We are in heaven! We finally were able to stock up on Jack’s Gourmet Facon. We wanted to buy out the whole supply, but we had a guilty conscience, and only bought three of the five packages they had. Home from the store, it was outside to the BBQ grill and OMG! Facon burgers. We Continue Reading »
Remember the coffee that Jack Nicholas drank in the movie Bucket List? Let’s just say it was strained, and let it go at that. Well, according to this story from the AP, there is an even more exclusive coffee on the market and it runs $50 PER CUP!! Yikes! Coffee from an elephant’s gut fills Continue Reading »
Our favorite sausage company is working on creating a kosher pepperoni. OMG! OMG! OMG! Don’t know when it will be available, but we are giddy with anticipation. Mamma, put the coins on our eyes for we have surely died and gone to gastronomical heaven!!
FROM PHIL LEMPERT, SUPERMARKET GURU Milk means much more than just cows milk these days. There are a variety of choices in milk products, ranging from soy to goat. For those with food allergies, sensitivities, religious reasons, or other personal preferences, it seems almost as if there are endless choices in both dairy and non-dairy Continue Reading »
With Chanukah rapidly arriving, it is never too soon to start perfecting your latkes. From Bon Appetite magazine, comes these four tips to help you in your quest for the perfect latke. PUT THE SQUEEZE ON Place the grated potato mixture into a kitchen towel and AGGRESSIVELY wring all of the liquid out of the Continue Reading »
We recently attended an affair out of state. We met the mashgiach for the event and had a conversation with him. We commented on the fact that Vaad of Queens had posted a sign in a kosher store stating that because the salads were prepared in a meat kitchen on meat utensils, the salads (kugels, Continue Reading »
Rabbis Threaten Woman Over Lettuce, Kosher Claims Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com On Tuesday In Tiberias, just before Avigail Aharon was about to open her restaurant for the day, two uninvited guests arrived – representatives of Israel’s state-funded haredi-controlled Chief Rabbinate. The rabbis reportedly came to warn Aharon – threaten her, some would say. Why? Because Continue Reading »
Did you ever sit at your table and say to yourself, “Self, wouldn’t tahina in a squeeze bottle be really super?” No mess. No extra silverware to wash. Plus, it would fit nicely on the door of your fridge. Well, stop dreaming and run to your local kosher emporium and buy a bottle of SHANI’S Continue Reading »
We grew up in New England where folks really celebrated Thanksgiving with both religious and secular fervor. Our town was a small town, surrounded by two other even smaller towns. On turkey day, everyone either went to church or synagogue to offer thanks for all the bounty that this country has given us. At one Continue Reading »
FROM PHIL LEMPERT, SUPERMARKET GURU Fresh Herbs 101 Fresh herbs are located in the produce section, and are sold in small bunches (and sometimes in pots), used to add piquant flavor to both sweet and savory dishes. How to Buy: Should have clean, fresh fragrance; no wilting or black spots; intense green color (except sage, Continue Reading »
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