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KETIVA V’CHATIMA TOVA TO EVERYONE!

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KETIVA V’CHATIMA TOVA TO EVERYONE!

Posted on September 4, 2013

Here at the offices of the Kosher Nexus, yom tov is in the air. Chef Andrea is busy in the UTJ’s Southern Test Kitchen, Chef Amy in Efrat is cooking up a storm, and here in Jerusalem we are cooking and baking day and night. To you, our faithful readers, we wish you a year Continue Reading »

GINGER INFUSED ROASTED CARROT SOUP

Posted on September 3, 2013

FROM CHABAD Ginger Infused Roasted Carrot Soup Ingredients: 5 purple onions ¼ cup + 1 tbsp. olive oil 2 tsp. salt (divided) 1 tsp. brown sugar 1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar ¼ tsp. garlic powder 2 lbs. carrots 2 ½ cups water 1 inch cube of fresh ginger, peeled 2 cups unsweetened almond milk Directions: Cut Continue Reading »

YOU SAY KIBBEH, I SAY KUBBEH

Posted on September 2, 2013

FROM NPR People across the Levant love their dumplings, even if they can’t agree on a name. Some say kubbeh; others say kibbeh. In Egypt, you might hear kobeba. In Jerusalem, there are perhaps as many variations of the kubbeh as there are cultures in the city. One popular version consists of meat wrapped in Continue Reading »

COCONUT SPLIT PEA SOUP

Posted on August 30, 2013

FROM THE ENGLISH UPDATE MAGAZINE 2 cups yellow split peas 8 cups water 2 medium carrots diced 2 tablespoons minced ginger 2 tablespoons curry powder 2 tablespoons coconut oil 8 scallions (green onions)thinly sliced and divided in half 1/3 cup raisins 1/3 cup tomato paste 1 14 ounce can of coconut milk 2 tsp sea Continue Reading »

NO MORE KOSHER FOOD COMING FROM EGYPT. WHO KNEW?!

Posted on August 29, 2013

FROM ARUTZ SHEVA The latest violence in Egypt has finally put an end to kosher food exports from the country. Several Egyptian factories that marketed reliably kosher food to Israel will no longer be able to do so. Over the past two and a half years, kosher certification companies in Israel have continued to send Continue Reading »

CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE

Posted on August 28, 2013

Chef Amy used to be a caterer. Every meal here in here home in Israel is a Kosher Nexus Five Fork award winner. Seriously! Here is one of her recipes: Chocolate Pudding Cake 1 cup flour 1tsp. salt ½ soy milk 1 tsp. vanilla 6 tbsp. cocoa 2 tsp. baking powder 2/3 cup sugar 2 Continue Reading »

WHEW! NO HUMMUS SHORTAGES COMING IN THE USA!

Posted on August 27, 2013

Garbanzo bean plantings increase You should find a few more California-grown garbanzo beans at the market in the coming year. The state’s farmers intend to plant 2 percent more garbanzos than they did last year. Farmers will plant more kidney beans, too, but otherwise California bean plantings will decrease, compared to a year ago. Plantings Continue Reading »

ORGAN MEATS IN ISRAEL

Posted on August 26, 2013

Buying meat in Israel for us means taking a cheat sheet to the supermarket. Why? First of all, the cuts are not what we were used to back in the USA. Second, meat here comes by number. You need a cheat sheet to know what cut that number is. Additionally, organ meat is not only Continue Reading »

BEER LIME GRILLED CHICKEN

Posted on August 23, 2013

Ingredients Edit and Save Original recipe makes 4 servings Change Servings 1 lime, juiced 1 (12 fluid ounce) can light colored beer 1 teaspoon honey 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro Salt and pepper 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves Directions In a bowl, mix the lime juice, beer, honey, garlic, cilantro, Continue Reading »

PICKLES GO UPSCALE

Posted on August 22, 2013

FROM BALTIMORE MAGAZINE Pickles are popping up all over the city as many area chefs and food purveyors turn out their own delicious versions. For Spike Gjerde of Woodberry Kitchen, pickling is a way of life. He pickles and preserves summer’s produce to provide local ingredients year-round at his restaurant. He even pickles broccoli stems, Continue Reading »