Today is April 30, 2025 / /
Today is April 30, 2025 / /
One more recipe from Chef Andrea at the UTJ’s Southern test kitchen: Black Bean Chili Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 onion, chopped 2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced 10 fresh mushrooms, quartered 6 roma (plum) tomatoes, diced 1 cup fresh corn kernels 1 teaspoon ground black pepper Continue Reading »
Here are some sites that Chef Andrea swears by (bli neder, of course): In the mood for some yummy kosher candy? Point your mouse to http://www.bulkcandystore.com/store/Kosher-Candy-C7.aspx and order online for delivery to your home or office! Ok, now this is very cool. Natural Candy, no preservatives or other garbage and it’s kosher. Check out their Continue Reading »
This recipe comes from the UTJ’s Southern test kitchen. Chef Andrea is our source for this one: This is a MAJOR yummy recipe. It’s easy and quick too! Texas Caviar – Yeee Haw!! Dressing: 1/2 cup olive oil 1/3 cup white wine (or regular) vinegar 2 to 3 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon celery seed 1/2 Continue Reading »
From Kosher Quick Bites Stogo Open and Under Hashgacha Stogo, located at 159 East 10th Street, between 2nd Avenue and Stuyvesant Street, opened this month and was recently placed under hashgacha by Rabbi Zev Schwarcz of the IKC. They are a vegan pareve ice cream shop that offers approximately 22 flavors of dairy-free ice cream Continue Reading »
We made this yesterday for the Super Bowl party. Sounds weird. Looks weird. Tastes…….. well, it grows on you!! Chili-Lime Peanuts Bon Appétit | February 2009 by Elizabeth Falkner yield: Makes about 2 cups Ingredients * 2 cups raw Spanish peanuts (about 10 1/2 ounces) * 1 tablespoon olive oil (not extra-virgin) * 2 teaspoons Continue Reading »
KAJ has announced that any and all raisins are off limits due to incredible levels of bug infestation. Wow, that was a kick in the pants. The USDA has a list of permitted “defects” allowed in food stuff. Read bugs and the stuff they leave behind as “defects.” Obviously, the level of defect in kosher Continue Reading »
From time to time, people ask us about sites for finding all sorts of special kosher stuff. Here are some sites we especially like: http://www.naturesflavors.com/advanced_search_result.php?osCsid=fd3114153253 d44172eae1014ad954b8&categories_id=&inc_subcat=1&keywords=kosher&x=0&y=0 http://www.sweetservices.com/Kosher_C208.cfm http://www.hersheys.com/products/kosher.asp This is a very interesting site: http://www.kantrowitz.com/chocolate/ Finally, someone asked us where to find bricks of caramel. Here is a good place: King Arthur Flour Company sells Continue Reading »
So many people (but not the people on this blog) commented that they missed the old hard copy edition of the Kosher Nexus Newsletter, that we decided to bring it back!! Go to: www.utj.org and print it out for yourself. Many rabbis put it out in the shul foyer. If so, you are in luck. Continue Reading »
Ever wonder what the numbers on canned goods mean? Well, wonder no more. If the first three numbers are either 690, 691 or 692 the canned goods come from China. If the first two numbers fall in the 00 to 09 range, the stuff comes from either the USA or Canada. Numbers 30 to 37 Continue Reading »
Sunday, we attended the wedding of Michael Herrera to Samantha Phelps- two wonderful, Jewish young adults very much in love. What made this so special is that Michael’s parents are Alex and Andrea Herrera. Alex is the UTJ’s cyber rebbe, responsible for our presence on the internet. Alex is also a major source for material Continue Reading »
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