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FACON BURGERS

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FACON BURGERS

Posted on December 14, 2012

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 »

COFFEE STRAINED THROUGH AN ELEPHANT’S GUT- $50 PER CUP

Posted on December 13, 2012

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 »

SNEAK PEEK

Posted on December 6, 2012

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!!

ALTERNATIVE MILKS

Posted on December 4, 2012

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 »

FOUR GREAT TIPS FOR PERFECT LATKES

Posted on November 28, 2012

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 »

CONVERSATION WITH A MASHGIACH

Posted on November 27, 2012

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 »

RESTAURANT IN TIBERIAS SELF CERTIFIES AS KOSHER BY CONSCIENCE

Posted on November 26, 2012

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 »

SQUEEZE BOTTLE TAHINI FROM SHANI

Posted on November 26, 2012

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 »

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Posted on November 22, 2012

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 »

GUIDE TO FRESH HERBS

Posted on November 21, 2012

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 »