problem flexing political Continue Reading »

IT’S A HUGE DISCRACE

Posted on January 1, 2013

No Matter How Cruel, Your Meat Is Still Glatt Kosher, Israel’s Chief Rabbis Say Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com The chief rabbis eat with a forked tongue. If a restaurant hires belly dancers or dresses its waitstaff in skimpy costumes, it can lose its kosher supervision. The same is true if it puts a Christmas tree Continue Reading »

JACK’S ITALIAN SALAMI

Posted on December 27, 2012

Jack’s Gourmet did it again! Our favorite sausage company, and now purveyors of FACON, makes Italian style spicy salami. Bottom line? A Kosher Nexus Five Fork award winner! We have not had an Italian style salami for a very long time. You can buy a pale imitation in Israel, but it is not very good. Continue Reading »

THE KOSHER PRAIRIE OYSTER

Posted on December 25, 2012

FROM TABLET MAGAZINE If your head happens to be stinging the morning after an awesome party , may I humbly recommend a Kosher Prairie Oyster, which is my variation of the original famous hangover cure. The exact origin of the drink is tough to track although it made appearances in David O. Selznick’s A Star Continue Reading »

BEWARE: A TREFE BEER!

Posted on December 24, 2012

Here is a new beer that is totally trefe and assur for us to drink: Blue Moon’s New ‘Ale’ Is Half Wine By Venessa Wong on December 20, 2012 Just the idea of a beer-wine hybrid raises so many questions. OK, really, just one: Is that as disgusting as it sounds? Armed with two bottles Continue Reading »

NORTHFIELD MILLS GLUTEN FREE MIXES

Posted on December 18, 2012

This OU certified company makes gluten free mixes. Most appear to be pareve, but some are OUD. Check out this list: All Purpose Baking Mix Loaf Bread Mix Brownie Mix (D) Cookie Mix Pancake and Waffle Mix Muffin Mix Cake Mix Corn Bread and Muffin Mix (D) Pizza Dough Mix (D) www.northfieldmills.com

WE’RE NUMBER ONE!

Posted on December 17, 2012

No, not this blog. Rather the Levinsky Market in Tel Aviv was listed as NUMBER ONE in Saveur magazine’s (Jan/Feb 2013) Travel Issue, Top 100. The magazine specifically mentions a number of stalls, stores and restaurants in the Tel Aviv shuk and raves about all of them. In truth, we do not know the area, Continue Reading »