REVIEW BY PHIL LEMPERT, SUPERMARKET GURU “This San Francisco based company has been making its quality syrups for almost 90 years. Their newest one, Sweet Heat, is a bit of a surprise. If you like hot, go out and buy this. Just add half to one ounce of this syrup to soda, coffee, cocktails, anything. Continue Reading »
FROM THE JERUSALEM POST WEEKEND MAGAZINE Moringa is known as the wonder plant. It is native to India, but now is grown in Israel. The leaves reputedly have some great and amazing benefits: Good for diabetics, good for high blood pressure, good for inflammations, and 297 other ailments. You can eat the leaves raw, cook Continue Reading »
The OU recently announced that there are some kosher certified cheeses now available. At the moment, there are only a few certified cheeses, so consumers must look for the OU on the label. Absent the OU, it is not kosher. Here is the list thus far: Kraft String Cheese 2% Milk Mozzarella Kraft String Cheese Continue Reading »
Phil Lempert, Supermarket Guru, had this to say about this snack: I was intrigued by this concept, the flavor of the tomatoes themselves are very good. Disappointing was the combination of honey, chile, paprika and other spices which seems to cancel out each other. It didn’t taste sweet and it didn’t taste spicy. The texture Continue Reading »
Of all the things to find in an Israeli makolet, we recently found a display of Screaming Yellow Zonkers. Oh, the nostalgia!! Right from the box: “Caught in the boredom trap? ‘Z-Man’ to the rescue! Blast off with the ‘Z-Man’ to Zonkville — It’s Snacker Heaven. Screaming Yellow Zonkers The Crunchy Popcorn You Crave, Brilliantly Continue Reading »
Kettle Brand is bringing another innovation to the grocery aisles with new non-GMO popcorn. Available in five varieties – Maple Bacon, Salt & Fresh Ground Pepper, Sea Salt, Sriracha, and White Cheddar – the new offerings boast 50-53 calories per cup, and are made with healthy oils and only non-GMO ingredients without trans fats, MSG Continue Reading »
Listed by the Jerusalem Post as Jerusalem’s number one baker, Marzipan is located on the outside of the Machaneh Yehudah shuk at 46 Agrippas St. They are justifiably famous for their extra gooey chocolate ruggies. The crusty breads they bake are all excellent. Our faves are the Seven Grain, the Olive, and the Onion. Each Continue Reading »
FROM THE JEWISH WEEK BY AMY CLARK Borough Park kosher foodies no longer have to leave the neighborhood to get their smoked-lamb-with-lemon-confit fix. An upscale kosher supermarket has opened that aims to be a destination point for gourmet shoppers as well as those just looking to meet for a cup of coffee. “In today’s hectic Continue Reading »
We received an email from a loyal reader: I had been using Pacific Organic low-sodium vegetable broth, which had been Kof-K pareve. But about a month or so ago, the hechsher disappeared. The ingredients don’t seem to have changed, so I’m guessing it’s a production-line issue? So I wrote to them to complain, and got Continue Reading »
(Croton Falls, NY) Lola Granola Bars, the only bar sweetened with just honey and, gluten free oats is expanding nationwide. The snack bars are packed with all natural proteins, fiber and omega 3’s, are low in sodium and contain absolutely no GMOs. Lola Granola Bars ingredients are locally sourced including Massachusetts Cranberries, New Jersey Blueberries, Continue Reading »
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