Beit Yitzhak makes fruit products that are 100% natural and 100% taste bud excitement! With two hashgachot (Chug Chatam Sofer and the Rav of Moshav Beit Yitzchak), these products are sure to be big hits here. In fact, we would not be surprised to find these items in gourmet food stores. NO ADDED SUGAR FRUIT Continue Reading »
Here is another winner of a recipe that we got out of Cook”s Country magazine. We tried it. It worked. We liked it. We hope you will, too. 1 1/2 pounds of carrots peeled and cut into 2 inch by 1/2 inch pieces. (Hint: first cut the carrot straight down the middle in half.)2 tablespoons Continue Reading »
Here is a great recipe we found in Cook”s Country magazine. We hope you will enjoy it. Ingredients:6 ounces ofsoftened cream cheese3 tablespoons of sugar1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon1 large egg1 cup of cold water1/2 cup of all purpose flour1 teaspoon of vanilla extract4 tablespoons of unsalted butterMaple syrup8 slices of large, good quality sandwich bread Continue Reading »
We saw this recipe in Bon Appetit magazine, and, frankly, we were impressed. Lox sure has come a long way! Check out this easy to make hoity toity attention grabber: (For an easy Creme Fraice recipe see the KN newsletter, Vol 13, No. 1. Go to www.utj.org and look in the KN archives.) 1/4 cup Continue Reading »
As a kid in Philadelphia, we ate it all the time. We called it Kamish bread. It always had nuts and fruit in it. It was not quite as crunchy as a biscotti nor as dry as Mandebrot. In our home, our mom baked it all the time. Often michiqs, it was the one treat Continue Reading »
We got a great note with a recipe from a truly wonderful person the other day. Here’s what she had to say: Hello, Kosher Nexus people!! I love your critiques; the KN is one of the best ways to learn about the latest kosher offerings and your style makes me laugh aloud! HOWEVER (You knew Continue Reading »
This is the time of year for excellent hot chocolate recipes. Nothing works better after an exhilerating hour or so of snow shoveling or sliding down a hill than a cup of really good hot chocolate. This recipe is from Southern Living magazine. Go firgure! Hot Chocolate Deluxe 1/4 cup boiling water 1/3 cup chocolate Continue Reading »
We got this recipe from the Jewish food list. It sure caught our attention. We have not yet tried it, but we have elevated it to front of the fridge status so that we can make it soon! We often eat milchiqs during Chanukah (in honor of the story told in the Book of Judith), Continue Reading »
From the I’M NOT MARTHA email, come these great hints for super latkes. Martha apparently knows nothing about kashruth, but, still, her observations are good. FOUR KEYS TO SUCCESSFUL PANCAKES: 1. Once you peel and grate the potatoes, work as quickly as possible to prevent discoloration ? after a few minutes, they’ll start to oxidize Continue Reading »
Motzei Shabbat we went out rather late. Son in law Yoav took us to a rather industrial section of Talpiot to get some amazing pizza pockets and a drink called Sahlab (the “h” is pronounced like a chet). We had never had sahlab before. It was totally beyond anything we had ever tasted. It was Continue Reading »
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